50 Cent settles lawsuit with the Shade Room over alleged p*nis enhancement picture
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50 Cent has settled with The Shade Room after he sued the influential blog site. However, he is still suing the Miami-based plastic surgeon for suggesting that he underwent a p*nis enhancement surgery.
Here is everything you need to know.
50 Cent settles with The Shade Room
50 Cent filed a lawsuit against The Shade Room and the owner of Perfection Plastic Surgery, Angela Kogan, last year.
Moreover, he claimed that Kogan clicked a picture with him to imply that he had penile enhancement surgery.
In addition, the media outlet posted the same image on their social media account to promote Kogan. Subsequently, Kogan talked about the various trends in surgery during the interview.
Meanwhile, it seems like the Queens native has agreed to settle the case with The Shade Room.
But 50 Cent insisted that wanted an apology and money from the website ‘for exacerbating the penile implant saga.’
Furthermore, it remains unclear how much 50 Cent will receive from The Shade Room following the settlement. He was initially seeking ‘millions’.
Consequently, the blog is yet to publicly apologize to the In Da Club star. But this part might not be a part of the settlement.
50 Cent is suing a plastic surgeon who ‘suggested’ that he had the operation
Although The Shade Room might be off th3 hook, 50 Cent is still suing plastic surgeon Angela Kogan.
Kogan on the other hand is blaming the website for discussing her story. Her lawyers also stated that 50 Cent had willingly agreed to pose for a picture ‘in exchange for her service.’
Besides that, the lawsuit mentioned that the image caused ‘substantial damage to his professional and personal reputation, and violated his right to control his name and image.’
Additionally, Judge Robert Scola mentioned that 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, had a valid lawsuit. Hence, she did not dismiss the case last year.
Scola shared, ‘They weakly argue that Jackson consented to the photos being uploaded on to Instagram while making no mention of Jackson’s consent/non-consent as to the screen capture video and the promotional value it doubtlessly served.’
Moreover, she continued, ‘That omission is fatal. Because the defendants took it upon themselves to post the video onto their Instagram accounts.’
The judge penned ‘The promotional value that the defendants have received from repeatedly sharing Kogan’s photo with Jackson is surely great.’
