Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, has dropped his defamation lawsuit against his ex Daphne Joy Narvaez.
In March, Narvaez, the mother of Jackson's second son, Sire Jackson, accused the rapper of rape and physical abuse on social media. Her accusations came after Jackson repeatedly trolled her for being called a “sex worker” on Lil Rod Highly publicized sexual abuse lawsuit against Bad Boy Entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“I am deeply hurt by the lies hidden in Rodney Jones’ lawsuit,” Narváez wrote in an Instagram post that she later deleted. “The claim that I am a sex worker is 100% false and defamatory. I will be hiring an attorney to explore all legal remedies against Rodney and his attorney.”
In a second post directed at Jackson detailing his alleged abuse, Narvaez wrote: “Let’s put the focus on your true evil actions of raping and physically abusing me. You are no longer my oppressor and my God will take care of you from now on.”
The “In da Club” rapper immediately denied the accusations and two months later filed his defamation suit in Harris County District Court, Texas, where he has lived since 2021.
Now, for undisclosed reasons, she is asking the judge to dismiss the suit, according to court documents obtained by The Times. Monday’s filing said Jackson “dismisses all of her claims” against Narváez “without prejudice,” meaning she would retain the right to refile in the future.
Representatives for Jackson and Narvaez did not immediately respond to The Times' request for comment Wednesday.
In her May complaint, which was reviewed by The Times, Jackson said that upon learning that Narvaez had been labeled a “long-time sex worker” on Lil Rod's show Second amended complaint, He immediately took legal action to revoke the OnlyFans model’s full custody of their son. She retaliated, he claimed, with her statement on Instagram, “causing real chaos, frenzy and havoc.”
Jackson’s attorneys described Narvaez’s action as a “deliberate attempt to… destroy her personal and business reputation, harm Jackson’s business and commercial interests, negatively impact her custody case, and prevent her from seeing her minor son,” ultimately labeling her post “defamatory” and “unequivocally false.”
They also said they gave Narvaez “multiple opportunities” to correct or retract her statements, and the filing includes an April 2 letter from Jackson’s team demanding a retraction. Her attorneys claimed Narvaez’s lawyers responded by insisting she give him millions of dollars and drop her custody suit in exchange for her removing the post — demands the suit called “clearly extortionate in nature.”
At the time, Jackson sought more than $1 million in damages, an injunction to remove the post and for her ex to refrain from making any further defamatory comments.
Times staff writer Nardine Saad contributed to this report.
