50 Cent is not backing down when it comes to the money he alleges multinational drinks company Beam Suntory owes him.
Last year, 50 and his alcohol brand Sire Spirits headed to mediation with the company after he accused agents of Beam of an embezzlement scheme that involved millions in unpaid invoices.
Following a series of scathing Instagram posts toward the company the day prior, 50 returned to Instagram on Tuesday (March 12) with a screenshot of an article with a Fox 5 News headline that read, “50 Cent’s Sire Spirits: Multi-million dollar embezzlement scheme threatens brand” – and demanded double the money he believes he’s owed.
“It was due yesterday day,” he captioned the post. “now im gonna need double by Monday. @beamsuntory @jimbeamofficial somebody should’ve told you about me.”
In his posts about the matter the day prior, 50 Cent promised the company would “pay” for what they did.
“@beamsuntory is gonna pay for what they did trust me,” he wrote. “These big companies think they can get away with anything. It has cost me millions in legal fees. They are gonna find out I’m not the one you want to play with.”
He added: “Here is a clearer version of the News, @beamsuntory @jimbeamofficial I’m not the guy you want to get started. In nicest way I’m gonna need my money by Monday.”
The posts included footage of a TV news report about 50’s legal battle with the drinks company.
50 Cent then posted an alleged letter from Beam Suntory dated August 15, 2016 to one of the people accused of embezzlement.
“This is the letter @beamsuntory sent without my knowledge to the people involved in the scheme that cost me millions,” he wrote in the caption.
“Do I really need to hold a press conference to walk everyone through exactly what happened with convicted felon Mitchel E. Green, Julious Grant, Arnaud Fabre and the guy Beam paid…
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