First the rapper tries to evict his ex-girlfriend and their son. Now comes word that the house, in Dix Hills, has burned to the ground in a "suspicious" fire. Read the complete coverage, see more photos of the house he owned and read about the ongoing saga.
The attorney for Shaniqua Tompkins says that 50 Cent has asked his ex to pay $4,500 a month rent to continue living in his Dix Hills home. His 10-year-old son also lives in the house. Paul Katsandonis tells RealLI that she and their son have until May 1 to live in the house, but "if we give him one month's rent, he will allow them to stay until the end of the school year," Katsandonis says. He adds that the message from 50 Cent is clear: "Be like your dad. Get rich or starve trying." Tompkins filed suit against Curtis Jackson -- 50 Cent's real name -- today in Supreme Court in Manhattan claiming "breach of contract," alleging that the rapper had promised to put all or part of the house in her name. He bought the house in January 2007 for $1.4 million. See photos of the house here.
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| 50 Cent's Dix Hills house |
Here are some from the original listing for the house, which 50 Cent bought in 2007.
A lawsuit filed in Manhattan by 50 Cent's ex and the mother of his son alleges that the rapper is trying to evict her from his Dix Hills house, AP reports. Shaniqua Tompkins is accusing 50 Cent of "breach of contract" because he supposedly promised to buy the house for her and their 10-year-old son. The house is now in his name -- Curtis Jackson.
Public records show he bought the 5,000-square-foot house in January 2007 for $1.4 million. Taxes are $16,815 a year. "It's a very big home," says Paul Catsandonis, Tompkins' attorney. The house is located on an acre and has six bedrooms and five bathrooms, as well as a three-car heated garage with a dumbwaiter to the kitchen. The house, built in 2002, also has a pool. The previous owner, builder Robert Defeo, built the house for himself and his family.
Someone close to the deal says that 50 Cent wanted to buy the house so that his son would be in a good school district, Half Hollow Hills. He also liked that the property is private, with a steep driveway so that the house is "not at street level." "He actually came to see the house," the source says. "He was very shy ... polite ... humble ... lovely."
But it was clear at the closing last year that there was a problem. Tompkins was at the closing; 50 Cent was not. "It was obvious that she was very upset," says the source. "She wanted the house, or at least half in her name." But the deed only had his. After the closing, Tompkins was seen crying, the source says.
