Will a court offer its 2 cents on 50 Cent?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080409/media_nm/newyork50cent_lawsuit_dc

Suit filed on behalf of 14-year-old boy against 50 Cent, his music company and other labels for promoting a lifestyle that the plaintiff contends led to the kid being beaten up.

 

Chilling effect. Next.

 

Get off my log-on this instant!

 

Care to offer your four bits on this?

 

Two shaves and two haircuts?

 

It's actually friends of 50 Cent who roughed up the kid.

 

That, however, isn't what the lawsuit is about.

Kid could sue the other two for assault. He could sue 50 Cent if he could establish a preponderance of the evidence that 50 Cent told them to assault him.

Suing for "promoting a gangsta lifestyle?" Dismissed.

 

The thread is being sold as if it is just some random kids influenced by listening to rap records.

They are employees and friends of 50 Cent and Universal who supposedly roughed up the kid because he supported a business rival.

 

I'll repeat:

That is what is being stated in the lawsuit. That argument will never hold up in court.

Kid alleges that 50 Cent ordered Yayo and whoever to beat him up because he supported a business rival? That might have some legs (if he has any evidence to back it up).

Kid alleges that the assault happened because Universal Media Group is "promoting a gangsta lifestyle" is never going to hold water in court of law. First Amendment and all that.

 

Also in the article:

The other charge is bullshit thrown against the wall that should be laughed at and thrown out of court the second the morons show up to file it. You are right, the argument will never stand up in court. It won't even be heard in court.

 

That charge is one the kid could hope to win with (again, with evidence, yada, yada).

Basically, though, the kid's lawyer is hoping to get an out-of-court settlement for more than he deserves for simply taking a beating.