50 Cent ordered to pay $5M for damages caused to woman in sex tape he put online (Photos)

Jurors in a civil suit against the entertainer by a Florida mom who says he humiliated her by posting a sex tape of her online deliberated for over an hour on Friday before socking him with a $5 million verdict — and he may have to pay many millions more.

The mom, Lastonia Leviston, broke down in tears while clutching the hand of her lawyer’s wife as the jury returned their verdict against the rapper – $2.5 million in damages for violating her civil rights for using her image without her permission, and $2.5 million for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Those figures could be multiplied next week, when the jury weighs punitive damages against the “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” star.

The judge ordered Fitty’s lawyers to turn over his financial net worth statements and his tax returns for the last five years to help the jury decide next week how large the punitive damages award should be. The “Candy Shop” rapper might also have to testify about his finances.

The superstar — who has his own record label and several lucrative endorsement deals, in addition to his successful rapping and acting careers — has a net worth that’s been estimated to be between $150 to $500 million.

In his closing argument, Leviston’s lawyer, Philip Freidin, had urged the panel of four women and two men to hit the rapper with a $20 million judgment for his humiliation of the mother of two.

He said that Fitty had used the video as a tool to drive up his web traffic by dissing rival rapper Rick Ross, who fathered a daughter with Leviston.

The video went viral in March 2009 after Jackson had promoted it on his website and posted links to the full 13 minute video, which racked up millions of views. It also ended up on numerous porn sites.

“It was like someone had just took a knife, stabbed me in the heart, twisted it and took it out,” a teary Leviston testified during the trial.

Jackson’s lawyer, James Renard, told jurors his client had gotten the private tape from Murray, who’d assured him that Leviston was fine with the explicit video going online.

In a videotaped deposition that was played for jury, Fitty said he didn’t think he needed Leviston’s permission to use the tape because Murray said she was “cool with it.”

A screen grab from the sex tape…Lastonia Leviston broke down in teaers as the jury read its verdict.

Lastonia Leviston

 

– Nydailynews

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One Response to “50 Cent ordered to pay $5M for damages caused to woman in sex tape he put online (Photos)”

  1. Unknown's avatar

    Thats very good, thank you for making her a millionaire

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