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Sex Tape Lands Rapper 50 Cent in Court

By DNAinfo Staff on February 25, 2010 1:17pm  | Updated on February 25, 2010 2:48pm

Rapper 50 Cent (r.) has been named in a lawsuit revolving around a sex tape he allegedly released on his Web site.
Rapper 50 Cent (r.) has been named in a lawsuit revolving around a sex tape he allegedly released on his Web site.
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By Nina Mandell

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — A sex tape allegedly featuring 50 Cent in a wig and robe has landed the rapper in court.

Lastonia Leviston filed a suit against 50 Cent in Manhattan court on Wednesday, claiming unauthorized use of her name and image as well as emotional distress after the rapper allegedly released a sex tape she made, the Associated Press reported.

Leviston also claims the rapper — whose real name is Curtis Jackson — posted the tape on his Web site last year.

She said that Jackson is in the video wearing a wig and robe, and can be heard throughout the tape.

This isn't the first time that 50 Cent found himself in front of a judge.  The local rapper has been involved in numerous lawsuits over the last three years.