Curtis James Jackson, III

  1. May 15, 2025

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    Warner Bros. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge in Village Roadshow's Chapter 11 case to allow arbitration over profits tied to "The Matrix" films to continue. Rap artist Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson III asked to reopen his Connecticut bankruptcy, saying his confirmed Chapter 11 plan discharged a personal injury claim filed against him in New York. And the Second Circuit deployed the chief bankruptcy judge of the Eastern District of New York to help mediate adversary proceedings in Chinese exile Miles Guo's Chapter 11 case.

  2. August 21, 2023

    Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson Drops Appeal Of Reed Smith Dispute

    In a move that brings closure to the rap artist's 8-year-old Connecticut bankruptcy case, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson III has dropped a Second Circuit appeal in a dispute with his onetime law firm Reed Smith LLP, a Monday docket entry indicates.

  3. July 28, 2023

    50 Cent Appeals Reed Smith Legal Fees And Malpractice Win

    Rapper Curtis James Jackson III, known as 50 Cent, has appealed a Connecticut federal judge's decision affirming a bankruptcy judge's ruling forcing Jackson to pay prepetition legal expenses to Reed Smith LLP and a former partner he fired before an underlying trial.

  4. June 30, 2023

    Reed Smith Wins Legal Fees, Malpractice Row With 50 Cent

    A Connecticut federal judge on Friday affirmed a bankruptcy judge's ruling that forces rapper Curtis James Jackson III, better known as 50 Cent, to pay $429,080 in prepetition legal expenses to Reed Smith LLP and a former partner he fired prior to an underlying trial.

  5. July 27, 2018

    50 Cent Wins Sanctions Bid Against Concertgoers

    A U.S. bankruptcy judge has determined that damages are warranted against two Massachusetts women who continued to pursue a personal injury suit stemming from one of hip-hop artist 50 Cent's concerts, granting the sanctions bid Friday and asking for an accounting of costs.

  6. June 12, 2018

    Concertgoers Object To 50 Cent's Sanction Bid In Bankruptcy

    Two Massachusetts women on Monday fought 50 Cent's attempt to have a Connecticut bankruptcy judge sanction them for continuing to pursue a personal injury case over one of the hip-hop artist's concerts, arguing their suit is exempt from restrictions in the rapper's reorganization plan.

  7. May 14, 2018

    50 Cent Seeks Sanctions Against Concertgoers In Injury Suits

    Hip-hop artist 50 Cent asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge late Friday to sanction two Massachusetts women for continuing to press on with a pair of personal injury claims, saying the women have already been paid for injuries they say they suffered after the rapper sparked a melee by leaping into a concert crowd.

  8. October 18, 2017

    50 Cent Wins Fees In 'P.I.M.P.' Suit Filed During Bankruptcy

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge granted minor sanctions Tuesday against a music producer and manager who tried to pursue copyright litigation against rapper 50 Cent over a hit song even as he was under the protection of bankruptcy, saying the violation was knowing and purposeful.

  9. September 12, 2017

    50 Cent Sues Ex-Managers For Tax Liability, 'Self-Dealing'

    Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson sued GSO Business Management LLC and one of its ex-partners on Tuesday, saying his former business managers ignored a way to reduce his tax liability during his bankruptcy and also "helped themselves" to $90,000 in fees without permission.

  10. April 17, 2017

    Reed Smith Rips 50 Cent's $32M Counterclaim, Fee Objection

    Reed Smith told a Connecticut bankruptcy court on Monday that Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's $32 million bankruptcy counterclaim against the firm is meritless, and so is his bid to get out of $609,000 in unpaid legal bills.