Celebrity Justice
Who Fired 50 Cent's Baby Mama?

A raging inferno broke out at a house owned by 50 Cent early this morning, and the local fire department tells us the fire is "highly suspicious".
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The fire broke out at the six bedroom, five bath house in Dix Hills, NY around 5:00 AM. Six people, including the rapper's ex Shaniqua Tompkins and their 10-year-old son Marquise, were in the house. They all were transported to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.

The Chief of the Dix Hills Fire Department tells TMZ that dogs are currently searching the burned out rubble, as the intensity of the fire made it highly suspect. The Chief says they're searching for what substance possibly could have been used as an igniter.

The house has been the subject of a bitter dispute between Fiddy, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, and Tompkins. The rapper reportedly bought the home -- one of the biggest cribs in the area -- for a cool $2.4 mil in January 2007. Last month he tried to evict Tompkins and Marquise from the house, demanding she pay him $4,500 a month in rent.

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UPDATE 10:25 AM ET: Suffolk Police tell us they received a call at 5 AM. An off-duty police officer was driving by and stopped to help rescue the victims inside the house -- including a pet guinea pig. We're told injuries to all six victims -- including Tompkins -- are non-life threatening and they have been treated and released from the hospital. While they are currently investigating the fire's cause, we're told 50 Cent is not a suspect at this point.

Tags: 50 cent, 50Cent, arson, baby mama, BabyMama, cribs, curtis jackson, CurtisJackson, dix hills, DixHills, fire, long island, LongIsland, ny

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61. Someone needs to check their data before putting it in print. The house cost him $1.4 million back in January 07, not 2.4 as reported.

Posted at 10:38PM on May 31st 2008 by Arlene

62. HOW COULD YOU ASK THE MOTHER OF YOUR CHILD TO PAY RENT WHEN SHE IS THE ONE WHO PROVIDES FOR YOUR SON. DOES HE PAY CHILD SUPPORT. SHE SHOULD TAKE HIM TO COURT AND GET A COURT ORDER FOR IT. THATS THE PROBLEM WITH ALL THESE CELEBS THEY THINK THAT THEY ARE HIGHER THAN THE LAW.I NEVER LIKED 50 ANYWAY HE COMES ACROSS AS ARROGANT WHEN REALLY ALL HE IS IS A BULLY THAT WANTS TO RUN THINGS HIS WAY. NEWSFLASH UR NOT ALL THAT !!!!!!!

Posted at 10:57PM on Jun 4th 2008 by NATALIE

63. 6 people got out of that house at 4 am... hmmm, I would bet the farm that Shanicqa did it.......

Posted at 2:16PM on Jun 1st 2008 by realitychecku

64. ALSO HIS SON IS 11 NOT 10 GEEZ GET HIS AGE RIGHT DAMMIT HE BE 12 OCT,13 SO IF SHE DONT GO THE JAIL SHE GOT 6YRS BUT SINCE SHES GOING TO JAIL 50 KEEP HIS MONEY HOLLA ;)

Posted at 11:13PM on Jun 1st 2008 by KEEYSHAJ50

65. EVERYONE PLEASE READ!!

There is an interview 50 did with Hot 97 where he discusses the situation on his baby mama drama. You can find it on YouTube titled "50 Cent Explains Kicking Out His Baby's Mother"

AND

APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR BEFORE THE FIRE, SHANIQUA ALLEGES THAT SHE HEARD "SOMEONE" ENTER HER HOME (TECHNICALLY 50'S HOME). SO WHY ARE THERE NO RECORDS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT A POSSIBLE BREAK IN...?? BECAUSE NO SUCH INCIDENT HAPPENED. IT'S ALL A SET UP. I KNOW IF I HEARD "SOMEONE" ENTERING MY HOME AT 4AM IN THE MORNING UNANNOUNCED I WOULD HAVE ONE HAND ON THE GLOC AND THE OTHER ON THE PHONE CALLING 911!!

Posted at 7:20AM on Jun 2nd 2008 by FAITHFULLY_MZ_50

66. I think 50 paid someone to do it...It was smart to get her out but I think it was very irrisponsible on his part.Think about it ,50 is worth about 100 mil easy.A fight at the lawyers office after she enters a deposition 2 days beforethe fire..He screams "I'm slap you"A fire in the biggest mansion(worth 2.5 MILLION) on the block.No cameras or security..AND HE'S NOT A SUSPECT....LIKE THEY SAY MONEY TALK BULL**** WALK..All i say is leave the son out of it...

Posted at 2:50PM on Jun 3rd 2008 by Alliyah

67. he has money, she lives in the house that he bought, 2.5 million usd. he wants her to pay rent, how canshe pay rent? when she does not have any skills? what skills does she have? please, give me some thing"

Posted at 1:54PM on Jun 4th 2008 by leonard

68. FIDDY LOVES HIS SON I DONT THINK HE DID IT.......................BACK TO HOOD SHANIQUA

Posted at 9:56PM on Jun 6th 2008 by NIQUE

69. This is increible that happened like this but i bet the woman is wrong in U.S.A black people who get the top always get trouble why? You know why? cause peeps are always ambitious especially when you're from the bottom and get the top why they try to accuse 50? Now is the 3th man on Forbes Magazine that means he gets more that they've been expecting they just wanna drop him down. don't worry 50 God is with you keep staying positive be patient as you did before and God will do the rest.

Posted at 12:43PM on Jun 17th 2008 by dameus max christi

70. Someone said do the math. Let's start with some simple multiplication

1. $25,000 X 12 = $300,000.00 yearly income

2. $4,500 X 12 = $54,000.00 yearly rent

3. That leaves $246,000.00 to live off without having to lift a finger to work

4. Shaniqua you should have stayed in school girl.


Posted at 4:26PM on Jun 24th 2008 by the math major

71. I have a feeling that she putt that house on fire. isn't 50 suppose to start his movie shut as soon as he come back from tore.


(I growed up in a very dangerous hood, and what maid it so tough was that you could not tell who is who until it is to late. So to stay safe you had to look through the person and see who is hiding underneath the skin. Because of that I can tell that She is the crazy one, not 50.)

Posted at 9:35PM on Jul 2nd 2008 by Rannveig Ovrebo

72. HE KNEW SHE WAS A CHICKEN HEAD WHEN HE MET HER, THAT'S PART OF THE REASON HE WAS WITH HER. SHE'S TALKIN ABOUT IF HE CAN'T HAVE ME NOBODY CAN, COME ON HE'S KNOCKIN OFF CIARA RIGHT NOW AND SHE LOOKS TEN TIMES BETTER THAN HER. I WILL SAY IF HE DID KICK HER OUT WITH HIS SON THAT'S WRONG, BUT I'M SURE WITH THE CHILD SUPPORT SHE'S GETTING, SHE WOULD'NT BE HOMELESS. IF SHE HAD ANY SENSE SHE SHOULD HAVE AGREED TO PAY HIM RENT...IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S COMING FROM HER POCKET IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE GIVING HIM HIS OWN MONEY BACK-SHE'S STILL LIVING THERE FOR FREE. LIKE I SAID CHICKEN HEAD

Posted at 2:10PM on Jul 15th 2008 by DIVA STYLIN'

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