Judge: Bankruptcy Won't Stop Court Case

A judge has ruled that while rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy, the sex tape case he is involved in will continue as scheduled, reports the Hartford Courant.

Curtis Jackson III filed for bankruptcy on Monday, just days after Lastonia Leviston won $5 million from a jury in New York in the sex tape case. That same day, the jury in New York was scheduled to hear testimony on punitive damages in the case.

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The rapper, who owns a mansion in Farmington, told a reporter from E! News that he filed for bankruptcy to “stop things moving forward that you don’t want moving forward.”

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