50 Cent (Photo:AP)— The rapper and actor known as 50 Cent has filed for federal bankruptcy protection, days after a jury ordered him to pay US$5 million in an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit. Curtis Jackson III, who owns a home in Farmington, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US District Court in Hartford on Monday. The filing lists both his assets and liabilities as between US$10 million and US$50 million. It comes after a New York jury on Friday ordered Jackson to pay US$5 million to a woman who said he acquired a video she made with her boyfriend, added himself as a crude commentator and posted it online without her permission. Jackson’s attorneys and his publicist did not immediately respond to phone  and email requests seeking comment on Monday. … Read entire article »

 By Balford Henry—  American rapper 50 Cent (right) with Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (centre) and his associate, local businessman Ronald Waite, at Bamboo Villas, close to Tryall, Montego Bay on Sunday. AMERICAN rapper and actor 50 Cent was in Jamaica on a “working visit” last weekend. According to sources close to the rapper, 50 Cent (whose given name is Curtis Jackson III) was exploring investment opportunities in the island. They, however, declined to give any details. “He did meet with some local officials and had discussions on investment opportunities in the Montego Bay resort area,” said the source, who spoke to the Jamaica Observer on the condition of anonymity. 50 Cent is said to have close Jamaican family connections, through his stepfather with whom he grew up in Queens, New York. The rapper … Read entire article »