After
filing for bankruptcy last week, 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson,
appeared in a Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday morning to testify that he is
not as wealthy as his flashy lifestyle makes him appear to be.
While
Forbes estimated the rapper's fortune to be about $155 million in May,
Jackson's lawyer said in court Tuesday that his client's worth is $4.4 million,
which presents a problem after he was hit last week with a $5 million verdict
for publishing a sex tape starring rival Rick Ross' ex-girlfriend.
Jackson
explained in court that while his social-media accounts may be filled with
flashy photos, "I take the jewelry and the cars back to the stores,"
according to the New York Daily News.