
50 Cent is suing popular video Web site worldstarhiphop.com.
According to fox8live.com, Fif is taking action over the site’s unauthorized usage of his image plastered across their homepage. He claims that the photo is misleading, causing many visitors to think that he owns the site.
“I got a lawsuit against WorldStar for utilizing my likeness,” the G-Unit leader said in a recent interview in Atlanta. “A lot of people felt like that was my site because they saw my face on the cover of (the Web site) for a long time.”
“I have lawyers on retainers and I have to pay them so much money anyway, so we’ll go back and forth to court until (they) can’t afford a Subway sandwich,” he continued. “It’s already too late for (them).”
50’s latest disc, Before I Self Destruct, is currently available on iTunes. The physical copy hits shelves on Monday (November 16). —Max G
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November 13th, 2009
at 11:44 am
Detroit P says:
Lol Oh Shit!
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November 13th, 2009
at 11:49 am
tommy gunz says:
man…fif the king of quotables
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November 13th, 2009
at 11:49 am
Gun Rue Star says:
Is This all Fif does is bitch these days. He should be happy that people thought he was involved in something that actually earned respect these days. All his other shit online is failures…He must be talken about when they had that Irobot type banner but as I remember there was more then just him…he just pissed they playen videos that make him look stupid like bang um smurf talken about his scary ass hiddin in the ceiling when Suge came to a video set lolol Game and fif were ment for each other they needa get back togather
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November 13th, 2009
at 11:50 am
capcobra says:
yo grands….album time.
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November 13th, 2009
at 12:43 pm
Tony Grands says:
Word. He’s been moving his pawns into place for a minute. Time to bring the Bishop(s) out now.
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November 13th, 2009
at 11:50 am
Blakout615 says:
This is a useless lawsuit lol. I think 50 just wants to shut worldstar down because they frequently post vids of ppl gettin at him(bang em smurf,ja rule,triple c’s…)
And I dont care what anybody says. WSHH is the most entertaining website on the internet. Even tho their comment section is always full of 11 yr olds lol
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November 13th, 2009
at 11:54 am
wshh says:
WORLDSTAR USED 50 IMAGE ON THERE SITE FOR YEARS, I THOUGHT IT WAS 50SITE AT FIRST. AND ALL THEY PUT UP IS VIDEO MAKING BLACK PEOPLE LOOK STUPID. AND ALL THEY DO IS GO POST THINGS ABOUT FIF SO FUCK THEM
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November 13th, 2009
at 12:02 pm
LEXX BROWN(The Bahamas) says:
50 NEEDS TO GET OFF WORLDSTARHIPHOP DICK.. AM ON WORLDSTARHIPHOP EVERY DAY AND NEVER THOUGHT FOR ONE MINUTER THAT IT WAS HIS SITE..
A FEW WEEKS BACK 50CENT DIS WORLDSTARHIOPHOP.COM
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November 13th, 2009
at 12:14 pm
WhiteKidFromSuburbs says:
50 is a genius and Im not a 50 stan. Think about it. He has Thisis50.com and worldstar is a competitor. the top competitor. 50 has always been about his money. and 50’s money is longer than pretty much anyones. He is going to have his lawyers handle this for a couple months and he wont even do a thing.
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November 13th, 2009
at 12:23 pm
EmCDL says:
“I have lawyers on retainers and I have to pay them so much money anyway, so we’ll go back and forth to court until (they) can’t afford a Subway sandwich.”
Gotdayum! LOL!
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November 13th, 2009
at 1:01 pm
REALLY says:
Co-sign!!!!
ha hah aha, that boy Fif is hilarious!
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November 13th, 2009
at 1:27 pm
Capital G says:
No more five dollar foot longs for World Star?
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November 13th, 2009
at 12:27 pm
almackin44 says:
50 cents a square.. no one thought he owned that?? What a fag..
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November 13th, 2009
at 2:36 pm
Jordan says:
If 50 cent is a square and a fag, then why is his name in your mouth? see, his plan is already in effect. he will do anything to get his name circulating before an album drop. he’s more like a fuckin genius. take notes u broke bitchez.
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November 13th, 2009
at 12:42 pm
gift says:
I fucks wit WSHH. they always have interesting vids that give you the full spectrum of what’s going in hiphop, politics, tvland, and sports. (The whole MAYWEATHER FIGHT) 50 needs to cut the shit and worry about his album sales with that sucky ass first single.
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November 13th, 2009
at 12:43 pm
RL says:
Sue them? He should be enlisting their services to help him craft a decent rap album.
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November 13th, 2009
at 12:45 pm
Mr.Nap-Town says:
50 is a lame.He is always doing something lame he wants to shut them down cause his site iz trash. -REAL TALK-
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November 13th, 2009
at 12:49 pm
Will says:
Don’t nobody go to worldstarhiphop becuase they think 50 owns the website. Instead of trying to sue websites who dont kiss your ass how about putting out music that earns people’s respect.
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November 13th, 2009
at 1:54 pm
RWORD says:
LOL!
suing WSHH?!?! LOL!
man 50cent is a clown. I have yet to see his face on WSHH. The ONLY reason he is doing it is because the post all video and dont kiss butt to 50cent. WSHH IS NOT A 50CENT DICK RIDER
First, he is going to lose that law sue. Second, if 50cent can sue WSHH, Fat Joe, Jarule, and anyone he beef with can sue thisis50.com becahse that site use their likeness ALL THE F*** TIME
Dan this dude is wack. Why do you clown like xxlmag ride his dick so hard…he is a donkey
BOSS!!
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November 13th, 2009
at 1:59 pm
RWORD says:
PLUS XXLMAG .com didNOT post the full 50cent quote (because they dick ride him so hard) which proves 50 is just hating and seeking attention like a little cry baby. Here is the whole quote:
“I gotta lawsuit against WorldStar for utilizing my likeness,” 50 explained. “A lot of people felt like that was my site because they seen my face on the cover of [the website] for a long time.
“But Q (WSHH founder), you see, you should really be nice to me. Because you’re not nice to me, I’m not nice. I have lawyers on retainers and I have to pay them so much money anyway, so we’ll go back and forth to court until [they] can’t afford a subway sandwich. I gotta pay them anyway. … It’s already too late for [them],” he continued.
50 said he’s filed an infringement lawsuit against the site. However, it’s unclear when this was filed with the courts.
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November 13th, 2009
at 2:05 pm
DetroitDr***r says:
50 is a genius he’s taking out his competitors thats all…He’s Ja’ing worldstar
MAYN HOL’UP
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November 13th, 2009
at 3:22 pm
Jhon da Analyst says:
Fisty doesn’t have to record another album ever….Period. And I don’t really give a shit about his music anymore……..
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November 13th, 2009
at 4:23 pm
gaddic says:
Fif is simply gettin rid of the competition
Why so many comments?
It’s the music i care about
Not no damn courtroom drama
You hating fags should jack-off to Judge Judy
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November 13th, 2009
at 5:13 pm
Nasty Noodles says:
His new album is hot steaming ass garbage. He should wuit rapping and stick to suing for now on. He’s lost his mojo.
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November 13th, 2009
at 6:51 pm
PHARO says:
He won’t win….
That’s like Tiger Woods suing a golf website for using his picture as a theme…. ain’t gonna happen. But,,, with his lawyers… ok maybe he will.
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it’s not personal it’s business
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50 doesn’t need their promotion ThisIs50 is their competition
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November 13th, 2009
at 7:39 pm
Nefarious says:
I just want to say the law on this topic is very, very vague. I was going to start up a site like this one, and worldstar, and I was going to have pictures of artist I liked or respected… Most pictures are apart of the public domain, as long as there not trying to sell anything; I think worldstar should be good..
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November 13th, 2009
at 9:35 pm
TUNED2IT says:
WELL IF YOU CAN MAKE MONEY SELLIN’ ALBUMS…MAKE MONEY BY WINNIN’ LAWSUITS. HEY YOU CAN’T KNOCK THE HUSTLE. WACK!!!!
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November 13th, 2009
at 11:26 pm
js416 says:
cause he needs more money
with his rich ass
GO BACK TO YOUR ROOTS 50 so i can listen to your music again
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November 14th, 2009
at 12:33 pm
Kermitt387 says:
50 on that bullshyt (smh)
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November 14th, 2009
at 12:54 pm
yo raps says:
thank GOD! i’m sick of all those damn coments at WSHH
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November 14th, 2009
at 3:30 pm
LOL says:
Damn. All I can say. Genius move by 50 getting rid of his biggest competitor.
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November 14th, 2009
at 4:02 pm
Won1 says:
OH NO!!! Anything but the 5 dollar foot long,them meatball sandwiches are the best!!
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November 14th, 2009
at 5:30 pm
tony blair says:
I thought Worldstar was DJ Whoo Kidd site??? As far as I knew it was - maybe he mad Whoo Kidd was chillin wit Fat Joe recently
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November 14th, 2009
at 6:54 pm
macdatruest says:
XXL let me post a comment then I see its not here today, it just vanished. So I guess I cant repeat what I said, but now I know what type of shit gets XXL and Fiddy shook!!!! Macdatruest’s facts>>>>>>>>XXL & Interscope’s bullshit
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November 14th, 2009
at 11:21 pm
50 Cent Sueing WorldStarHipHop.com, “It’s Already Too Late For (Them).” « GOSSIBOO says:
[...] XXL News reports: According to fox8live.com, Fif is taking action over the site’s unauthorized usage of his image plastered across their homepage. He claims that the photo is misleading, causing many visitors to think that he owns the site. [...]
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November 15th, 2009
at 10:55 am
92FS says:
WSHH has some cool videos sometimes, then other times they post pure bullshit! I know one thing though, if they get shut down I’ll be happy for one reason. I don’t get to read those damn comments anymore. I swear them fools that be on that shit is the only time I ever really get pissed off at reading comments and wanna buck 50 somebody!
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November 16th, 2009
at 10:54 am
11KAP says:
I just can’t stand niggas like this………always bitchin and trying to bring other niggas down. What does this have to do with hip hop really? this nigga makes pig hop lol. He’s lucky he’s only mad a few good songs or he would be nonexistent in rap.
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November 16th, 2009
at 10:56 am
11KAP says:
He’s lucky he’s only *made a few good songs or he would be nonexistent in rap- for any knucklehead that wanna say something smart as a retort lol. whatever. idc anyway.
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November 16th, 2009
at 12:03 pm
Robinson says:
“I have lawyers on retainers and I have to pay them so much money anyway, so we’ll go back and forth to court until (they) can’t afford a Subway sandwich,” he continued. “It’s already too late for (them).” - this dude is grimey as hell son!
Shout out to WorldStar, keep them heads up.
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November 18th, 2009
at 7:51 am
XXLmag.com - » Jay-Z Don’t Want It With 50, Nooo! says:
[...] week’s announcement about 50 going head on against WorldStarHipHop.com in court, reportedly for it’s unauthorized [...]
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November 24th, 2009
at 2:08 pm
XXLmag.com - » 50 Cent Settles Lawsuit Against Taco Bell says:
[...] As previously reported, the G-Unit leader recently filed suit against the popular video Web site worldstarhiphop.com for using his image on their home page without permission, leading many visitors to believe that the site was owned by him. A decision in that lawsuit has yet to be reached. —Brooklyne Gipson Share: var staf_confirmtext = ‘Mail sent’ #stafBlock { position: absolute; visibility:hidden; width: 180px;text-align:left; } #stafForm { background-color: #b3b89a; border: 2px solid #000; padding: 10px; margin:0; } #stafForm h2 {font-size:14px; margin-bottom:4; } #stafForm .input_text { width: 150px;margin-bottom: 4px;} #stafForm .input_submit {margin-bottom: 4px;} #stafForm label { width: 90px;display:block;} #stafClose { float: right; margin-right: 5px; } x [...]
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