50 Cent sued over eviction claim

The rapper has been nominated for 13 Grammys

Rap star 50 Cent is being sued by a former girlfriend who claims he is trying to evict her and their 10-year-old son from their home.

According to court papers filed in New York, Shaniqua Tompkins accuses the star of breaking a promise to provide her and their son Marquise a home.

Ms Tompkins' lawyer said the rapper handed over the house, worth $2.4m (£1.2m), but now wants it back.

The rapper's lawyer, Bret Kimmel, was unavailable for comment.

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"This was a house that was promised to Shaniqua up until the closing," said Ms Tompkins' lawyer Paul Catsandonis.

"Then he decided not to put it in her name. Now he's trying to put her out of the house. This would mean evicting his own son," he added.

Mr Catsandonis said the 32-year-old rapper - real name Curtis Jackson - had told Ms Tompkins he wanted her and their son in a safe and secure place.

"This is somebody who was with him when he was shot in 2000 and who nursed him back to health," he said.

The legal action, filed at Manhattan's Supreme Court, requests a declaration that Ms Tompkins has a right to live in the house.

She already receives court-ordered financial support from 50 Cent for their son.

The rapper has been nominated for 13 Grammys, including those for the song In Da Club and the album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.