Long before the “I’m sorry Fofty” memes andLala KentandRandall Emmettending their engagement in 2021, rapper and entrepreneur50 Centengaged in a weekend-long feud with the former couple in April 2019.
“Keep playing with me and get ya f—— head cracked in front of everybody,” 50 Cent wrote to Emmett in screenshots of a text exchange between the two. “You took my kindness for weakness. Now I’m [going to] show you what [I’ve] been [trying] not to do to you dumb motherf—–.”
From the “Money Monday” deadline to burying the hatchet years later, here is a complete breakdown of 50 Cent’s short-lived feud with Lala Kent and Randall Emmett.
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April 26, 2019: 50 Cent shares aVanderpump Rulesclip and mocks Lala Kent and Randall Emmett’s relationship
Things went sour for the former friends when 50 Cent shared a since-deleted vintageVanderpump Rulesclip on Instagram of Kent explaining how she had met Emmett during the casting for a movie he was producing.
“I met him throughThe Row.Rand saw me and sent his assistant up to ask me If I was an actress. I told him to go to my Instagram account. The next day, I get a phone call that says, you have an audition!” Kent recalled to pal Stassi Schroeder in the episode. “I had auditioned for it, and we went out, me and him and, like, two of my friends. I let him hit it the first time, and we were inseparable.”
“He would just send me, like, really expensive gifts,” Kent added in the episode. “The first night we banged, I got a car the next day. He was like, ‘Do you want a Range Rover?’ I was like, ‘Yeah!’ "
Kent would go on to star inThe Row, leading 50 Cent to compare Emmett to disgraced movie producerHarvey Weinstein. “Ten seconds left in the fourth quarter hoe’s are winning,” 50 Cent commented on the clip. “Do you want a range rover? Yes, b—- yassss. Then just run out and suck a d—. LOL smh.”
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April 26, 2019: Lala Kent responds to 50 Cent’s mocking of her relationship with Randall Emmett
April 26, 2019: Lala Kent says 50 Cent is trying to “silence” her because of her relationship with Randall Emmett
Meanwhile, 50 Cent went off. He next posted screenshots of alleged texts between himself and Emmett, demanding the producer repay the money, which 50 Cent said Emmett borrowed six years prior.
April 26, 2019: Randall Emmett apologizes to 50 Cent and mistypes “I’m sorry Fofty”
Emmett, for his part, appeared to be upset about it all. He apologized multiple times, claiming he was “not doing well” and that the stress of their public feud was causing chest pains.
“I’m sorry Fofty,” Emmett allegedly wrote, misspelling 50 Cent’s name. “I’m heading to the emergency room. I’m not doing well. Please don’t text me anymore. I’m sorry for everything. This is too much for me. I’m so hurt and not feeling well.”
Emmett’s pleas fell on deaf ears. “F— you Randall,” 50 Cent wrote on April 27, continuing to go in on Emmett even after the producer allegedly paid him $250,000 towards the loan. “I want all my money Monday, f— that. If he ain’t got it, he can put his Rolls Royce on the truck to NY. The friend s— is overrated.”
Randall Emmett and 50 Cent.Jeff Vespa/WireImage
50 Cent even mocked Emmett’s alleged health scare, claiming he was faking his heart condition even after sharing a since-deleted photo of Emmett at the hospital getting his heart checked out.
“You’re not going to die before Monday,” 50 Cent wrote. “Go ahead knock yourself out LOL.”
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He then shared a series of since-deleted memes, mocking Emmett and Kent, all while counting down to the debt’s due date. “Money Monday right around the corner,” he wrote. “I’m going to bed early.”
April 28, 2019: 50 Cent creates “I’m sorry FOFTY” t-shirts to mock Randall Emmett and Lala Kent
Perhaps having the last laugh, the G Unit rapper made “I’m sorry FOFTY” T-shirts — capitalizing on both Emmett’s apology and his misspelling.
According to The Blast,he sold 10,000 shirts Sunday alone.
April 29, 2019: 50 Cent announces Randall Emmett has repaid him in full
In the end, the feud was short-lived, coming to a close on Monday, April 29.
“Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson AKA Fofty has confirmed that the 1 million dollars debt owed has been paid in full,” a rep for 50 Cent told PEOPLE in a statement.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, 50 Cent shared another text exchange with Emmett confirming he “just got the wire.” He captioned the post, “I got my money, so I have no problem with Randall Emmett, in fact I’m wishing him and his family a very blessed day. Positive vibes now guys.”
August 18, 2019: 50 Cent says he doesn’t regret feuding with Lala Kent and Randall Emmett
Less than four months later, 50 Cent appeared onWatch What Happens Live withAndy Cohenandaddressed his April 2019 feudwith Kent and Emmett.
50 Cent told Cohenhe didn’t regret calling out hisPowerco-producer Randall Emmett for allegedly owing him $1 million from six years ago.
“I got me paid right away,” 50 Cent said.
He also addressed Emmett’s “fofty” typo, adding, “He was speeding, he’s going fast,” 50 Cent said of the nickname’s origins, adding it became “a whole new thing.”
However, 50 Cent ultimately told Cohen, “I don’t have a problem with them.”
September 12, 2019: Lala Kent says she has “receipts” from the 50 Cent feud
Less than one month after 50 Cent’s appearance onWatch What Happens Live withAndy Cohen, Kent reignited the dispute when she appeared on the program.
Kent told Cohenshe had “receipts” from the rapperabout getting under his skin in their April feud.
September 16, 2019: Lala Kent responds to 50 Cent accusing her of using cocaine
In the days following Kent’s appearance onWatch What Happens Live withAndy Cohen, 50 Cent returned to taking shots at Kent and Emmett on Instagram, including accusing Kent, who had beenopen about her sobrietysince 2018, of using cocaine. In a since-deleted Instagram post, 50 Cent wrote Kent would “have a drink, hit da powda” — in reference to her alcoholism prior to sobriety.
E! Newsreported that in since-deleted Instagram Stories posted on Sept. 16, 2019, the reality star defended herself against his allegations.
“I feel it’s important for me to say this, and I’m only going to address this once,” she reportedly began her lengthy post, according toE! News. “My sobriety is something I’m proud of and work on [every day]. I’ve never done cocaine nor were any other substances, other than alcohol, involved in my decision to get sober.”
“I pride myself on being open and honest about everything in my life, hopefully inspiring others and letting them know they are not alone,” she continued. “The past couple of days I’ve been slammed to say the very least. People have asked me how I’m maintaining keeping my head up… To me it’s simple — I know Real Life from the illusion of social media. I know what it feels like to have your world crumble. Getting a phone call from your brother saying your dad has passed away…that is earth-shattering. Being called names and being falsely accused of things…that is far from earth-shattering.”
Later that evening, 50 Cent responded to Kent’s denial of his cocaine claims, calling her a “crack head” in a since-deleted Instagram caption.
June 9, 2020: Lala Kent explains why her feud with 50 Cent did not appear onVanderpump Rules
Despite Kent’s prominent role on the reality showVanderpump Rules, the series did not address Kent and Emmett’s feud with 50 Cent. The fight was only mentioned briefly in season 8 when James Kennedy explained that Kent was furious that he joked about the drama on Instagram.
“I mean, I won’t say more than I can,“Kent said on the reunion episode. “There was a very public beef between myself and a pretty famous rapper, and it got very bad. I felt like James and I had moved so beyond doing petty s— to each other that when I saw that it was just like a knife in my heart.”
“Everything’s good now,” Kent added. “Myself and Randall and this rapper, we just don’t speak about each other.”
When hostAndy Cohenasked why viewers hadn’t seen the dispute on the series, Kent alluded to legal issues.
“Well, number one, when this all happened, we were not filming,” she explained. “I think we would have had a much harder time if it was happening during filming. But there was also a lot of legal stuff going on that … " she said, grimacing. “Yeah.”
August 1, 2022: Lala Kent visits 50 Cent on movie set after her split from Randall Emmett
In October 2021, Kent and Emmettcalled off their engagementafter three years of dating. Nearly a year later, Kent made a surprise visit to the set of 50 Cent’s new horror movie,Skill House, and took photos with her former rival.
source: people.com
