50 Cent Is Reportedly Being Sued For $1 Billion Over ‘Power’
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50 Cent and his crown jewel, Power, are facing two lawsuits by a man claiming to be the real-life version of “Ghost.” One filing is for $300 million while the other is for $1 billion.
According to AllHipHop, Cory Holland Sr., an alleged former drug kingpin whose street name was apparently “Ghost,” filed a $1 billion suit against 50 Cent, Courtney Kemp, Starz, and Lionsgate in 2021 for reportedly basing a majority of Power‘s premise around his life without his permission.
Holland claimed that the storylines were exact depictions of his life that stemmed from a series of recordings he’d done in 2007 to discourage at-risk youth from following in his footsteps by warning them about the dangers of street life.
He added that the success of Power put him on law enforcement’s radar because the show and real-life incidents were eerily parallel.
In the complaint, Holland wrote, “This is not one of those lawsuits from a deranged fan or some somebody trying capitalize off of someone else’s success. This is about the actual theft of my life, and the damages that it has done as well the profits that the defendants have made from the of stealing and telling my life story without my consent.”
A separate lawsuit from Holland suggested that Fif assaulted him as a means of intimidation and for that, he demanded $300 million in damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence in hiring and retention, in addition to other charges.
The Queens mogul reportedly wants this lawsuit dismissed because he and his legal team feel Holland’s filing is “untimely.”
According to court documents that surfaced recently, Fif’s legal team wrote, “Plaintiff’s claim that he suffered from severe emotional distress is undermined by the allegations that Plaintiff owns a weapon and he and his family repeatedly tried to confront Jackson.”
The motion continued, “The alleged conduct—Jackson ‘came to plaintiff’s home and neighborhood’—took place over a year before this Action was commenced. Around late July or early August 2021, Plaintiff can’t remember exactly your honor, but defendant Jackson decided to come to the Plaintiff’s neighborhood, not once, but twice. This claim is thus untimely. The assault claim should, therefore, be dismissed for failure to state a claim because the First Amended Complaint is devoid of any allegations to support such a claim against Jackson.”
The lawsuit is also intended to prevent Lionsgate Entertainment from using Holland’s life story as the foundation for future projects. Meanwhile, the $1 billion lawsuit remains in limbo.
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