| 50 Cent's House Burns Down In The Midst Of "Heated" Dispute |
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| Written by West Brown | |
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A multimillion-dollar Long Island home owned by 50 Cent was destroyed in a suspicious blaze early Friday.
The home was occupied by 50's ex-girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of the rapper's 10 year-old son, who also lived in the home. 50 Cent was not a resident and apparently wasn't there at the time. The fire occurred a few days after a heated confrontation inside Tompkins' attorney's office over the home. The attorney, Paul Catsandonis, said there was an "extremely dangerous incident" on Monday in his Manhattan office while taking a deposition for the lawsuit.
The dispute was "involving the parties in question," he said. Six people inside the Dix Hills home were taken to a hospital suffering smoke inhalation, including Tompkins and 50's son. All six were treated and released. Authorities alerted the Suffolk County arson squad after Dix Hills Fire Chief Larry Feld deemed the blaze "suspicious." The fire was reported around 5 a.m. Tompkins filed suit against 50 Cent, aka Curtis Jackson, saying he promised her the $2.4 million house over 10 years ago but that since their breakup he now wants to evict her and their son. Catsandonis also claimed 50 promised half of all his earnings. The case will be back on the calendar in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on June 10. |
