Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson is laughing off claims that his large Energy franchise was ripped off from a former drug kingpin’s life story.
After New York District Decide Hon. Analisa Torres dismissed Cory ‘Ghost’ Holland’s lawsuit in opposition to the Grammy Award winner, Jackson shared the information on Instagram with a response referencing the Starz collection’ most important character James ‘Ghost’ St. Patrick.
“Idiot thought he was GHOST,” wrote Jackson on Instagram. “Da fvck fallacious wit these [ninja emoji]s man LOL”
His put up comes after AllHipHop reported that Decide Torres discovered the Ghost character didn’t immediately consult with Holland, as a defamation declare requires. Holland first filed the criticism in opposition to Jackson, present creator Courtney Kemp, Starz and Lionsgate in 2021, alleging that Kemp ripped off his 2007 autobiographical CD Blasphemy.
The decide additionally threw out a $300 million lawsuit in opposition to Lionsgate, in addition to a criticism that Jackson confirmed up in his neighborhood with a fleet of vans and blasted a threatening music. The declare was previous the statute of limitations. After Holland reportedly despatched Jackson and his authorized crew a threatening electronic mail, the attorneys reported it to Decide Torres and native authorities.
Omari Hardwick and Joseph Sikora in Energy.
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Energy ran for six seasons on Starz from 2014 to 2020, following drug seller Ghost (Omari Hardwick) as he makes an attempt to depart his legal life behind and open a nightclub. Along with serving as an govt producer and Kemp’s collaborator, Jackson seems on the present as fellow drug seller Kanan Stark.
The collection has additionally been adopted by three spin-offs: Energy Guide II: Ghost, Energy Guide III: Elevating Kanan and Energy Guide IV: Power.
