50 Cent has denied allegations of sexual and physical abuse from his ex-girlfriend Daphne Joy.
“The disturbing allegations in the sworn pleadings recently filed in a court case related to Daphne Joy the mother of my twelve year old child, has required me to take all necessary legal actions to protect my son Sire,” the rapper said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “The most recent false and baseless accusations by Daphne Joy are clearly in response to my decision to seek sole custody of my son. My son Sire is my main priority and keeping him in a safe environment is my only focus at this time.”
The statement comes soon after Joy — who dated 50 in 2011 and shares son Sire with him — took to Instagram on Thursday (March 28) to claim that 50 Cent (real name Curtis Jackson) abused her and sexually assaulted her. Joy was also named in Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones’ lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, alongside Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Yung Miami, who allegedly received money for sex work.
“Curtis James Jackson. Everything is a joke to you until our safety is compromised, which is happening now. You are wreaking real havoc, frenzy and chaos onto people’s lives. How could u feel if Sire was the one in handcuffs? For nothing,” she wrote in her post. “We moved to New York to give you the opportunity to be a father to your son and you saw him 10 times out of the 2 years that we lived 1 mile away from you. I am tired of upholding and protecting an image to our son that you have never even earned.”
Joy also denied the accusations from Jones’ lawsuit, writing on Instagram, “I am deeply hurt by the lies in Rodney Jones’ lawsuit. The claim that I am a sex worker is 100% false and character assassination. I am retaining an attorney to explore all legal remedies against both Rodney and his attorney.”