50 Cent’s ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins is staring down a federal lawsuit after allegedly selling tell-all content material on-line that violates a contract signed with the rapper’s publishing imprint, G-Unit Books.

AllHipHop has completely discovered Tompkins offered the unique rights to her life story — together with her title, likeness, private experiences and all associated publicity makes use of — to G-Unit Books again in 2007.

In return, she reportedly obtained $80,000 and was promised future royalties.

The doc refers to these rights as “unconditional, irrevocable, exclusive and perpetual,” leaving no room for public commentary or monetization outdoors of the corporate’s management.

However, G-Unit Books now claims Tompkins broke that settlement by posting and sharing a collection of interviews and movies that delve into her previous with 50 Cent and their son, Marquise.

She claimed the rapper hit her whereas she was pregnant with Marquise again in 1996, that he was bodily and verbally abusive throughout their relationship, hit her in entrance of her daughter and “beat the mess” out of her in one other altercation.

“Capitalizing on her recent notoriety from a ‘viral’ post commenting on testimony in the high-profile ‘Diddy’ trial, Tompkins has repeatedly and deliberately exploited the very rights she conveyed to G-Unit Books,” a grievance obtained by AllHipHop reads.

“Tompkins’ behavior was intentional—she explicitly referenced the very agreement she breached while she actively breached it, stating it was something that was ‘going to have to be worked out legally,’” in line with 50 Cent’s lawyer Reena Jain.

G-Unit’s authorized group argues the injury goes far past monetary damage.

The core worth of these rights, they are saying, got here from their exclusivity, which not exists as soon as private info circulates on-line.

“Jackson purchased these rights to preserve them for use in future biographical or autobiographical projects, but also in part because he was concerned that Tompkins would attempt to monetize their history and his name. His concerns were ultimately proven correct,” Reena Jain added.

The firm is asking the court docket to do 4 issues: order Tompkins to take away and cease selling any media tied to her life story, award damages of at the least $1 million, require her to cowl their authorized bills and grant another acceptable aid.

The contract additionally included a clause requiring Tompkins to indemnify G-Unit Books for any losses resulting from breaches, putting much more weight on her alleged violations.

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