<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a3d3b769beddac37db9953-1200-924/50-cent-19.jpg" border="0" alt="50 cent"><p class="source"><span>Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>Rapper 50 Cent has filed <span>for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday.</span></p><p>"In <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2164294-petition.htmlhttp://" target="_blank">court papers</a> filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Conn., Mr. Jackson reported assets and debts each in the range of $10 million to $50 million," reports the <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/07/13/rapper-50-cent-files-for-bankruptcy/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>.</p><p>The filing comes just three days after the "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" rapper was ordered to pay $5 million to a woman who sued him for <a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e8c59c09b0a648caa44f8bb430736554/jury-50-cent-pay-5m-woman-who-sued-over-sex-tape" target="_blank">posting a sex tape online</a>.</p><p><span>Developing...</span></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/50-cent-business-secrets-strategies-2015-1">50 Cent: Here's The Biggest Challenge I Faced Entering The Business World</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="ZvZnFucjqHEolwbMakevPXvFGbrM9sfG" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'ZvZnFucjqHEolwbMakevPXvFGbrM9sfG',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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Rapper 50 Cent files for bankruptcy

Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesRapper 50 Cent has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday."In court papers filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Conn., Mr. Jackson reported assets and debts each in the range of $10 million to $50 million," reports the Wall Street Journal.The filing comes just three days after the "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" rapper was ordered to pay $5 million to a woman who sued him for posting a sex tape online.Developing... NOW WATCH: 50 Cent: Here's The Biggest Challenge I Faced Entering The Business World if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'ZvZnFucjqHEolwbMakevPXvFGbrM9sfG',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesRapper 50 Cent has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. "In court papers filed in the U.

Rapper 50 Cent files for bankruptcy

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