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50 Cent to shell out another $2M in sex tape case

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Last Updated : Jul 25 2015 | 1:48 PM IST

50 Cent has to dig even deeper in his pockets as the court has now ordered him to pay another 2 million US dollars as punitive damages to Rick Ross' baby mama for leaking her sex tape.

In a judgment in NYC, the jury announced the new order to the 40-year-old rapper with, who was already told to pay 5 million dollars earlier this month, TMZ.com reported.

The earlier verdict had made him file for personal bankruptcy, claiming he was worth less than 5 million dollars, which seems to have worked as Lastonia Leviston was seeking 15 million dollars as damages.

Meanwhile, his attorney has released a statement saying the rapper plans to fight the judgement in the hopes to "reduce the size of the award.

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First Published: Jul 25 2015 | 1:29 PM IST

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