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50 Cent has reportedly filed a lawsuit in opposition to his ex Daphne Pleasure for defamation. In accordance with a brand new report, the 48-year-old “In da Membership” hitmaker is suing Pleasure, 37, for “falsely and publicly” accusing him of “rape and bodily abuse” from their former relationship. The exes — who had been collectively from 2011 to 2013 — are additionally in a custody battle over their son, Sire.
Per courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, Could 7, 50 Cent (actual title: Curtis Jackson) alleged that Pleasure made a “purposeful try and, on info and perception, destroy his private and enterprise status, hurt Jackson’s industrial and enterprise pursuits, negatively have an effect on his custody case, and forestall him from seeing his minor son.”
Jackson filed the lawsuit in opposition to Pleasure on Monday, Could 6. Elsewhere within the courtroom paperwork, he claimed he has been “subjected to intensive public ridicule, hatred, and contempt” due to Pleasure’s “false and defamatory statements.” Moreover, the rapper is in search of to “vindicate his rights and defend his status” from Pleasure’s “calculated assault,” and 50 Cent needs punitive and exemplary damages for “extreme hurt” introduced on by Pleasure’s allegations, the outlet reported.
In March, Pleasure was named as a “intercourse employee” in a lawsuit filed by Rodney Jones in opposition to Sean “Diddy” Combs amid his intercourse trafficking investigation. She vehemently denied the declare in an Instagram publish.
“I’m deeply harm by the lies in Rodney Jones’ lawsuit,” Pleasure wrote. “The declare that I’m a intercourse employee is one hundred pc false and character assassination. I’m retaining an legal professional to discover all authorized treatments in opposition to each Rodney and his legal professional.”
Later that month, Pleasure publicly accused 50 Cent of “raping [her] and bodily abusing [her].”
“Let’s put the actual focus in your true evil actions of raping me and bodily abusing me,” Pleasure wrote in a separate Instagram publish in March. “You’re now not my oppressor and my God will deal with you from this level on. You may have completely broken the final hope I had for you as a father to protect our household with these final and closing false claims made in opposition to me. You may have damaged our hearts for the final and closing time.”
In response to Pleasure’s public accusation, 50 Cent responded with an announcement that was obtained by a number of retailers.
“The disturbing allegations within the sworn pleadings not too long ago filed in a courtroom case associated to Daphne Pleasure, the mom of my 12-year-old little one, has required me to take all needed authorized actions to guard my son Sire,” his assertion learn. “The newest false and baseless accusations by Daphne Pleasure are clearly in response to my resolution to hunt sole custody of my son. My son Sire is my essential precedence and preserving him in a secure surroundings is my solely focus right now.”
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