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50 Cent Sued by Former Employee
Monique Mayers, a 12-year former senior operations executive for 50 Cent's ventures, alleges wrongful termination, harassment and an intimidation campaign after refusing to hide assets and file a false police report tied to his 2015 bankruptcy. Jackson denies the claims.
For a celebrity whose career has often leaned on public feuds and a hard-edged persona, a lawsuit alleging systematic retaliation and intimidation lands differently than a PR stunt. The complaint filed by Monique Mayers paints a picture of what she calls sustained harassment after a long tenure at 50 Cent’s business operations — a far quieter, darker kind of conflict than the social-media sparring fans are used to.
Mayers, who worked for Curtis Jackson for 12 years and served as a senior operations executive across his ventures including G-Unit Film & Television, filed a civil complaint that XXL published on April 30. The suit accuses Jackson of wrongful termination, retaliation, harassment and witness intimidation following her refusal to participate in alleged illegal conduct tied to his 2015 Chapter 11 bankruptcy disclosures.
What the complaint says
According to the filing, during Jackson’s 2015 bankruptcy period Mayers was allegedly asked to conceal assets by putting property in her own name so it would not appear connected to him. She also alleges she refused a demand to file a false police report that would accuse Jackson’s driver and bodyguard, Bajar Walters, of stealing Jackson’s vehicle and roughly $600,000 in cash. Mayers claims she was fired in 2019 in retaliation for declining those directives and that the termination led to Forbes retracting a profile she describes as career-defining.
The complaint further details an extensive pattern of harassment after her departure. Mayers alleges she received over 80 harassing phone calls and texts from at least 25 different numbers between 2019 and April 2026. She frames that contact as an intimidation campaign designed to punish her for refusing to comply with the demands she describes in the suit.
“Curtis Jackson has cultivated a public persona as ’50 Cent’ built on highly publicized feuds and attacks on former associates, but as alleged in the complaint, this conduct is not performance, and it has real‑world consequences,” says Mayers’ attorney, Bennitta Joseph, in a statement to XXL. “Mr. Jackson’s actions have caused serious harm to personal and professional lives and, in Ms. Mayers’ case, created a sustained and credible fear for her safety. The complaint details a pattern of conduct designed to intimidate, punish, and silence those who refuse to comply with Jackson’s demands.”
50 Cent’s response
Jackson’s camp responded with a lengthy, categorical denial. Reena Jain, identified in the suit as Jackson’s attorney, tells XXL that Jackson “vehemently denies” the allegations and that Mayers was terminated “for cause” on or about March 27, 2019. Jain also notes that, to date, Jackson had not been formally served and criticizes the timing of the document’s circulation to the press.
“Curtis \”50 Cent\” Jackson and his representatives categorically and strenuously deny the baseless allegations made in a recent civil complaint filed by Monique Mayers – a former employee terminated for cause on or about March 27, 2019,” Jain’s statement reads. “To date, Mr. Jackson has not been formally served with any pleadings, nor have his representatives been contacted by opposing counsel regarding this matter. It is highly unusual that a lawsuit of this nature was apparently circulated to the press before it was seemingly filed, evidencing that these claims are entirely without merit and are nothing more than a stunt to garner media attention and damage Mr. Jackson’s reputation.”
Elsewhere in the defense, Jain points to what she calls the opportunistic nature of the filing, noting Mayers’ counsel is currently involved in separate litigation against Jackson on behalf of Shaniqua Tompkins. The statement also says Jackson’s legal team encouraged Mayers to contact law enforcement when the alleged threats surfaced and that counsel proactively reported those threats to authorities.
“Ms. Mayers is a disgruntled former employee who was terminated for cause over five years ago. This lawsuit is nothing more than a transparent attempt to use the guise of a legal proceeding to seek an unjustified payday well outside of the applicable Statute of Limitations,” the statement continues. “Furthermore, Mr. Jackson takes any and all threats to himself, his current and former employees, and any witnesses incredibly seriously … We look forward to vigorously defending against these false claims in a court of law and anticipate a swift dismissal of this frivolous lawsuit.”
What Mayers is asking for
Mayers has requested a jury trial, a permanent injunction barring Jackson and associates from intimidating, harassing or retaliating against her, unspecified damages and attorney fees. The dispute now sits in civil court and, per the defense statement, the parties may still be sorting out formal service and procedural steps.
The case lands against a backdrop of Jackson’s long history in the public eye — from chart-topping records and blockbuster investments to bankruptcy filings and headline-making disputes with former associates. Whatever the outcome, this claim shifts the story from the performative arena of social-media beefs into the legal system, where the parties will have to prove the contours of the alleged campaign of intimidation and any ties to the decisions that led to Mayers’ firing.
