50 Cent faces new lawsuit from a man claiming that the idea for the rapper's 'Before I Self Destruct' album and movie were stolen from his book. Shadrach Winstead, an author based out of New Jersey,
is in the process of suing rapper 50 Cent over his movie and album Before I Self Destruct.
According to Winstead, 50 Cent stole the idea for Before I Self Destruct from his book entitled “The Preacher’s Son-But The Streets Turned Me Into A Gangster.” The lawsuit against 50 Cent was filed in a United States District Court of New Jersey and it is unclear how much Winstead is seeking from the rapper.
is in the process of suing rapper 50 Cent over his movie and album Before I Self Destruct.
According to Winstead, 50 Cent stole the idea for Before I Self Destruct from his book entitled “The Preacher’s Son-But The Streets Turned Me Into A Gangster.” The lawsuit against 50 Cent was filed in a United States District Court of New Jersey and it is unclear how much Winstead is seeking from the rapper.
"The defendant infringed the copyright by publishing and selling an audio visual work (a movie released in DVD format), coupled with an audio recording (“recordings”)," said Winstead in his complaint, according to AllHipHop.com. "In many cases, the content and word choice used by Defendants in their work is identical to that used in Plaintiff’s book."
Neither 50 Cent nor a rep for the rapper has responded publicly to Winstead’s lawsuit.
Neither 50 Cent nor a rep for the rapper has responded publicly to Winstead’s lawsuit.
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