50 Cent has moved to defend his friend, Tyler Perry, from claims he committed sexual assault.
Perry has been sued for $260 million by a man named Derek Dixon who worked as an actor on several of his TV shows.
Dixon claims that Perry subjected him to "escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery, and professional retaliation" after he rebuffed the actor and director's alleged advances.
Perry, through his attorney, blasted the lawsuit as a shakedown attempt, saying in a statement: "This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam. But Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail."
50 Cent has also spoken out in support of Perry, saying on Instagram: "Did that b!tch just say what I think he said ? Nah we ain't jacking this shit gang! No Way."
In another post, 50 teased Perry about the allegations with a picture of Katt Williams but reaffirmed that he didn't believe them: "Tyler that case bullshit don't worry about that, worry about this [ninja emoji] here ! He gonna have a field day with this shit."
50 had earlier said: "Hey I think anyone who talks bad about Tyler Perry should die. I mean we are all gonna die, but you should die now!"
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Fif had previously teased linking up with Perry on film and TV projects.
"BIG collaboration coming soon sprinkle a little Tyler, sprinkle a little 50 and [bomb emoji] BOOM [wind emoji] you can't beat it! HISTORY IN THE MAKING," he wrote in a caption on Instagram.
He also posted a clip of Perry praising 50 where he said: "I'm so proud of that man. He's amazing and he's blowing it up out of the water. I'm super, super proud of him."
When Perry was asked if the future held any collaborations between the two of them, he replied: "If he wants to. I love that dude."
50 has emulated many of Perry's moves in recent years, setting up his own film and TV studio facility in Shreveport and rapidly expanded his own production company.
