50 Cent is suing jeweler Trax NYC for $5 million for copying one of Fif’s custom chains and using the rapper’s likeness to promote it on Instagram.
50 Cent files lawsuit against popular jeweler
According to legal documents obtained by XXL on Friday (October 11), 50 Cent’s legal team filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against popular jeweler Trax NYC in the Southern District of New York on Thursday (October 10). In the lawsuit, 50 accuses Trax, whose real name is Maksud Trax Agadjani, of copying one of Power’s custom cross pendants and promoting the replica with 50’s likeness on social media.
In a related video posted on October 6 (shown below), Trax promoted the copies on his Instagram page.
“50 Cent got this new cross that I love. So, guess what I did? I did it. Why not?” Trax said in the video, showing a photo of 50 wearing the original on his phone. “It comes in different colors [and] style. 50. Thank you for your inspiration. You are a true gentleman. I’m sure you won’t mind.
Well, 50 does mind. He requested a jury trial and sued Trax for “not less than $5 million,” according to the lawsuit.
50 Cent reacts to lawsuit against jeweler
On Thursday, 50 people shared multiple posts involving the lawsuit on his Instagram page.
“Every now and then someone does something like this,” 50 wrote in a screenshot of a TMZ article about the lawsuit. “I don’t know why, but I know I need this by Monday.”
In a second post, he shared a video of Trax dealing with the lawsuit and pleading with 50 people to “let it go.”
“Let me see, no you want to play with me! You’ll know what that feels like by Monday,” 50 wrote in the video.
“This fool copied my custom pieces and posted this 7 hours ago using my likeness to sell them,” the Queens, N.Y., rapper captioned a photo of a Trax copycat chain . “He must have no idea how this works and if he talked to a lawyer they would tell him it’s not good.”
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