50 Cent -- Puerto Rico Suave
New York City held its 52nd Annual Puerto Rican Day this weekend -- and by the looks of it, Fiddy has a special appreciation for the "Isle of Enchantment."
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50 Cent's Mansion War -- Game Over
50 Cent finally buried the hatchet in the legal war over his 52-room Connecticut mansion -- and not one person had to get shot.
Moments ago, Fiddy reached settlement with the engineering firm he accused of misleading him about repairs and renovations on the ridiculously huge estate before he bought it from Mike Tyson.
Fiddy claims he never would have bought the crumbling mansion had the firm he hired to inspect it done a proper job. Repairs for the house were estimated by the company at $500,000 -- 50 Cent says he has shelled out millions.
So far, details on the settlement are being kept under wraps.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, 50 Cent
'I, 50 Cent, Swear to Tell the Truth ...'
50 Cent was his own best witness in court yesterday -- taking the stand in a case over a 52-room Connecticut mansion he bought from Mike Tyson.
Fitty -- who's worth a reported $150 mil -- is all pissed off because he claims he hired an inspection company to go through the place before he bought it -- and they told him it would only cost around $500,000 to fix up.
But the rapper claims he was misled -- and after he bought it, the real fix-up cost was around $3 mil.
The inspection company is stickin' by their story. The trial is still going on today...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, 50 Cent
50 Cent Shoots Down Bette Midler Talk
The only thing that hurts more than being shot nine times -- taking one shot with Bette Midler.
50 Cent and his cronies got a little testy when we brought up Fiddy's photo-op with the Divine Miss M, with one dude dropping the most hilariously un-gangsta line ever -- "F**k Bette!"
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50 Cent Is Divine
In what is sure to be the seventh sign of the apocalypse, former gangsta rapper 50 Cent hung out with a new shawty ... the Divine Miss M, Bette Midler.
She is the wind beneath his bullet-ridden wings.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Wacky & Weird, 50 Cent
Fitty Shot -- This Time It's Cute
50 Cent's been shot nine times -- but dude really reversed his image yesterday by working a crowd with adorable little kids and peaceful pooches.
But most emasculating of all: Being in a picture with Chace Crawford.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Kids, 50 Cent, Critters
50 Cent Screws Rap Rival with Revenge Porn Tape
2Pac vs Biggie, it ain't -- but now the beef between 50 Cent and Rick Ross has reached a whole new level ... and it involves a homemade porn tape. 
A source tells TMZ 50 Cent plans to release a porn tape featuring one of Rick Ross' baby mamas. We're told 50 bought the tape and will post it on his own site -- and even provide voice-over on it. This is 50!
The feud between the two rappers -- one popular, one not -- has included animated videos, radio station disses and a video where 50 Cent took another of Ross' baby mamas shopping for clothes.
Filed under: Music, Celebrity Feuds, 50 Cent
Fitty Won't Have to Pony Up 50% to Babymama
50 Cent's baby mama won't be able to take half his loot, a judge just ruled in New York.
A Supreme Court judge just dismissed Shaniqua Tompkins' claim to half the rapper's assets, which she had estimated at $50 million. Tompkins is the mama of Fitty's 11-year-old son.
The judge said in her judgment the relationship was "an unfortunate tale of a love relationship gone sour." Both sides had filed memorable affidavits detailing their pillow talk -- she claimed 50 promised to take care of her "for life."
Didn't work for Babymama, but her lawyer says he could file an appeal.
Brett Kimmel, 50 Cent's attorney, tells TMZ, "Ms. Tompkins's claims pertaining to a $50 million verbal contract were entirely frivolous. In dismissing the case before trial, the court is sending a clear message. This is a complete and total victory for 50." 50 himself added, "I'm very thankful for this decision. I knew that once the facts were heard that justice would prevail. I hope now that we can put this behind us and move forward with our lives."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music, 50 Cent
Fitty -- Go Ahead, Shoot Me!
He clenched his fists and threatened to go all Kanye on our ass -- but the only thing 50 Cent fired off at LAX yesterday was one of the most pleasant conversations ever. 
Fitty -- My Pillow Talk Ain't Worth 50 Cents
If 50 Cent makes you a promise post-coitus, don't hold him to it.
TMZ has learned 50 Cent is firing back at baby mama Shaniqua Tompkins, who filed a $50 million breach of contract suit. In a response to her suit we've obtained, 50 says anything he said to her is "nothing more than pillow talk and romantic declarations of love."
50 even lays out in the simplest terms -- "If I ever intended to make that kind of commitment to [Tompkins], I would have married her."
Baby Mama's people -- your serve.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, 50 Cent
50 Cent: Get It Open or Die Tryin'
Add one more person to the unemployment line -- the guy who locked the keys to 50 Cent's Rolls in the car.
With their livelihood -- and probably lives! -- on the line, members of Fiddy's crack security team hastily used coat hangers to jimmy his ride's door open in London this morning.
Go shawty, it's yo last day.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Music, 50 Cent
Taco Bell's Got Beef with 50 -- Nacho Average Suit
Taco Bell knows about as much about rap music as it does about Mexican food.
In legal papers filed in Federal court, the Bell's lawyers claim 50's tough-talking $4 million trademark infringement lawsuit from this summer was just a publicity stunt -- but it's the personal shots they fire at Fiddy that really spice things up.
Bell's peeps tried to attack 50's credibility, saying his work "falls in the subgenre of hip hop music known as 'gangsta rap,' a style associated with urban street gangs and characterized by violent, tough-talking braggadocio." They also claim that Fiddy only filed the lawsuit to "burnish his gangsta rapper persona" -- 'cause nothing builds street cred like a lawsuit.
50 sued over Taco Bell's lame promo where they offered to give $10K to charity if the rapper changed his name to 79, 89, or 99 Cent.
UPDATE 11:04 ET: Looks like Fitty's still in it to win it: His lawyer tells us "Taco Bell needs to be stopped" and that "Mr. Cent intends to vigorously pursue this case."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, 50 Cent
Fitty Gets About 50% of What He Wanted
Part of the 50 Cent baby mama drama actually got resolved today -- the parties agreed on a custody arrangement.
Fitty wanted two weekends a month with Marquise, but the judge awarded him one. He did however get one month in the summer and half of the time Marquise is out of school for winter and spring breaks.
All parties are simpatico ... on this. There's still a huge tangle of legal thorns in NYC, Long Island, and Connecticut.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, 50 Cent
Fiddy Wants Kid About One-Fiddeenth of the Time
50 Cent is going through a whole lotta baby mama drama -- for not a whole lotta time with his kid.
Sources close to the case tell us Fitty wants visitation with 11-year-old Marquise every other weekend, and that's it.
So three separate cases and a whole slew of legal bills -- for not a lot of face time with the kid.
The pair are due in court next Monday.
UPDATE: We're told by Mr. Cent's lawyer Brett Kimmel that he's also looking for a month during the summer and access during school recesses. His request, says Brett, "maximizes the time the child can spend with his father while remaining sensitive to the child's own schedule."
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Fiddy Gets Baby from Mama -- No Drama
This might be the most shocking development yet in the 50 Cent baby mama drama: An exchange between the two that didn't end -- or begin -- with fireworks!
We're told that Fiddy picked up his son Marquise yesterday from baby mama Shaniqua Tompkins -- and the drop-off went off "without a hitch"! The rapper and his boy haven't seen each other since before the house where Tompkins and Marquise were living burned down at the end of May.
Fiddy, we're told, will be spending time with Marquise at his home in Connecticut until the middle of next week, when he has to leave the country to film a movie. Explosions will likely resume in September, when the pair have to be back in family court to settle a restraining order.
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