50 Cent Sues Ryan Kavanaugh to Block Release of GenTV’s ‘Skillhouse,’ Says He Was Never Paid for Acting Role

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson sued Ryan Kavanagh and his GenTV streamer Thursday, alleging the filmmaker-producer failed to pay him for his acting role on the project “Skillhouse.” Jackson seeks at least $5 million and also alleges trademark infringement, false advertising and unfair competition.

Jackson shot the scenes in question under the assumption that a deal would be worked out with Kavanaugh and GenTV. Though that never came to fruition, the platform continued to use Jackson’s name to promote the movie.

Both Jackson and his son filmed scenes for the movie. “No final agreement was ever signed; nevertheless, Defendants have billed Jackson as the star and producer of the Film,” the court documents read.

Kavanaugh and GenTV are further accused of planning “to steal Jackson’s reputation and goodwill amongst his millions of fans to boost their own film, but also to use that film to unfairly compete with Jackson’s other business ventures.”

This is something “Jackson never would have agreed to allow his intellectual property to be used in such a manner,” the lawsuit also reads.

Jackson came on board “Skillhouse” as an actor and producer in 2022. A 10-minute clip released in 2024 featured Jackson alongside popular social media influencers Bryce Hall and Hannah Stocking and generated over 1 million viewers in one hour of being online.

“Skillhouse” follows 10 influencers who are trapped in an engineered reality that i is designed to terrorize and terrify. As they each attempt to work their way through various challenges, they must rely on their social media prowess and wits to survive.

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