50 Cent’s ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins is staring down a federal lawsuit after allegedly selling tell-all content material on-line that violates a contract signed with the rapper’s publishing imprint, G-Unit Books.
AllHipHop has completely realized Tompkins offered the unique rights to her life story—together with her identify, likeness, private experiences and all associated publicity makes use of—to G-Unit Books again in 2007.
In return, she reportedly obtained $80,000 and was promised future royalties.
The doc refers to these rights as “unconditional, irrevocable, unique and perpetual,” leaving no room for public commentary or monetization exterior of the corporate’s management.
Nevertheless, G-Unit Books now claims Tompkins broke that settlement by posting and sharing a collection of interviews and movies that delve into her previous with 50 Cent and their son, Marquise.
She claimed the rapper hit her whereas she was pregnant with Marquise in 1996, that he was bodily and verbally abusive throughout their relationship, hit her in entrance of her daughter and “beat the mess” out of her in one other altercation.
“Capitalizing on her latest notoriety from a ‘viral’ submit commenting on testimony within the high-profile ‘Diddy’ trial, Tompkins has repeatedly and intentionally exploited the very rights she conveyed to G-Unit Books,” a criticism obtained by AllHipHop reads.
In accordance with 50 Cent’s legal professional Reena Jain, “Tompkins’ habits was intentional—she explicitly referenced the very settlement she breached whereas she actively breached it, stating it was one thing that was ‘going to should be labored out legally.’”
G-Unit’s authorized workforce argues the injury goes far past monetary harm.
The core worth of these rights, they are saying, got here from their exclusivity, which not exists as soon as private data circulates on-line.
“Jackson bought these rights to protect them to be used in future biographical or autobiographical tasks, but additionally partly as a result of he was involved that Tompkins would try and monetize their historical past and his identify. His considerations had been finally confirmed right,” Reena Jain added.
The corporate is asking the courtroom to do 4 issues: order Tompkins to take away and cease selling any media tied to her life story, award damages of a minimum of $1 million, require her to cowl their authorized bills and grant every other applicable aid.
The contract additionally included a clause requiring Tompkins to indemnify G-Unit Books for any losses resulting from breaches, putting much more weight on her alleged violations.
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