50 Cent performs onstage during a concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 3, 2025 in London, England.LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 3: 50 Cent performs onstage during a concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 3, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Katja Ogrin/Getty Images)

A legal dispute involving 50 Cent and his former partner Shaniqua Tompkins has moved forward in a New York court. Both sides are contesting the scope and relevance of claims tied to a years-old agreement. In a sworn filing, the rapper argued that allegations included in Tompkins’s court papers are unrelated to the central contract dispute involving G-Unit Books. He asked the court to seal portions of the record. He maintains that the claims risk unnecessary damage to his reputation. “Tompkins…seeks to inject inflammatory and defamatory allegations concerning me personally into this litigation. The allegations concern purported events from decades ago that are wholly irrelevant to the issues,” 50 Cent wrote. The filing casts the matter primarily as a disagreement over contractual obligations rather than a broader personal conflict. Notably, the dispute centers on agreements involving 50 and his business interests.

In the same submission, he warned of the potential consequences if the material becomes part of the public record. “If Tompkins’ inflammatory and defamatory allegations in her pleadings are permitted to enter the public record without restriction, the resulting harm to my personal and professional reputation will be immediate, severe, and irreversible.” The lawsuit itself stems from claims by G-Unit Books that Tompkins violated an exclusive life-rights agreement signed in 2007. The dispute intensified after she spoke publicly about their past relationship in interviews and on social media. There, she described allegations of abuse during her pregnancy. Those statements have since become intertwined with the ongoing legal arguments regarding 50’s contractual rights.

Tompkins has challenged the validity of the agreement, saying she signed it under pressure. “Fearing for my life and for my children’s lives, I signed the agreement under extreme duress,” she alleged back in January. Jackson’s legal position holds that acknowledging the contract complicates her claim and shifts attention back to whether its terms were breached. The case continues after a judge declined to grant a default judgment in his favor. G-Unit Books is seeking $1 million in damages as the proceedings move ahead. In fact, 50 is still actively involved in the ongoing legal battle.