“No…you’ll know by Monday.”

50 Cent goes after a jeweler who used the rapper’s likeness to advertise and promote his necklaces.

TMZ In keeping with studies, Fif filed a lawsuit in opposition to Maksud Trax Agadjani (generally generally known as TraxNYC) yesterday (October 10), accusing it of infringement of its publicity rights and trademark infringement. He’s in search of $5 million in damages.

TraxNYC is a well-liked jeweler who shows his jewellery on the market on-line. Not too long ago, he was seen on social media selling a sequence retailer that appears like Very Near a sequence that Fife himself owns.

in proceedings obtained pack, “Defendants have been within the jewellery enterprise and knowingly and knowingly manufactured replicas of authentic necklaces designed particularly for Jackson; and used Jackson’s title, picture and different mental property rights to mislead customers into believing that defendants’ replicas weren’t similar to Jackson’s,” the assertion stated. related to, sponsored by, or endorsed by him; and proceed to make use of Jackson’s title, picture, and different mental property for industrial profit.

The lawsuit additionally makes clear that Fif has no affiliation with TraxNYC, and a part of his criticism is that the posts misled folks into believing he was affiliated with the chains. “Jackson didn’t buy his necklace from Defendants, and Jackson by no means approved Defendants to make use of his goodwill and repute to market their items and companies,” the lawsuit states.

Fif’s lawsuit will not be the primary filed in opposition to TraxNYC. Earlier than submitting the lawsuit, after seeing a put up selling the chain, Fife wrote: “This can be a unhealthy thought. I assure you’ll remorse doing this.