Fire At Long Island Home Belonging to 50 Cent Labeled “Suspicious”
New York, NY (May 30 , 2008) – Early this morning, a Long Island home belonging to 50 Cent and occupied by his ex-girlfriend and their son burned to the ground. All parties were rescued, treated and released, but 50’s ex, Shaniqua Tompkins, claims 50 had someone torch the house to prevent her from owning it as the two struggle to settle a bitter dispute over 50’s estate. From The Huffington Post:
…Investigators from the Suffolk County arson squad were called to the scene after Dix Hills Fire Chief Larry Feld deemed the blaze suspicious. The fire was reported at 4:59 a.m. and was extinguished about 45 minutes later, Feld said. The arson squad had finished its work at the scene six hours after the blaze.
He referred the case to the arson squad "because of the intensity of the fire, and also being that who belongs to the house."
Police said the victims included the rapper’s former girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins and two of her children, including a son fathered by 50 Cent named Marquise. Three other adults in the home weren’t immediately identified.
A passing off-duty police officer helped rescue the six people off an elevated deck in the home’s backyard, Feld said.
The home has been the subject of an intense feud between 50 and Tompkins.
Tompkins filed a lawsuit against 50 earlier this year claiming he had promised her a house more than a decade ago, but that since their breakup, he now wants to evict her and their 10-year-old son from the home.
Tompkins’ lawyer, Paul Catsandonis, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that the dispute over the house had become "extremely, extremely contentious" in recent days. Although he declined to be specific, he said there was an "extremely dangerous incident" Monday in his Manhattan office while taking a deposition for the lawsuit.
50’s "gangster," but… would he put his own kid in jeopardy?
June 1st, 2008 at 11:13 pm
SOUND LIKE A SET UP TO ME .IF SHE CAN’T GET HER HANDS ON HALF OF EVERYTHING ‘CAUSE THEY WERN’T MARRIED,THIS "PUBLICITY STUNT" ,TRYIN TO MAKE HIM LOOK LIKE A MONSTER THAT WOULD TRY TO MURDER HER AND HIS OWN KID SURE COULD GET THE POWERS THAT BE ON HER SIDE.ALL THEY HAVE TA DO NOW IS REFFER TO HIS LYRICAL CONTENT TO SEAL THE DEAL..MAKIN’ 33 MILLION A YEAR CAN TAKE BABY MAMA DRAMA TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL..B.I.G SAID IT BEST…"MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS"..