A 14 year-old boy was allegedly assaulted in New York in March 2007 by four men who are said to be friends of rapper 50 Cent. James Rosemond said that he was targeted for wearing a T-shirt that had the logo of Czar Entertainment, which is known at the management company that 50's rival The Game is affiliated with.

Now James Rosemond and his mom Cynthia Reed are suing 50 Cent, Universal Music Group, Tony Yayo who is a member of G-Unit and Lowell Fletcher an employee of Yayo, for encouraging "artists to pursue violent, criminal lifestyles."

The lawsuit goes on to say "The members of G-Unit, including defendants Yayo and 50 Cent, encouraged, sanctioned, approved and condoned its members threatening violence, and/or engaging in violent acts in furtherance of its business."

Tony Yayo already pleaded guilty to harassment and did 10 days of community service while Lowell Fletcher pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child and was sentenced to nine months in jail. 

So if I'm reading this right, this means that the guys involved in the incident have already confessed and carried out the punishment that was imposed on them, but this kid and his mom aren't satisfied with that. They want to take a money hungry attempt at suing the people affiliated with them because they are encouraging a "gangsta lifestyle".

This would make complete sense if the boy was physically harmed and was seeking money because of that, but I'm really trying to fathom a reason as to how they find justification in their lawsuit. I grew up in neighborhoods where a "gangsta lifestyle" was the norm and was highly encouraged. You don't see me going around suing everyone I grew up around. Clearly they saw this as an opportunity to try to get money.

For crying out loud the kid is sporting a shirt with the emblem of the management label that supports The Game. Basically the same thing he's suing for is the same thing he's promoting. How ironic is that? Needless to say, this case is bogus and founded on nothing but greed. 



Aaron Fields writes for KSTW-TV in Seattle. All opinions expressed in this column are his.