50 Cent has denied reports he has attempted to “stall” the police investigation into a suspicious fire at his New York home.

The New York Post reported on Thursday that authorities were frustrated over the rapper’s lack of cooperation in the case.
But the star’s representatives insist 50 Cent has been compliant with the ongoing inquiry.

A statement reads: “50 and his attorneys met yesterday with Suffolk County authorities regarding the fire that destroyed 50′s house. The meeting had been arranged weeks ago. 50 is eager to review the findings of the investigation, when it is concluded.”

The In Da Club hitmaker’s 11-year-old son Marquise and his mother, Shaniqua Tompkins, were in the Long Island mansion when the blaze broke out.

Tompkins has accused 50 Cent, who was in Louisiana filming a movie at the time, of arson.

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50 Cent may be headed for some hot water.

The investigation into a “suspicious” fire that destroyed his Long Island mansion is being delayed because Fiddy hasn’t met with investigators yet.

A fire official told ABC News that after several attempts by the fire squad to meet with 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, the rapper has not scheduled an interview.

“We interview every owner of every structure that goes on fire,” the official reported. “It’s standard procedure.”

The star’s former girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins, and young son had been living in the multi-million dollar estate which burned down in late May.

Jackson was reportedly trying to evict Tompkins and his son, 10, in their bitter break-up.

Though there is no deadline for the interview, sources have reported that 50′s input is crucial to the investigation moving on. He has been spotted partying in the past few months in New York.

50′s attorney, Brett Kimmel has not made a statement regarding the issue.

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50 Cent has been reunited with his son Marquise after claiming the boy’s mother had “kidnapped” him.

The hitmaker recently blasted ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins for taking off with their 11-year-old child after her New York home was destroyed by a fire in May.

50 Cent recently told Sister 2 Sister magazine, “They done kidnapped my first one (son). My son’s mother got him, holding him hostage.”

But the rapper finally caught up with his son over the weekend after he and his bitter ex agreed on a temporary custody deal.
According to sources, 50 Cent will get to spend 10 days with his son at his sprawling Connecticut home before he leaves the U.S. to film a movie overseas.

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U.S. rapper and hip-hop mogul 50 Cent sued Taco Bell on Wednesday, saying the restaurant chain made him the star of its hip-hop themed ad campaign without his permission and without paying him a fee.

50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, accuses the Mexican-style fast food chain of “diluting the value of his good name” and employing a guerrilla advertising campaign to fool consumers into thinking he had endorsed the chain, said the lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court.

“Without seeking or obtaining Jackson’s authorization, defendant Taco Bell made him the star and focus of its nation-wide advertising campaign by using his name, persona and trademark to promote Taco Bell’s business and products,” court papers said.

A spokesperson for Yum! Brands, which operates Taco Bell, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The lawsuit accuses the chain of disseminating a letter, addressed to 50 Cent, that encourages the rapper to change his name to “79 Cent,” “89 Cent” or “99 Cent,” the lawsuit said.

The letter was designed to promote the company’s “79-89-99 Cent Why Pay More” campaign, while avoiding the multimillion dollar fee the rapper might have charged to use his name, the lawsuit said.

The letter was eventually sent to the rapper, but only after it had been circulated to reporters, the lawsuit said.

“As Taco Bell intended, many customers believed that 50 Cent had agreed to endorse Taco Bell’s products. Indeed, postings on numerous Internet ‘blogs’ castigated 50 Cent for ‘selling out’ by his apparent endorsement of Taco Bell,” the lawsuit said.

Since his debut album in 2003, 50 Cent has built a business with a record label, a clothing and footwear line, ringtones and video games. He has also starred in a movie based on his life, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.”

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50 Cent is planning a musical collaboration with actor and new best friend Val Kilmer.

The pair became firm pals on the set of new prison movie Felon; with the rapper rumored to have given Kilmer a $100,000 car as a gift. And the Batman Forever star reveals they are planning to hit the studio together.

He says, “I don’t think he’s going to produce a song, but he really likes one of my songs. I told him my idea for it and he wants to help. He’s officially my new friend.”

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50 Cent has branded his current feud with his ex Shaniqua Tompkins his “toughest” challenge to date – because their strained relationship is having a negative affect on their young son.

The rapper and his former lover have been battling in court after 50 Cent’s home in Long Island, New York – where Tompkins and 11-year-old Marquise had been residing – was destroyed in May in what police have called a “suspicious” fire.

He’s suing Tompkins for defamation after she accused him of starting the blaze.

She was recently granted a restraining order against her ex, preventing the star from being on the same premises as her.

But, while the court order does not stop 50 Cent from seeing their son, he insists it has put Marquise in a difficult situation – because the boy doesn’t want to upset his mom by spending time with his dad.

50 Cent tells MTV.com, “I think he doesn’t want his mom to feel like he’s a traitor. …The time I spent away is the time he developed this thing he’s afraid to break with her. There’s nothing you can do about that. This is the toughest (thing I’ve had to face), because he’s my motivation.”

And the hip-hop superstar is sad his son won’t be joining him on tour this summer because of the custody situation: “In the summertime, for the first two years I was successful, my son has travelled with us on those tours. He was on the Rock the Mic Tour; he was on the Anger Management Tour. This summer, when he’s free, it’s, like, no communication. It’s tough. I’m not going through a custody battle; just a transition. I’d like to be able to just see my baby.”

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A judge has ordered 50 Cent to surrender any guns he owns as part of a temporary restraining order issued against him by his ex-girlfriend.

On Friday the rapper’s ‘s lawyer said that he plans to contest the order and insists 50 (a.k.a. Curtis Jackson) does not have access to guns, and never did. “To my knowledge, he has no guns,” attorney Brett Kimmel said on Friday.

The judge’s order forbids 50 Cent from being in contact with Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of his 10-year old son, without the court’s permission.

“Fiddy” and Tomkins have been locked in a legal fight over money–Tomkins wants half of the rapper’s estate, claiming the two made an oral agreement.

The dispute got ugly last month after a fire destroyed 50′s $2.4. million Long Island home, where Tomkins lived with their son.

The rapper denies any involvement in the fire and has filed a $20 million defamation suit against his ex-girlfriend for statements she made to the media.

“It’s completely baseless and it’s retaliatory,” Tompkins’ lawyer, Paul Catsandonis, said of the defamation suit. “It’s nothing more than an attempt to rehabilitate his image.”

Since his debut album in 2003, 50 Cent has built a business with a record label, a clothing and footwear line, ringtones and video games. He has also starred in a movie based on his life, Get Rich or Die Tryin’.

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