50 Cent's house destroyed in suspicious fire

Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a house owned by 50 Cent after the home was destroyed early Friday, the AP reports.

Awhile back, The Juice* wrote about the $2.4 million Long Island home, which was at the center of a dispute between 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins, who was the mother of Fiddy's 10-year-old son, Marquis.

Tompkins had sued Fiddy, saying he was trying to evict her and their son, causing all sorts of problems, since the rapper had allegedly said he wanted the two to live in the house so Marquis would have a safe place to grow up in Dix Hills.

But that house burnt to the ground, with Shaniqua, Marquis, another child belonging to Tompkins and three other unidentified adults. An off-duty police officer happened by around 5 a.m. and helped save all six people, who were were on an elevated deck in the backyard. The local fire chief, Larry Feld, referred the case to the arson squad "because of the intensity of the fire, and also being that who belongs to the house."

Mr. Cent, meanwhile, was off shooting a movie and Louisiana, and released a statement through his people.

"Curtis Jackson expressed deep concern over this fire at his property," the statement read. "He is extremely thankful that everyone including his son, Marquise, escaped the burning house safely. He is confident that authorities will be conducting a thorough investigation of the incident and is eager to review their findings."

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