I swear someone from Music:Non-Prince is behind this.


Home at Center of 50 Cent Lawsuit Destroyed by Fire
50 Cent's Long Island house destroyed in overnight fire; 6 people injured
By FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Writer
DIX HILLS, N.Y. May 30, 2008 (AP)


A Long Island home at the center of a bitter dispute between 50 Cent and the mother of his son was destroyed by a suspicious fire early Friday.

Six people, including 50's ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins and their 10-year-old son, Marquis, were taken to a hospital after suffering smoke inhalation and later released. A firefighter also suffered a minor eye injury, officials said.

50, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, doesn't live in the home and wasn't there at the time.

"Informed this morning while filming a new motion picture on location in Louisiana, Curtis Jackson expressed deep concern over this fire at his property," a representative for 50 said in a statement. "He is extremely thankful that everyone including his son, Marquise, escaped the burning house safely. He is confident that authorities will be conducting a thorough investigation of the incident and is eager to review their findings."

BlaqueKnight said:

BlaqueKnight said:

I thought the same thing

BlaqueKnight said:

Wait... 50 had his boys beat up his son?

If so, this fool needs nine more bullets that hopefully take this time.

BlaqueKnight said:

It wouldn't surprise me if he did do that.

GNS said:

Hold on... 50 was not present It was Tony Yayo who was arrested and charged with hitting that kid

and I doubt that 50 would set fire to his home with his son inside there.
50 and the kids mother was battling, but he already won a order to have her evicted
[Edited 5/30/08 11:56am]

banks said:

Oh yeah that's right... that was his boy... ain't he like taking care of him for life or something?

banks said:

oh word? I couldn't find anything to do with the house being at the center of the lawsuit, which always is mentioned as part of this house burning story.

And the funny thing is this whole episode caused a 50% jump in his album sales, and you wanna know why people say they get the music they deserve and the artists they want.

Cinnie said:

I'll try to find the article... The kid's mother got greedy.. 50 was paying 20,000 dollars a month with out a court order but she took him to court to get 50,000 a month and the court and the judge order 50 to pay 7000.00 a month

Fidddy got a ration of negative publicity lately after he evicted Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of his son, out of her home- which 50 owns. A judge has given Tompkins until the end of the school year to move out.


In his defense, 50 Cent offered the following: "She's not my shorty on the side. I haven't dealt with her since 2003. She worked for three months in 2001. She ain't had a job, she ain't done nothing. I was giving her $500,000 a year. She thinks she's entitled to 17 percent, because these chicks she be having around her telling. I was giving her $25,000 a month, now she wants $50,000."

What? $500,000 a year? Why the hell would she even consider getting a job?

Obviously Tompkins is getting some pretty poor advice. I just hope the kid does okay through all of this.

http://www.babble.com/CS/...s-son.aspx
Seriously, $500,000?
[Edited 5/30/08 12:33pm]

Here's a better article about the eviction

Hip-Hop mogul 50 Cent emerged victorious yesterday (April 3) in the eviction trial of his ex-girlfriend and their son from his Long Island house.

"Today's a good day, I'm a winner," the G-Unit General rejoiced after hearing the verdict. "I always win. The house is mine. She just wants to drag the situation out as long as possible. I think she just wants to see me dragging me back and fourth to court. My time is worth a lot so I'm wasting my time right now."

As SOHH previously reported, the rapper (born Curtis Jackson) asked a judge to remove his child's mother Shaniqua Tompkins and the ex-couple's 10-year-old son, Marquise Jaskson, from a Long Island estate he owns.

According to FOX News, Fif paid about $2.4 million for the house, one of the largest in the Long Island town of Dix Hills. Tompkins filed a law suite accusing the rapper of breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Tompkins attorney Paul Catsandonis stated that 50 broke a promise to give Tompkins and their son a home.

"I've been with 50 for a very long time," Tompkins said to the press outside the courtroom, before the verdict was read. "He's a very evil and abusive man and that's why I left him in the first place. Any man that can evict his own child out of a house is evil. After I took care of him and I worked when he wasn't doing anything. He's a very evil and disgruntled man. I just hope God bless him."

Tompkins and Marquis, along with her daughter-from another relationship- were allowed to remain in the rapper's house under the condition that Tompkins use the monthly child support payments of $6,700 to find new residency.

Tompkins contends that the house was bought for her and Marquise. She claimed that Fif changed his mind about putting her name on the lease right before closing. Both parties agreed that the home was bought so Marquise would have access to a quality education.

After a two-and-a-half hour court session yesterday, Tompkins' motion was denied and was ordered to pay $9,000 in fees to 50. She has until the end of the school year to move out of the estate.

"[This is] absolutely not [over]," 50 explained to the press. "She's going to try to do everything she could do. She doesn't have a job. This is her job, chasing me around [and] seeing if she can get a few dollars."

Despite the fact the ruling went in Curtis' favor, Catsandonis plans to appeal.

"Nothing is final yet," he told reporters. "This is just one slight interference in the process. We're going all the way and we have a lot of contradictory testimony from Mr. Jackson. It will be raised again. I assure you...in Manhattan Supreme Court or any other courthouse we have to [go]. I'm a trial attorney, I don't give up!"

A displeased Tompkins left the courthouse with this to say, ""God bless Mr. Jackson," she said. "I hope he gets some help and that's just that. It's not

Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of 50 Cent's son, has accused the rapper of starting the fire that engulfed the $1.4 million home where she and their son were living.

"He said that he was gonna have somebody come kill me. Watch what he does, and this is what he did," she told reporters today. "He's upset. If he cant have it, nobody can."

50's lawyer released a statement in response. "Any suggestion that Mr. Jackson had anything whatsoever to do with the fire at his home is outrageous and offensive."

As SOHH previously reported, the house, which is located at 2 Sandra Drive in Long Island, NY, has been part of a contentious court battle between 50 and Tompkins. After purchasing the home in January 2007 for a reported $1.4 million, 50 attempted to evict Tompkins last month. The Queens rapper was demanding that Tompkins leave or pay $4,500 a month in rent.

Tompkins also said she hasn't heard from 50 directly. "He has made no contact to see how his son is," she said.

While the home that housed 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend and son went up in flames, this morning, a new video hit the net showing 50 and the mother of his son arguing on a Manhattan street. TMZ has obtained the video of the fracas that took place Monday afternoon. The fight, which got pretty heated, was triggered after both showed up for a deposition concerning their ongoing battle concerning 50's house.

During the deposition on Monday, someone in the G-Unit Capo's entourage trashed Tompkin's lawyer's office which led to a police report being filed. This reportedly resulted in the fight spilling out into the street.

I really hope this ignorant thug gets what's coming to him.

If she was already ordered to be evicted, why would he torch his own property?

That makes no sense y'all.

I don't believe 50 would do anything to harm his son, there are just too many other ways to deal with "problems" if someone, especially someone with his assets, wanted to be criminal then to go this route.

I don't know but this just brings back memories of Lisa Lopez and what she said in her own words about what happened. How angry she was, and how she was just hypnotized by the flames til her sister pulled her away. She didn't intend to burn the house down but it got out of hand too fast. Rage is a mother, and makes the brain shutdown in a lot of folks.

Dammitt, I thought he was going to be home.

Cinnie said:

To teach the bitch a lesson!

Seriously, don't try using logic for the thoughts of ignorant thugs who think getting 9 bullets is somehow an accomplishment.

morningsong said:

I'm also leaning towards suspecting the evicted pulled a ''Lisa Lopes''.

That doesn't surprise me. He's trash.

Exactly.

GNS said:

No. His boys beat up this kid with a Koch Records t-shirt on as he was leaving the label. He was a teenager and they are all grown ass men. This was back when he was feuding with Cam'ron.
I don't believe 50 is above this. Oh, and Cinnie - as I said earlier, the motivation would be INSURANCE. He looses nothing by a house that he owns burning down when he doesn't live in it. She, however, is now homeless and so is his son. From there, the lawyers come in and say his son would be better off in another home - 50's, and he can pursue custody if he chooses.

BlaqueKnight said:

Ahh I see. I could see it going both ways now. Certainly suspicious.

Cinnie said:

The true tragedy within this article.

sosgemini said:

That he wasn't there with the family?

Cinnie said:

that he is making another film.

sosgemini said:

Probably the one with Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. Sometimes I wonder what the hell is wrong with people.

Cinnie said:

She probally torched that shit because she has to leave at the end of the school year and it's the end of the school year