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07-13-2015, 06:16 PM
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Rapper 50 Cent has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports in the US.
The music star, businessman and actor, reported in court papers that he has assets and debts in the range of $10m to $50m (£6.5m- £32m), according to the Wall Street Journal.
The filing comes days after a jury ruled that he must pay $5m to a woman suing over a sex tape case.
50 Cent's 2003 album Get Rich or Die Tryin*' catapulted him to global fame.
Real name Curtis James Jackson III, the Grammy-award winning rapper's business interests have included clothes, boxing, drinks, and mining.
His stake in VitaminWater reportedly netted him tens of millions of dollar when Coca-Cola bought the drinks brand in 2007.
Chapter 11 allows companies time to re-organise their finances while protecting them from creditors' demands.
The court case stemmed from a video in which the rapper is accused of adding a commentary to a tape that the woman made with her boyfriend. The tape was then leaked online.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten had requested that 50 Cent disclose details of his finances.
However, the rapper's lawyers to the court that he had filed for Chapter 11 in Connecticut, where he owns a mansion.
50 Cent has sold more than 30 million albums and won a Grammy Award in 2010. His latest film role is in the upcoming "Southpaw," in which he plays a boxing promoter.
In May, Forbes estimated 50 Cent's net worth at $155m.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33514174
Rapper 50 Cent has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports in the US.
The music star, businessman and actor, reported in court papers that he has assets and debts in the range of $10m to $50m (£6.5m- £32m), according to the Wall Street Journal.
The filing comes days after a jury ruled that he must pay $5m to a woman suing over a sex tape case.
50 Cent's 2003 album Get Rich or Die Tryin*' catapulted him to global fame.
Real name Curtis James Jackson III, the Grammy-award winning rapper's business interests have included clothes, boxing, drinks, and mining.
His stake in VitaminWater reportedly netted him tens of millions of dollar when Coca-Cola bought the drinks brand in 2007.
Chapter 11 allows companies time to re-organise their finances while protecting them from creditors' demands.
The court case stemmed from a video in which the rapper is accused of adding a commentary to a tape that the woman made with her boyfriend. The tape was then leaked online.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten had requested that 50 Cent disclose details of his finances.
However, the rapper's lawyers to the court that he had filed for Chapter 11 in Connecticut, where he owns a mansion.
50 Cent has sold more than 30 million albums and won a Grammy Award in 2010. His latest film role is in the upcoming "Southpaw," in which he plays a boxing promoter.
In May, Forbes estimated 50 Cent's net worth at $155m.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33514174