Curtis Jackson, the rapper better known as 50 Cent, filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend Daphne Joy Narváez, who accused him of rape last month.
The model, who has been embroiled in a custody battle with Jackson, made the accusation after the rapper trolled her for being labeled a sex worker in producer Lil Rod's sexual abuse lawsuit against the Bad Boy mogul Entertainment, Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The G-unit emcee quickly denied the allegation and made good on his promise to take legal action, filing his lawsuit Monday in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, where he has lived since 2021. According to the complaint, Jackson said that Upon learning that Narváez was labeled a “long-time sex worker” in Lil Rod's second amended complaint, he decided that it is not in the best interest of his 11-year-old son for Narváez to have sole custody of him. He said he took immediate legal action to protect the child's interests, a move that was widely reported at the time.
In response, he alleged that Narváez, who previously accused Jackson of abuse, accused him of rape, of “causing real havoc, frenzy and chaos” and of having seen his son only 10 times in two years. The Onlyfans model made the allegations in a March 28 Instagram post and in an Instagram Story shared with her nearly 2 million followers.
In court documents obtained Wednesday by The Times, Jackson maintained that the Onlyfans model and internet personality “retaliated” to help her obtain sole custody and made her “multiple defamatory statements” on Instagram to “falsely and publicly accuse Jackson of rape and physical abuse during their previous relationship.” Jackson's attorneys described it as “an intentional attempt to…destroy her personal and business reputation, harm Jackson's business and business interests, adversely affect her custody case, and prevent her from seeing her minor child.” her”.
The “In da Club” rapper said Narváez's “false accusations” subjected him to “extensive public ridicule, hate and scorn, and members of the public called for Jackson to be 'canceled.'[ed]' or 'throw[n] …in the trash', and even reaching praise previous attempts on his life.”
His lawyers stated in the complaint that “the defamatory publication is unequivocally false. “Jackson did not rape or physically abuse Narváez.”
Jackson and his attorneys also said they gave Narváez “multiple opportunities” to correct or retract his statements, and the filing includes an April 2 letter from Jackson's team demanding a retraction. Her attorneys claimed that Narváez's attorneys responded by insisting that he give her millions of dollars and drop his custody suit against her in exchange for her dropping the charge, demands that the lawsuit calls “clearly extortionate in nature.”
According to the complaint, the rapper filed the lawsuit to “vindicate his rights and protect his reputation from Narváez's calculated attack” and force her to remove the post from Instagram and other public platforms. He is seeking damages of more than $1 million, a court order to remove the post and for his ex to refrain from making further defamatory comments.
The swimsuit founder and the “PIMP” hitmaker dated in 2011 and split in 2013, shortly after the birth of their son in 2012. In a 2013 domestic violence case, prosecutors said Joy and Jackson were in a relationship for three years.
A representative for Narváez did not immediately respond Wednesday to the Times' request for comment.
