Shaniqua Tompkins Claims Coercion in 50 Cent Life Rights Deal

Shaniqua Tompkins is fighting back against a lawsuit filed by G-Unit Books, claiming she was coerced into signing away her life rights under threats, intimidation, and extreme financial pressure tied to Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his team.

The lawsuit, initiated by Jackson’s publishing company in July 2025, targets videos Tompkins posted in 2023 and 2025. These videos allegedly recount details of her past relationship with the rapper, dating back to before his rise to fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

In a June 2025 YouTube video, Tompkins accused Jackson of physical and verbal abuse during her pregnancy with their son, Marquise, and throughout their relationship.

She also alluded to Jackson’s possible involvement in a 2008 fire that destroyed her Long Island home, claiming he was attempting to evict her from the property at the time.
Shaniqua Tompkins

G-Unit Books argues that these statements violate a 2007 Life Rights Agreement, granting the company exclusive control over her life story, name, and likeness.

In a sworn affidavit obtained by AllHipHop, Tompkins contends the agreement was not entered into freely. She states she was “entirely financially dependent on [50 Cent],” alleging he forced her out of a real estate investment business to ensure this dependence and pressure her into signing the deal with G-Unit Books.

According to Tompkins, the late music executive Chris Lighty—Jackson’s manager until his death in 2012—acted as “an intermediary and enforcer” on behalf of [50 Cent]. She claims Lighty appeared at her Las Vegas hotel room with a man she believed to be a bodyguard, stating the agreement was “non-negotiable.”

“During this encounter, Mr. Lighty told me that I would suffer severe consequences if I did not sign the agreement,” Tompkins’ filing claims. “Fearing for my life and for my children’s lives, I signed the agreement under extreme duress.”

She further alleges Lighty warned Jackson would use his “power, wealth, and public platform” against her, leaving her with “no meaningful choice” and intimidating her “to extract rights that I would never have surrendered freely.”

The agreement allegedly promised $80,000, though Tompkins says she only received $35,000, and G-Unit Books “did not honor the agreement it now claims to enforce.”

In December 2025, G-Unit Books’ attorneys sought a default judgment in New York federal court after Tompkins failed to respond by the Sept. 10 deadline, requesting a permanent injunction and a damages inquiry.

The publisher is seeking $1 million in damages, plus interest and legal fees. At the time of filing, Jackson’s attorney Reena Jain stated, “Jackson purchased these rights to preserve them for use in future biographical or autobiographical projects, but also in part because he was concerned that Tompkins would attempt to monetize their history and his name. His concerns were ultimately proven correct.”