Celebrity | 50 Cent 50 Cent Sues Ex for $20M Rapper fights back after she goes public with arson accusations By Rob Quinn Posted Jun 21, 2008 7:55 AM CDT Copied Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, entertains the crowd during a concert at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2007. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) 50 Cent has slapped the mother of his 11-year-old son with a $20 million defamation lawsuit, the New York Daily News reports. The rapper's ex has publicly accused him of being behind the blaze that forced her out of the home they once shared. 50 Cent—barred from contacting his ex by a restraining order issued yesterday—denies the allegations and complains she hasn't let him see his son since the fire. Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Turns out life on the California coast isn't always breezy. Report an error