50 Cent is the subject
of a lawsuit filed by the owner of a Mobile, Alabama limousine service, claiming
that the rapper’s security assaulted him and took control of a rented GMC Yukon.
Johnny Bonner,
owner of Top of the Bay Limousine Taxi Service, said that he was driving three
members of 50 Cent’s security from their hotel to the University of South Alabama
Mitchell Center for a show on March 13.
Bonner’s attorney,
Eaton G. Barnard, said fans made it difficult for Bonner to take the same route
as the vehicle carrying 50 Cent.
When Bonner attempted
to take a different route the rapper was taking, 50’s security allegedly assaulted
him, threw him to the rear of the SUV and drove back to the hotel.
Bonner claims he
suffered bruised ribs, emotional distress and fear. He is seeking damages from
50 Cent, three security guards and the parties responsible for hiring the security
guards.
In related news,
50 Cent’s security is being accused of assaulting a photographer in New York,
after he took pictures of 50 leaving Jacob the Jeweler’s shop with a new $18,000
watch.
Jim Alcorn claimed
that as he was snapping the picture, a member of 50’s security detail, who was
wearing a cast, knocked him into one of two Chevy Suburbans that were parked
in front of the store.
Alcorn claims that
six or seven men, weighing about 350 pounds each, stood over him laughing. He
claims that they pulled him away from the car, dropped him back in the street
and pulled off.
Alcorn claims that
he is taking muscle relaxers and pain killers to alleviate the headaches he
now has. He has yet to file a lawsuit.
