50 Cent is asking a chapter choose to dam a $20 million lawsuit tied to a declare he says was already worn out throughout his 2017 discharge.
50 Cent is asking a federal chapter court docket to step in and shut down a $20 million lawsuit filed by a girl whose declare he says was already erased years in the past.
The rapper and enterprise mogul not too long ago requested a choose to reopen his 2015 chapter case to cease authorized motion from Jahaira Rodriguez, who’s pursuing a private harm declare.
Rodriguez filed a Summons with Discover on February 28, 2025—greater than eight years after the deadline for collectors to return ahead.
Rodriguez’s declare stems from alleged occasions that occurred earlier than 50 Cent’s chapter submitting.
In accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by AllHipHop, her declare was discharged in 2017 when the court docket authorised 50 Cent’s reorganization plan, which cleared all pre-bankruptcy money owed.
Regardless of being knowledgeable that her declare was not legitimate, Rodriguez has continued to pursue the lawsuit. A mediation session held on Might 13 did not resolve the dispute, prompting Fif to hunt court docket intervention.
“For the avoidance of doubt, [50 Cent] denies Rodriguez’s allegations, to the extent such obscure allegations may even be understood,” the rapper’s lawyer, John L. Cesaroni, stated.
50 Cent is asking the court docket to reopen the chapter case for a restricted objective: to implement the discharge order and forestall Rodriguez’s lawsuit from continuing.
He additionally needs the court docket to impose sanctions in opposition to Rodriguez for violating the discharge and to permit delicate filings to be submitted below seal.
The rapper’s authorized workforce states that he has already incurred vital bills defending himself and requests that the court docket act promptly to stop additional monetary loss.
The following step is for the court docket to resolve whether or not to grant 50’s request to reopen the case and implement its earlier rulings. A listening to date has not but been set.
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