50 Cent's comments on 'Conan' are coming back to haunt him in court

On July 15, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson went on TBS' "Conan" to promote his new film, "Southpaw." During the appearance, the rapper/actor also addressed his filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just two days prior.

He explained to host Conan O'Brien: "Yeah, I need protection. You get a bull's-eye painted on your back when you're successful, and it's public. You become the ideal person for lawsuits."

Jackson filed for bankruptcy days after he was ordered to pay $5 million to rival rapper Rick Ross' ex-girlfriend, Lastonia Leviston, who sued him for posting a sex tape online to millions of viewers in an alleged attempt to embarrass Ross.

While testifying on July 21 in a Manhattan Supreme Court, Leviston's attorney took the comments Jackson made on "Conan" and ran with them.

Using Jackson's comments on "Conan" as ammunition, Leviston's attorney tried to make the point that the only reason Jackson filed for bankruptcy was to shield himself from the lawsuit. (A clip of 50 Cent's comments originally available on the show's website has since been taken down.)

Check out the back-and-forth questioning, according to a court transcript of the proceedings obtained by Business Insider:

Jackson then addressed Leviston in court and said, "I'm sorry if you feel I hurt you in any way," in regards to posting the sex tape, which he said was given to him by Leviston's fiancé.

Leviston's attorney then went back on the offensive.

From the court transcript:

Three days later, Jackson was ordered to pay Leviston $2 million in punitive damages on top of the $5 million he was originally ordered to pay.

BI reached out to 50 Cent's rep for comment, but did not receive a reply. We will update this story accordingly.

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