: NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has thrown out a $50 million lawsuit filed by 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend, who said the rapper promised to take care of her for life.
Manhattan State Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead dismissed Shaniqua Tompkins' claims to half the rapper's assets. The judge said 50 Cent's financial worth is "set at no less than $50 million."
The judge said she doubted an oral agreement for Tompkins' lifetime support existed. "It is incredible that two then-unemployed, penniless, 21-year-olds would make such an oral contract," she wrote.
The judge said that even if it were true that the two made an oral agreement for Tompkins' lifetime support, her breach of contract claim, "which is actually a claim for palimony," was barred by the six-year statute of limitations.
She said the couple's story was "an unfortunate tale of a love relationship gone sour."
She also noted Tompkins will receive about $6,700 a month for years to come to take care of her son by 50 Cent, 12-year-old Marquise.
The rapper's lawyer, Brett Kimmel, said he was happy with Wednesday's ruling.
"Ms. Tompkins' claims pertaining to a $50 million verbal contract were entirely frivolous," Kimmel said. "This is a complete and total victory for 50."
A statement from 50 Cent said: "I'm very thankful for this decision. I knew that once the facts were heard that justice would prevail."
Tompkins' lawyer, Paul Catsandonis, said he will consider an appeal.
Tompkins, 32, claims she supported 50 Cent financially after they started dating in 1995 while he was trying to start a recording career. She says she also nursed him for months after he was shot nine times on May 24, 2000.
Tompkins says the 33-year-old rapper promised to support her forever if he "made it big." She says they made the oral agreement in her bedroom in September 1996, a month before their son was born.
The rapper (real name: Curtis Jackson) denied telling Tompkins he would take care of her for life. The judge said 50 Cent stated that if that was what he had intended, he would have married her.
The rapper admitted that he loved Tompkins when their child was born but didn't consider her his wife and didn't intend to marry her. He said she had been his girlfriend and now she was "my son's mother."
Last year, Tompkins sued 50 Cent to stop her eviction from a $2.4 million house the rapper had bought on suburban Long Island. She claimed he reneged on a promise to give her the house. The house later burned down.
Suffolk County police and fire officials have investigated but haven't determined whether the fire was a case of arson.
The rapper has been nominated for 13 Grammys, including for the song "In da Club" and the album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'." In 2005, he starred with Terrence Howard in a semi-autobiographical movie based on that album. He also starred in the 2006 film "Home of the Brave" as a soldier returning home from the Iraq war.
THE SON LOOKS LIKE HER. I CAN'T STAND THIS B$$CH. Get a job!! You get child support, the kid is taken care of. Why should you be taken care of? And if I can be honest SHE IS NOT ATTRACTIVE, obviously she is F*cked up on the inside and IF she budgets the child support money money correctly she can take care of the son and her. If she had another igga livings in 50's house she a ***, and dude is a *** living off 50 money. GREEDY B$$CH. Your kid will grow up and ask you why you tried to get his daddy money. Hopefully he won't marry, date or have a kid with a greedy b$$ch like you. Sorry 50 I had to get her. Don't do me like Officer Rickey.
Good for him. She making all these claims. She should have had something in writitng. IMO, I think she had something to do with that mansion burning to the ground. I hope they don't find that it was arson. If 50 is paying his child support and is involved in his childs life, that's all she needs to be concerned with.
She may not get the $50 million from 50 Cents (LOL), but she sure will be bringing in $80,400 a year for some YEARS TO COME! That's a lot of money to get within a year, when you ain't even gotta WORK for it! Heck, that's more than the average american is bringing in...especially in these economic downfall times.
Goose82084, i feel what you are saying but love him or hate him the man (50) does take care of his son. He was paying this woman $25,000 a month on child support. that is over what he suppose to pay, but no she wanted more. She took him to court asking for more, now the judge rendered her to only recieve 6,700 a month. Now she is coming back with this b.s. about "he promise to take care of me for the rest of my life". So u can do what lay your *** in the house watching Murray and eating bomboms??? Get a *** job.
yo, shaniqua is not bright @ all...she shudda beeeeeen stacking money that 50 was giving her and her son....get her own busines , make her own money so she wouldnt have to depend on him...she should have known that Fif wasnt going to marry her if he didnt already, lawyer made a good point lol...some chicks are just dumb!
plain and simple....PILLOW TALK.....as you have just witnessed, pillow talk is not taken seriously in court. i bet this drama that 50 has been going thru with his baby mama will make him shy away from marriage. he better have one air tight prenup. prenups really mean nothing anymore.....just drop a baby and the woman is set for life.
Let this be a lesson to ladies: if a man wont marry you, stop wasting your time
If this chick were smart, she would gotten an education while she was living in a house 50 was paying for, while her son was at the private school 50 was paying for. The day will come when that money is going to stop; the boy is 8 years away from being legal. She has better go learn a trade cuz that money is child support, not adult support
Happy as I am for 50, there are still millions across this country who lose court cases to greedy baby mothers
"Tompkins' lawyer, Paul Catsandonis, said he will consider an appeal" Now that's what I'm talking about. Who do you think will ultimately pay those lawyers? Where is the money coming from?. Now this suit is ALL about HER, and NOT her child. Now if these mothers were truly concerned that there children were not getting enough material things and support they would turn them over to the father who would then have to treat them right. You notice they won't do that though, right? Why do you think that is?...........no money for THEM to spend. Females like this always show their true colors in the end.
Greedy B!tch!! Get up off ya lazy azz, and get a job and stop depending on these lame sucka duck ***!! She ain't nothing but a lame sucka duck bird that uses *** for whatever reason.
I can't stand birds, not even the ones that fly in the sky- All they do is sh!t on you!!
@HandsomeStallion:
That's thing he wasn't thinking.
I bet she's training their son how to milk 50 for a little extra bread when he gets grown, so she can at least get a few dollars for the rest of her life.
She'll use this kid until she's old and in a rocking chair, because she knows 50 will make sure their son becomes a sharp well educated business man. MARK MY WORDS!!
She should have never discussed how much she was getting from 50 cent with anyone. She got it in her head that 50 cent was really going to take care of her for the rest of her life when he made it big. Once a man makes it big he does not need MS "around the way" Shaniqua he has so many more options actresses, models, other rich women. He gets a pass into the new club called options. Women who would not have looked at him once will be getting at him quick fast and in a hurry. The next one will try to get the ring because having a crying baby and no man around to help can't be fun. A word to the wise, learn to live below your means so that you can save for hard times. She better apologize quick fast and in a hurry because those people who advised her to sue him for 50 Million when he was giving her $25,000. She better learn to live on $4,000 and save the rest of the $6,700 each month until she can start a business. Maybe 50 Cent will forgive her by then and give her more like a business education because hell she can trade her with some others out here.
okay she looks a lil hood 50 million is over the top. The Ch-Sup is a nice amount. But speaking form experience. The woman that was there for the man when he didnt have a dime being their rock spiritually, financially,ect. encouraging them to pursue their dreams because they love that man and have kids with him.Isnt appreciated when the man becomes successful if he isnt grounded he becomes arrogant the "baller/playa" life is what makes them happy. I can relate to the dismay emotionally. But you get over it and realize you deserve someone that has your back the way your had theirs. It *** be a $ game, move past it and co-parent peacefully for the sake of the kids.
how much money do she need she helped him come up but couldnt maintain the relationship,if you she how she acts now you get an idea why he didnt marry her. I bet if she was a sweetie she wouldnt be cryin at all now. She went from being broke to 7k a month, she was lucky 50 ever touched her.Fellas take your time and find a woman thats really worth it.
OK,ALL YOU YOUNG LADIES OUT THERE. TAKE NOTES AND LEARN A LESSON FROM THIS MESS. 1.-A MAN GETS *** 9 TIMES 2.-.--A MAN LIVING WITH HIS GRANDMAMA 3.A MAN WHO IS NOT WORKING BUT ....... MOST OF THE YOUNG LADIES TODAY ,GRADUATE,DEGREE FROM COLLEGE, EMPLOYED, CAR, THEIR OWN PLACE OF RESIDENCE.GET YOU A MAN THAT HAS WHAT YOU HAVE ,OR 3TIMES MORE THAN YOU.
