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Everyone Can Agree 50 Cent Should Have Used Me

This is what I mean by it can be hard to enforce money judgments. Also, wow, that's a lot in hotel charges. 

From a NY Daily News article. After a trial in July, 50 Cent was found liable for posting a sex tape between himself and Lastonia Leviston online, in order to embarrass her and another rapper. 

Leviston got a $7 million verdict/judgment after the trial. And now has to try to enforce it. 50 filed for bankruptcy, so collecting on the judgment has now become difficult, and Ms. Leviston's lawyers have to fight things out in bankruptcy court.  

According to the article, 50's lawyers charged him $123,455.92 for defending the case, including $57,241.76 for hotel-room expenses in rooms that cost $1,000/night(!):
In a new court filing obtained by The News, Leviston asks the court to reject the $57,241.76 sought by Brewer for hotel fees because it includes charges for $1,000-per-night luxury rooms during a period stretching back into May.
Surely, both Ms. Leviston and 50 Cent would agree that 50 should have used this office to represent him. I don't know what the firm's hourly fees were, but I'm assuming mine are less. I'm also local and wouldn't need to stay in hotels. Maybe only during the trial. And even then I wouldn't stay in a room that cost more than $300/night. Okay, maybe $350/night and room service, but that's it.

Here's another article from TMZ, where they misspell the word "judgment". 

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