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Title: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: BDsauce on July 13, 2015, 09:27:43 AM
Curtis Jackson, better known as rapper 50 Cent, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.

"In court papers filed in the US Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Conn., Mr. Jackson reported assets and debts each in the range of $10 million to $50 million," The Wall Street Journal reports.

http://www.businessinsider.com/50-cent-files-for-bankruptcy-2015-7

Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: King Shizzo on July 13, 2015, 09:30:17 AM
Net worth: 50 cents
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: thegamechanger on July 13, 2015, 09:33:20 AM
he had 140 million dollars last year
mustve bought something really expensive
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: pissant on July 13, 2015, 09:36:16 AM
You morons understand notning about buiness it's quite cute lol.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Yamcha on July 13, 2015, 09:36:56 AM
You morons understand notning about buiness it's quite cute lol.

Hi 50!
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 13, 2015, 09:38:02 AM
Hahaha, went from a genius investment to a bad investment.  Didn't he try to start his own headphone line to compete against Beats by Gay?  Must have put all his money into it.  He's just putting his biness in bankruptcy.  Still has his regular cash sitting in HSBC Private bank Suisse
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: mazrim on July 13, 2015, 09:38:33 AM
He should stop trying to act.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Wiggs on July 13, 2015, 09:38:55 AM
What happened to his 100 million he made from Vitamin Water?
Dumbass.  Gets what he deserves. 
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: thegamechanger on July 13, 2015, 09:40:32 AM
he should start his own supplement line

50 cent 50 grams of protein 50 bucks
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: WalterWhite on July 13, 2015, 09:40:36 AM
He lost two court cases which explains this move.

"50 Cent is down for the count after losing a multi-million dollar lawsuit ... he's just declared bankruptcy.
TMZ has confirmed ... 50 filed for bankruptcy on Monday, 3 days after Rick Ross' baby mama won a $5 million jury verdict against him.
50 is in a world of financial hurt. A jury awarded Lavonia Leviston the $5 mil after determining the rapper intentionally leaked a sex tape in which she was featured, in order to embarrass Ross.
50 has been ordered to produce proof of income and worth so the jury can determine punitive damages.
According to the bankruptcy filing -- a story first reported by Page 6 -- 50 says his assets are valued between $10 and $50 million but his liabilities are also between the same range.
On top of that, 50 lost a court case in which a jury socked him with a $17.2 million judgment over ripping off a headphones design.
It's a breathtaking fall .. in May, Forbes estimated 50's net worth at $155 million."
 
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: pissant on July 13, 2015, 09:40:43 AM
God its incredible how stupid you guys are....do you guys even know how bankruptbankruptcy works and the loops holes?
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: thegamechanger on July 13, 2015, 09:42:47 AM
"bankruptbankruptcy" are you rapping?
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: TheGrinch on July 13, 2015, 09:45:01 AM
he filed for bankruptcy. so she won't get that $5m, nor any other damages this court will award her until she spends all of her money in 6 minute increments hiring her next set of lawyers to chase him through bankruptcy courts, where she will be listed as a creditor. This is what con artists do; they play the court system. she'll be lucky to get 10c on the dollar.

it's designed to bankrupt her, while protecting him
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Wiggs on July 13, 2015, 09:48:30 AM
You morons understand notning about buiness it's quite cute lol.

Yes, some of us do. He's doing it to protect his assetts and money from being sued by creditors.  Still he's an idiot with his money.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: pissant on July 13, 2015, 09:58:24 AM
Yes, some of us do. He's doing it to protect his assetts and money from being sued by creditors.  Still he's an idiot with his money.

Says the broke dude lol
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Wiggs on July 13, 2015, 10:01:21 AM
Says the broke dude lol

I'm not broke but I'm certainly not rich.  The point was we know shit.  You were wrong.  Take your lick and piss off pissant.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: BlackMetallic on July 13, 2015, 10:04:09 AM
What is bankrupt?

Owing 50 mil when you only got 10? 
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: WalterWhite on July 13, 2015, 10:41:24 AM
Yes, some of us do. He's doing it to protect his assetts and money from being sued by creditors.  Still he's an idiot with his money.

Exactly. 22m owed and now he's reining it in.

Problem is it's much tougher to hide assets and that's why you are seeing huge divorce awards.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: SF1900 on July 13, 2015, 12:24:57 PM
At one point, wasn't he worth close to $400 million, after invested and selling Vitamin water stock?
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: WalterWhite on July 13, 2015, 02:20:02 PM
He may have to sell his near 50K sq ft house.

Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: The_Punisher on July 13, 2015, 02:24:11 PM
You morons understand notning about buiness it's quite cute lol.


yes indeed....most on here probably think he's Broke..huh
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Kwon_2 on July 13, 2015, 02:57:56 PM
50 cent never seemed to be a big spender.

Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: wes on July 13, 2015, 02:58:25 PM
You can`t touch this!! 
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: HTexan on July 13, 2015, 03:02:56 PM
only chapter 11 tho
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: 2Thick on July 13, 2015, 03:04:43 PM
I'm shocked!  :o

People don't file personal bankruptcy when they're doing well. The laws are very strict. It's not like he actually has hundreds of millions lying around anymore and is just trying to avoid paying $22 mil worth of judgements that he could easily pay. He obviously cannot pay these debts.

These "self-employed" types who can't handle their money usually also have lots of tax problems as well.

Storch, 50, who's next?
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: 240 is Back on July 13, 2015, 03:28:03 PM
He may have to sell his near 50K sq ft house.

most getbiggers consider that to be a garage.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Al Doggity on July 13, 2015, 03:33:57 PM
I'm shocked!  :o

People don't file personal bankruptcy when they're doing well. The laws are very strict. It's not like he actually has hundreds of millions lying around anymore and is just trying to avoid paying $22 mil worth of judgements that he could easily pay. He obviously cannot pay these debts.

These "self-employed" types who can't handle their money usually also have lots of tax problems as well.

Storch, 50, who's next?


Yeah, this is not just some standard business tactic. I think he filed Chapter 11, too, which wouldn't absolve him of responsibility for these judgments. (Is the headphones suit a against him personally? I can't believe he didn't set up a LLC at the very least. )
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: bradistani on July 13, 2015, 03:35:44 PM
I'm shocked!  :o

People don't file personal bankruptcy when they're doing well. The laws are very strict. It's not like he actually has hundreds of millions lying around anymore and is just trying to avoid paying $22 mil worth of judgements that he could easily pay. He obviously cannot pay these debts.

These "self-employed" types who can't handle their money usually also have lots of tax problems as well.

Storch, 50, who's next?


50 shades of skint
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: 2Thick on July 13, 2015, 03:42:04 PM
Yeah, this is not just some standard business tactic. I think he filed Chapter 11, too, which wouldn't absolve him of responsibility for these judgments. (Is the headphones suit a against him personally? I can't believe he didn't set up a LLC at the very least. )


Yeah, I don't know all of the details, but I can't understand how he would apparently leave himself personally liable for that type of business-related thing?
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on July 13, 2015, 06:06:24 PM
These guys hide money in offshore accounts and then do shit like this. Feds should really take a look at where this clown is hiding his money.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: MuscleDysmorphia on July 13, 2015, 06:10:13 PM
50 Cent is one of those people that needs people to believe he has a ton of money more than he actually needs a ton of money.

This is going to kill him regardless of how much money he truly has left.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Schnauzer on July 13, 2015, 06:24:28 PM
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Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: WalterWhite on July 13, 2015, 06:50:05 PM
These guys hide money in offshore accounts and then do shit like this. Feds should really take a look at where this clown is hiding his money.

They have forensic accountants for that. 
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: HTexan on July 13, 2015, 07:58:36 PM
These guys hide money in offshore accounts and then do shit like this. Feds should really take a look at where this clown is hiding his money.
he filed chapter 11. He gets to keep a lot of his shit
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Schnauzer on July 13, 2015, 08:28:25 PM
he filed chapter 11. He gets to keep a lot of his shit


He's changing his rap name from 50 Cent to Chapter 11
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Pray_4_War on July 13, 2015, 08:32:59 PM
This is BS.  He got sued recently and now he's pretending to be bankrupt.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: HTexan on July 13, 2015, 10:15:02 PM

He's changing his rap name from 50 Cent to Chapter 11
:D
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Skylge on July 14, 2015, 03:43:04 AM
Nomen est omen
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: Skorp1o on July 14, 2015, 03:53:33 AM
Don't be fooled by some of these wealthy bankruptcies.

Theres a lot of examples like these where  Bankruptcy is filed purely as a means to avoid a liability and protect wealth... in the cases of some of these people it also means protecting future/pending income streams from financial liability. A good example is Toni Braxton bought a $3 million home cash 6 months after Bankruptcy.

Donald Trump filed for 4 corporate Bankrupcies in the past...when business doesn't go his way, he shuts the doors and runs away leaving creditors behind bleeding and seething as his personal wealth is untouched.

50 cent was and still is a multi millionaire...although this will harm his high flying "baller" image.

Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: 2Thick on July 14, 2015, 10:24:56 AM
It's apparently a personal BK, not a corporate BK. He's obviously not doing so great. It's very difficult to hide money these days, and the penalties for BK fraud are quite harsh.

If I was a betting man, I'd wager that the assets are closer to the $10 mil figure. The debts are obviously much higher. It wouldn't shock me if he has a mortgage on that big home and even on some of his cars - I'm sure he's got ten or more high end cars.  ::)

He apparently lowered the asking price for his mansion from $20 mil to $10 mil. He could very well possibly be in the red - worth nothing.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/50-Poplar-Hill-Dr-Farmington-CT-06032/2140575838_zpid/ (http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/50-Poplar-Hill-Dr-Farmington-CT-06032/2140575838_zpid/)

More confusing is that the $17.2 million business suit has also been mentioned in some reports, as if he may not have separated the business from himself via a corp entity.

It's one thing to have billions of dollars in business interests and file a corporate bankruptcy on some little $10 million side company that failed like Trump has done. Filing personal BK is a whole other matter.

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/13/50-cent-files-for-bankruptcy.html (http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/13/50-cent-files-for-bankruptcy.html)

"Chapter 11 is the drug of choice for celebrity debt problems," he said. "You don't have to be broke to file for chapter 11, but it could mean you don't have good cash flow."
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: 2Thick on July 15, 2015, 02:52:29 PM
Bankruptcy laws are stricter than they used to be.

Apparently his debts (between $10 million to 50 million) are consumer debt, NOT business debt.

We'll have to wait to see exactly how much he's worth and how much he owes when it becomes public record. The fact that he apparently has at least $10 mil in assets in his name could mean that he may not have kept much (if anything) in trusts or corporate structures.

And if he was smart he wouldn't have done what he did in the first place. I'm surprised he didn't try to settle before going to trial or is not appealing it. He may not be able to afford legal fees.

I don't know if he's broke or in the red or not. But these rappers, athletes, and other entertainers are notorious for blowing through many millions and ruining themselves financially. Filing bankruptcy is not a good thing - not an indication that you're doing everything right. It's something to be avoided if possible - particularly personal BK.

Filing personal or even business BK will make it difficult or impossible to hold many professional licenses, and is something that certain professions will require you disclose publicly (plus it becomes public record). It will shut many doors for future employment opportunities if / when he's no longer in demand as an entertainer and needs to do something else for a living.

I would not be at all shocked if he's blown through most of that $155 million or whatever and is in the red. Besides other ways they waste money, some of these "entertainer" guys are known for spending hundreds of thousands a night at clubs and casinos, among other things.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: BDsauce on July 17, 2015, 05:41:39 AM
(http://ll-media.tmz.com/2015/07/16/0716-50-cent-tmx-3.jpg)

50 Cent isn't really broke -- we know that -- but he's sure making it look like he is ... he just gave the bankruptcy judge a list of his many creditors, and Curtis Jackson Sr. is among them.

According to the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- 50 owes grandpa $1,737.33. But that's just the tip of a $26 million debtor's iceberg.

50 also owes $137,880 to Bentley, $64,909 to American Express and, oh yeah, 2 court judgments totaling more than $23 million. And there's more -- that's just boring debt.

The rapper is laughing off the bankruptcy, most recently by making it rain at a West Hollywood strip club.
Title: Re: 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Post by: polychronopolous on July 17, 2015, 05:46:08 AM


The rapper is laughing off the bankruptcy, most recently by making it rain at a West Hollywood strip club.[/b]

Nice....that's how ya show 'em!!!