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50 Cent Faces Hostile Appeals Court in Ex-Girlfriend Lawsuit: ‘Can’t Believe Everything on the Internet’
The star's lawyers say Shaniqua Tompkins forfeited her right to respond to his case, but an appeals court was hardly receptive to that argument.
What happened
According to Billboard’s source item, 50 Cent Faces Hostile Appeals Court in Ex-Girlfriend Lawsuit: ‘Can’t Believe Everything on the Internet’, The star’s lawyers say Shaniqua Tompkins forfeited her right to respond to his case, but an appeals court was hardly receptive to that argument.
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Primary source: 50 Cent Faces Hostile Appeals Court in Ex-Girlfriend Lawsuit: ‘Can’t Believe Everything on the Internet’ via Billboard. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- 50 Cent Faces Hostile Appeals Court in Ex-Girlfriend Lawsuit: ‘Can’t Believe Everything on the Internet’Billboard - 2026-06-12T19:29:01+00:00
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