50 Cent Files Lawsuit Against Ex Daphne Joy for Defamation – Hollywood Life

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50 Cent has reportedly filed a lawsuit in opposition to his ex Daphne Pleasure for defamation. In response to 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 court docket paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, Might 7, 50 Cent (actual identify: Curtis Jackson) alleged that Pleasure made a “purposeful try to, on data and perception, destroy his private and enterprise fame, hurt Jackson’s business 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, Might 6. Elsewhere within the court docket 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 searching for to “vindicate his rights and defend his fame” 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 put up.

“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 cures 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 true focus in your true evil actions of raping me and bodily abusing me,” Pleasure wrote in a separate Instagram put up in March. “You might be not my oppressor and my God will deal with you from this level on. You’ve got completely broken the final hope I had for you as a father to protect our household with these final and last false claims made in opposition to me. You’ve got damaged our hearts for the final and last time.”

In response to Pleasure’s public accusation, 50 Cent responded with an announcement that was obtained by a number of shops.

“The disturbing allegations within the sworn pleadings lately filed in a court docket case associated to Daphne Pleasure, the mom of my 12-year-old youngster, 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 determination to hunt sole custody of my son. My son Sire is my predominant precedence and protecting him in a secure surroundings is my solely focus at the moment.”

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