50 cent is not just a businessman, he is a smart one at that.After a court ordered him to pay $5m to Rick Ross’s ex ex-girlfriend, Lastonia Leviston for leaking her sex tape to,embarrass Ross. 50 declared bankruptcy.It came as a shocker as Forbes listed his net worth in May at $155million dollars ,ranking him as the forth richest hip-hop artist.
The businessman is the subject of jokes and jests and has gone further to fuel the speculations by posing besides a tiny car, saying .
Pictures published by TMZ show 50 at an event last week with $100 dollar bills tuck in his pants,yet visible enough for everyone to see..He is said to be far from broke as the recent bankruptcy filing is just a legal maneuver to reorganize his finances..
In response to all the bankruptcy jokes, 50 said
I make decisions to do things based on the position that I’m placed in at points and if I’m consistently being made out to be a target because of my financial situation ….If people actually believe that I wouldn’t be conscious of who I am and protecting myself