50 Cent, one in all Diddy’s loudest critics, surprisingly commiserated with the disgraced mogul over their points with liquor corporations. The outspoken rapper noticed parallels between Diddy’s since-settled authorized battle with Diageo and the G-Unit head honcho’s dispute with Suntory World Spirits.
“Puffy made Diageo some huge cash with ciroc, they had been tremendous with that as a result of he didn’t personal something,” 50 Cent wrote on Instagram. “Quickly as he owns Deleón their relationship can’t work. I made @suntoryglobalspirits some huge cash with Effen quickly as I personal my very own manufacturers they did me soiled. They need black shoppers, however they don’t need black enterprise homeowners. True story.”
Diddy sued Diageo for racial discrimination in Could 2023. The 2 sides settled the case in January 2024. Diddy gave up possession of DeLeón Tequila within the settlement.
50 Cent filed a $6 million lawsuit towards Suntory World Spirits, previously referred to as Beam Suntory, in March 2024. He accused the corporate of embezzlement.
“Altering the corporate title from Beam Suntory to @suntoryglobalspirits with out correcting what was finished to my manufacturers @bransoncognac and @lecheminduroi doesn’t repair the issue and lacks honor,” he wrote in Could. “I tried to resolve the matter, not as soon as, however twice. Now the authorized course of will play out publicly for everybody to see what actually occurred and the way @suntoryglobalspirits would fairly spend thousands and thousands to guard and conceal legal conduct as an alternative of doing the precise factor.”
50 Cent went to Capitol Hill to talk to congressional leaders about his beef with Suntory on Wednesday (June 5). His Washington, D.C. journey triggered a social media stir as a result of him posing for photographs with Republicans, together with Rep. Lauren Boebert.
Diddy confronted a lot larger issues than on-line backlash. The Unhealthy Boy Data founder is the topic of a federal investigation and faces a number of sexual assault lawsuits. 50 Cent is producing a documentary about Diddy’s varied authorized troubles.