In the US, there are different types of bankruptcy. This one, called Chapter 11, can be used for big debts.
It lets the rapper “reorganise” his finances while putting off debt payments in the meantime.
He’ll be able to keep his assets and should still be able to get an income from his business interests too.
In the UK, that wouldn’t happen. Put simply, it’s not bankruptcy as we know it and many see it as a legal loophole.
So it’s convenient for 50 Cent with his $5m lawsuit to pay out. Not so convenient for the claimant, Lastonia Leviston though.
She could still get the money but she’ll probably have to wait years.