Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has taken fresh shots at Floyd Mayweather Jr. following the boxer’s $340 million lawsuit against Showtime.
The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in a California state court, according to Yahoo News. Mayweather accused Showtime, now owned by Paramount CBS, and former Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza of financial fraud.
He alleged that millions of dollars owed to him were diverted into accounts controlled by his former manager, Al Haymon. The money reportedly includes revenues from major pay-per-view fights against Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor. Haymon, however, is not listed as a defendant in the case.
Mayweather’s lawyer, Bobby Samini, said the former champion generated huge income for the network and is now fighting to recover what belongs to him.
“Floyd is one of boxing’s biggest pay-per-view draws. He produced hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for Showtime. He will now go the distance in the courtroom, just as he did in the ring,” Samini said.
Paramount dismissed the claims. A company spokesperson described the allegations as baseless and said they would challenge them in court.
Mayweather, 48, retired with a perfect 50-0 record. He won world titles in five weight classes and headlined some of boxing’s most profitable events. Despite retirement, he still takes part in exhibition bouts and has been linked with a potential fight against Mike Tyson.
Amid the legal battle, 50 Cent mocked the boxer on Instagram. He joked that Mayweather should have let him read the contracts and teased him about returning to the ring to recover the money.
The comments add to a long-running feud between the two former friends, which began more than a decade ago after a financial dispute.
