Update: 50 Cent Absentee Father Since Fire Says Ex, Gas Container Found On Site
Jun 02,2008 00:00
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Days after his house became engulfed in flames, the firestorm between 50 Cent and Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of his son, continues to blaze.His angry ex, who lived in the home with their son, gave reporters an earful over the weekend as she returned to the Long Island, New York home to pick up some belongings.
"Tell him to call his son!" She ranted, according to New York's Daily News. "He didn't even attempt to call his son to see how he was doing! A good father would do that!"
As previously reported, Fif's house that Shaniqua lived in with their 10-year-old son, a daughter from a previous relationship, and her boyfriend, mysteriously went up in smoke early Friday morning (May 30).
The $1.4 million home was at the heart of a legal dispute Fif recently won, ousting Shaniqua and his child from the house by the end of the school year.
Shaniqua has publicly blamed Fif for the flames saying he'd threatened her.
"He said he was gonna have somebody kill me," she told reporters.
Fire officials reported that they found a five-gallon gas container on the premises and believe the blaze to be a case of arson. They have not maned a suspec and 50 denies any involvement.
His lawyer issued a statement saying, "[Fif] is extremely thankful that everyone including his son, Marquise, escaped the burning house safely. He is confident that authorities will be conducting a thorough investigation of the incident and is eager to review their findings."
The former couple's relationship had become increasingly contentious even before the fire. During a deposition last Monday, someone in the G-Unit capo's entourage trashed Shaniqua's lawyer's office which led to a police report being filed.
This reportedly resulted in the fight spilling out onto the street, in which TMZ's cameras caught on video. The clip shows an associate holding the rapper back during an argument with Tompkins
Officials are continuing to investigate the cause of the blaze.