Taco Bell Calls 50 Cent "Common Street Thug"

Over the summer rapper 50 Cent declared Taco Bell had wronged him by using his name without permission, and filed suit against the chain for 400,000,000 Cents. Now the Daily News is reporting that "in unusually nasty court filings, Taco Bell called Fitty a common street thug who's trying to look tough." Originally, Taco Bell President Greg Creed asked the rapper in an open letter/ad campaign to change his name to 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent for a day, and noted if he rapped his order at a drive-thru it would result in $10,000 being given to his favorite charity. Creed says, "This lawsuit is another of [50 Cent's] attempts to burnish his gangsta rapper persona by distorting beyond all recognition a bona fide, good faith offer that Taco Bell made." Meanwhile, Taco Bell's lawyer (who better run for the border after all this name-calling) also claims that the rapper uses "his colorful past to cultivate a public image of belligerence and arrogance." 50's lawyer wonders "why they would decide to use his name in their ad campaign if they think he's such a bad character."

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By Jen Carlson in News on November 20, 2008 5:20 PM

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Reflect

Taco Bell is below 50 cent. And Thats Really low. Granted I still eat there. They just got madd because they want more money greedy fucks. They tried to abuse the situation. Just like 50 did his whole carrer. 2 jerk offs jerking eachother off.

Rob T Firefly

50 Cent is to rap music as Taco Bell is to food.

Brooklynbobby

He only endorses Chitlin Bell.

Rfive

don't only white people eat taco bell?

midtown

right on breaknight, I like your perspective.

breaknight

"This lawsuit is another of [50 Cent's] attempts to burnish his gangsta rapper persona..."

Yeah, b/c nothing says "gangsta" like a lawsuit.

"Oh no, son, he's callin' Silverman, Levy, & Finklestein to come regulate on your ass!"

NannyState

Taco Bell better watch out, this nigga survived 9 chalupas in the gut.

MFer

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Are we supposed to take Taco Bell or Curtis James Jackson III seriously? I spit on both of them.

babyhitler

i remember when dis nigga blew up back in da day. dat shit was crazy when "in da club' was the ish. now he's just like the industry nigga's he was railing against. SELL OUT!