Saturday, June 21, 2008

Rapper 50 Cent Ordered to Forfeit Guns

NEW YORK (June 21) - U.S. rapper 50 Cent was ordered to surrender any guns he might have after a judge Friday issued a temporary restraining order requested by the rapper's ex-girlfriend, lawyers said.
A lawyer for the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, said he would contest the order and that 50 Cent did not have guns or access to guns. "To my knowledge, he has no guns," said lawyer Brett Kimmel.The order bars 50 Cent from being in contact with Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of his 10-year-old son, without the court's permission, lawyers said.50 Cent and Tompkins have been locked in a legal fight over money. Tompkins has argued that she is entitled to half of 50 Cent's estate, based on an oral agreement.The dispute escalated last month after a fire destroyed the rapper's $2.4 million Long Island home, where Tompkins lived with their son.Police said they were investigating the fire as suspicious.50 Cent Snapshots

** FILE ** In this Sept. 11, 2007 file photo, 50 Cent appears on stage during MTV's "Total Request Live" show at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York. A judge has told rapper 50 Cent he may not dispose of the Long Island property where a $2.4 million house was destroyed by fire last month. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

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The charred remains of rapper 50 Cent's Long Island mansion where his ex-girlfriend and their 10-year- old son live in Dix Hills, New York, May 31, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)

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The charred remains of rapper 50 Cent's Long Island mansion where his ex-girlfriend and their 10-year- old son live in Dix Hills, New York, May 31, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)

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The charred remains of rapper 50 Cent's Long Island mansion where his ex-girlfriend and their 10-year- old son live in Dix Hills, New York, May 31, 2008. The mansion on Long Island near New York City was destroyed in a fire on Friday. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)

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The charred remains of rapper 50 Cent's Long Island mansion where his ex-girlfriend and their 10-year- old son live in Dix Hills, New York, May 31, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)

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The charred remains of rapper 50 Cent's Long Island mansion where his ex-girlfriend and their 10-year- old son live in Dix Hills, New York, May 31, 2008. The mansion was destroyed in a fire on Friday. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)

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Police tape cordons off the entrance to rapper 50 Cent's Long Island mansion where a fire destroyed the residence of his ex-girlfriend and their 10-year- old son in Dix Hills, New York May 31, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)

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In this Feb. 6, 2006 file photo, Rapper 50 Cent's son, Marquise Jackson, models for Child Magazine's fall 2006 collection during Fashion Week in New York. Marquise Jackson was taken to a hospital after suffering smoke inhalation during a suspicious fire in the family's Long Island, New York home. (AP Photo/Jennifer Szymaszek)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 11, 2007 file photo, 50 Cent appears on stage during MTV's "Total Request Live" show at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York. A multimillion-dollar Long Island home at the center of a dispute between Grammy-nominated rapper 50 Cent and his former girlfriend was destroyed by a suspicious fire early Friday, May 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 11, 2007 file photo, 50 Cent appears on stage during MTV's "Total Request Live" show at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York. Police said an employee of 50 Cent was arrested for allegedly attacking a woman at the rapper's mansion. Police said Dwayne McKenzie, 27, was arrested Tuesday, May 27, 2008, after they received a call from the 22-year-old New Britain woman. McKenzie was charged with assault, strangulation, breach of peace and unlawful restraint. He was released after posting $10,000 bond and is due back in court July 15. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

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The Stamford, Connecticut-based rapper has denied any involvement in the fire and separately on Friday filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit in a Connecticut Superior Court against Tompkins for statements she made to the media."It's completely baseless and it's retaliatory," Tompkins' lawyer, Paul Catsandonis, said of the defamation suit. "It's nothing more than an attempt to rehabilitate his image."Since his debut album in 2003, 50 Cent has built a business with a record label, a clothing and footwear line, ringtones and video games. He has also starred in a movie based on his life, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'."50 Jams with Justin and Timbaland




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