Cyrus Langhorne
G-Unit head 50 Cent is downplaying his own words this week in a publicized sex tape case with rap rival Rick Ross‘ ex-girlfriend.
According to the latest reports, Fif said he had no ill will when he called plaintiff Lastonia Leviston a porn star in 2008.
Rapper 50 Cent said Tuesday he was just “joking” when he called Rick Ross’ ex-girlfriend a “porn star” in a doctored version of a 2008 sex tape. Fitty testified in Manhattan Supreme Court that when he said in the video, “You’s a motherf–king porn star” — referring to Lastonia Leviston — he did so as his alter ego, “Pimpin’ Curly,” and that nothing the character says is to be taken seriously. (New York Post)
Earlier this month, Leviston and her attorney Philip Freidin argued Fif destroyed her reputation over the publicly released x-rated video in 2009.
“She dead,” 50 Cent says toward the end of the tape, which he narrated on his website. “She dead! … meaning he’s done destroyed her — destroyed her reputation,” Freidin said. Leviston quietly sobbed in the front row of the Manhattan Supreme Court courtroom as Freidin spoke, her shoulders shaking as she wiped her eyes with a tissue. Her aunt, sitting next to her, also teared up. (New York Daily News)
50’s lawyer claimed someone stole the footage and released it before the G-Unit head.
“Her life is better because she filed this lawsuit against Rick Ross’ rival,” said lawyer James Renard. The lawyer also argued that someone hacked into 50 Cent’s computer and stole the tape before he could post it. “The bottom line is, Mr. Jackson is not the one who first published it,” said Renard. (New York Daily News)
Buzz about the lawsuit’s existence bubbled online a few weeks ago.
50 has filed a lawsuit — obtained by TMZ — in which he’s trying to deflect blame from himself for the video which now has millions of views. Lastonia Leviston has sued 50 claiming she was so distraught after 50 posted the video she contemplated suicide. But now 50 says Ross is actually the one who created the problem because he or one of his lackeys was first to post it … 50 just linked to it. 50 points to an interview Ross did with a radio station the day before the video was posted in which he said he was going to put the sex tape online. (TMZ)
