In a 25-page lawsuit, 50 Cent blasts Reed Smith and one of its attorneys, Peter Raymond, for mishandling a sex tape lawsuit that ultimately forced the rapper to file for bankruptcy. The rapper is seeking $35 million in damages.
Controversy has follow 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, ever since he burst onto the music scene in 2003 with his album “Get Rich or Die Tryin.’ ” The mega-popular star was recently awarded $14.5 million in a malpractice settlement with Garvey Schubert Barer tied to an intellectual property rights fight over the development of headphones.
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