50 Cent has to pay $5 million for uploading a sex tape that he didnt even star in.
50 Cent has to pay $5 million for uploading a sex tape that he didn't even star in. Electrolysis / Shutterstock.com

• That's right. The man whose debut album is named Get Rich or Die Tryin' has filed for bankruptcy. (Insert all the "50 Cent doesn't have fifty cents" jokes you've seen today right here.) This morning, Curtis Jackson III—better known as 50 Cent—filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Hartford, CT. The filing occurred after a Manhattan jury ruled that 50 Cent would need to pay $5 million to Lastonia Leviston.

Leviston sued him in 2010 for invasion of privacy after he allegedly uploading a sex tape she made with a past boyfriend. 50 Cent added additional commentary to the tape, including jabs at another of Leviston's former boyfriends, Rick Ross, with whom 50 Cent has an ongoing feud. The jury is still ruling on whether or not 50 Cent will also owe Levinston punitive damages, but they're also wondering what happened to the hundreds of millions he made when Coca-Cola bought Vitamin Water—the sugar-filled beverage that masquerades as a health drink.

Currently, Jackson has reprised his role of Kanan in Starz's Power, which was renewed for a third season last month. He will also appear in the upcoming boxing film Southpaw. Luckily, he has this lucrative acting career to fall back on now that he has spent all the money he made selling albums, branding athletic wear with Reebok, and releasing video games. His attorneys issued a statement, claiming the bankruptcy filing will allow 50 Cent time to conduct "an orderly reorganization of his financial affairs." See? He just needs to dust off the countertops of his empire and it will all work out. Business as usual. (Ahem.)

• Although The Fantastic Four was reimagined back in 2005, with a sequel in 2007, that doesn't mean it's too soon for another remake! (Keep riding that Marvel train, Disney.) The latest reiteration will hit theaters on August 7 and this morning, director Peter Travers revealed that El-P—one half of Run the Jewels—scored the end credits.


El-P went on to reveal that the instrumental track was inspired by legendary composer Philip Glass, and features contributions from Little Shalimar—who worked with the artist on Run the Jewels. El-P also stated that he's trying to get permission to play the new work on the upcoming Beats 1 radio show, WRTJ.


• Now, El-P has been busy scoring films, but the other half of Run the Jewels has been keeping busy as well. Killer Mike has been making appearances left and right. This morning, he brought El-P along for an interview with DJ Kid Whoo and, hilariously, called Bill O'Reilly a cocksucker.

Killer Mike's appearances are always laced with many quotable gems, and this one was no different. Here's a few more highlights.

When people don't like him: "I just tweet out a picture of my Grammy and me holding my dick."

On forming Run the Jewels with El-P: "It's like becoming Christian, except without stopping all the sex and drugs and shit. We're born again."

What he hopes will happen after the revolution: "As a man, it'd be nice to get some head."

On Run the Jewels groupies: "It's straight up pretty girls on the front row...Those women are tough, man! They be moshing! But we got wives."

Whoo also grilled the guys on whether or not OutKast would be appearing on the upcoming RTJ3, but they wouldn't confirm for sure.

• Let's wrap this up. It's Monday and you start off the week by having a listen to Tame Impala's latest album, Currents, over on NPR. It made Pitchfork lose their collective minds, but, to be honest, this group has always left me feeling pretty lukewarm. Thus far, Currents has not proven to be much different. Tell me if you think otherwise!