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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Federal court records show that rapper 50 Cent has been ordered to pay a Bradenton earphone manufacturer more than $16 million in connection with a failed partnership to produce the entertainer's line of headphones.
The Bradenton Herald (http://bit.ly/1gLcQaq) reports that 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, was ordered to pay Sleek Audio nearly $4.5 million in attorney fees and $11.7 million in damages.
The U.S. District Court in Miami affirmed the award in late March after a three-year legal battle.
Records allege that Jackson, a Sleek partner, stole the designs of over-the-ear headphones he asked the company to conceptualize and manufacture. Jackson has been selling headphones of a similar design under the 50-Over line with another manufacturer.
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Information from: The Bradenton (Fla.) Herald , http://www.bradenton.com
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