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50 Cent has sued popular jeweler TraxNYC for a whopping $5 million, accusing him of using his likeness to sell knock-off chains.
The G-Unit mogul is suing the jeweler for trademark infringement and violating his right of publicity after TraxNYC (real name Maksud Trax Agadjani) made a series of TikTok posts that appeared to suggest the rapper was affiliated with the chains.
TraxNYC made a number of social media posts featuring pictures of 50 wearing jewelry and also tagging him in the caption.
In one video, which was advertising a chain similar to 50’s diamond cross, Trax seemingly says to the “In Da Club” hitmaker: “We just jocked your style. I know you watch my videos and now I’m watching your shit and jocking your shit, just like you jocked my shit.”
A representative for 50 said in a statement: “Mr. Jackson takes the unauthorized use of his name and likeness for commercial purposes seriously.”
Before filing the lawsuit, 50 himself warned the jeweler on social media: “This was a bad idea, you will regret doing this, I promise.”
The Queens, New York native has also used his usual battleground of Instagram to have his say on the lawsuit.
“Every now and then someone does something like this. I don’t know why but I do know I’m a need that by Monday,” he wrote in one post.
After being informed of the lawsuit, TraxNYC made a public plea to 50 Cent to drop the lawsuit, saying in a video: “Yo, 50, a cross is meant for forgiveness, redemption, forgiveness of sins. Forgive, forget, let it go, brother.”
50 was not having any of it and replied: “Let me think about it. Nah you tried to play with me! You know the vibes by Monday.”
He followed up by writing alongside a picture of the chains the jeweler was trying to sell: “This fool took my custom piece copied it, then posted this 7 hours ago using my likeness to sell them. He must don’t know how this works, if he talks to a lawyer they would tell him this is not good.”
50 Cent is no stranger to taking legal action to protect his rights and assets as his long-running dispute with former G-Unit rapper Young Buck recently came to a conclusion.
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Nicki Minaj plays with the Barbz sometimes. Whether it's her usual social media clap-backs to misinterpreted media conversations, teases of new music or other endeavors, or her reflections on being a superstar, sometimes she outlines a lot of paths before making a final decision. In a few of those cases, this can end up scaring the fanbase, although not for long. For example, the Trinidadian femcee recently held a Stationhead session on Sunday (October 13) in which she spoke on the success of the Pink Friday 2 world tour. Then, she sent her die-hards into fight-or-flight mode by suggesting that she may hang up the mic.
"I am doing a hiatus," Nicki Minaj expressed on the platform. "But I have the Vogue thing, which I’m very proud and honored to do, and a couple things and then I’ll be taking a little moment to reflect." Of course, this isn't the first time that she's teased a break, whether that's a permanent step away from music or just a much-needed break from her general industry and career moves. Reportedly, Nicki hinted before that this hiatus could happen after the Pink Friday 2 world tour wrapped up, a reality we now live in.
However, it turns out that Nicki Minaj was once again feeling the temperature and speaking on possibilities, because she quickly dispelled any hiatus speculation via Twitter. "Ain’t going no mthfkn where," she responded to a post about her supposed break. "Kiss my a** & HIATUS LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO." "We don’t announce the hiatus Barbz. Crack is whack. We don’t do that," the 41-year-old followed up in another post. As such, it seems like the Barbz don't have to worry about her stepping away too much, which is a relief to hear.
Elsewhere during the weekend, Nicki Minaj thanked everyone who helped her along the way on her PF2 tour in various social media posts. "Barbz. Wow. We did it,” she wrote in one of these posts via Twitter. “Emotional (to say the least). I love you ALL so much. Every single person who came out- from our very 1st show— every country— my incredible team."
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