Daily Dish : 50 Cent To Sign $300 Million Murdoch Deal?

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50 Cent to Partner with Rupert Murdoch on MySpace?
Published 5/16/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... that Curtis Jackson , the rapper better known as 50 Cent, cashed in his 10 percent share of Vitamin Water manufacturer Glaceau to the tune of a staggering $400 million. (Coca-Cola bought the company for $4.1 billion). Just last week, a rep for the company actually told us that 50 only ended up making a small fraction of the quoted sum, but it now seems that his name is being attached to another insanely speculative rumor: according to reports , 50 is on the verge of signing a $300 million "branding deal" with Rupert Murdoch's MySpace. Per the alleged 10-year agreement, ...

Monday Business Links
Published 5/19/2008 at Coolfer
... • News Corp is reportedly negotiating a deal with rapper 50 Cent that would include a stake in all aspects of his brand. (SF Chronicle) ...