50 Cent averted personal arbitration after a choose dominated there was no proof he signed a contract tied to the “Skillhouse” movie deal.
50 Cent scored a authorized win in Los Angeles after a federal choose rejected a movement to power him into arbitration over his involvement within the horror movie Skillhouse.
The dispute facilities on whether or not the Hip-Hop mogul ever signed an settlement to star in and promote the film.
Movie producer Ryan Kavanaugh and his associates claimed {that a} contract was executed in August 2022, which included an arbitration clause.
However 50 Cent insisted he by no means signed any such deal. The rap mogul went straight to court docket and filed a $5 million lawsuit towards Kavanaugh, trying to dam the discharge.
“They will’t launch this MOVIE SKILL HOUSE with out my signature which they don’t have. What kinda enterprise are they doing?” 50 Cent stated earlier than the film was launched. “This man Ryan Kavanaugh is doing all the pieces in his energy to make me kill this film. This one goes within the trash can.”
The court docket reviewed conflicting statements and paperwork from each events, however neither facet might produce a signed model of the contract.
Textual content messages and emails submitted to the court docket revealed continued stress over the proposed settlement, significantly the arbitration clause.
Fif’s authorized workforce maintained that no binding contract existed. They pointed to repeated objections raised by 50 Cent’s brokers and attorneys relating to the phrases, significantly the concept of resolving disputes privately fairly than in court docket.
The choose concluded there wasn’t sufficient credible proof to show either side had agreed to arbitration. In consequence, the court docket denied the movement to compel arbitration, retaining the case within the public authorized system.
The ruling means 50 Cent and his firm, NYC Vibe, will proceed to face the lawsuit in open court docket fairly than behind closed doorways.
Skillhouse in the end had a restricted theatrical launch in July, regardless of 50 Cent’s try and halt the discharge.
