June 30, 2023
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.
May 30, 2023
Reed Smith LLP, the former law firm of rap artist Curtis Jackson — better known as 50 Cent — has accused its former client of violating local court rules by filing a bankruptcy appeal without referencing an earlier connected action in the District of Connecticut.
May 24, 2023
Rap artist Curtis James Jackson III, also known as 50 Cent, has appealed a bankruptcy judge's award of $429,000 to a law firm he fired in the lead-up to a New York State Supreme Court sex tape case that he settled for $7 million.