Shocking Domestic Violence Case and the Secret Child

By June 2013, all the silence was replaced by an alarming situation that attracted police intervention and legal filings. Reports at the time revealed a heated argument at Daphne’s LA apartment. She accused 50 Cent of causing more than $7,000 in damage and vandalizing furniture. At its peak, when Daphne locked herself in her room for safety, he allegedly broke down the door and kicked her . Police found a chaotic scene: broken chandeliers, overturned furniture, scattered clothes, and a smashed TV. The incident immediately took the story from “gossip” to “dangerous.”

And then, the biggest truth of the whole story was exposed through official documents: Daphne and 50 Cent secretly welcomed a son, Sire Jackson , born in September 2012, months before the violence.

Daphne’s attorney issued a cautious statement, confirming the years-long relationship and the fact that they had a child together, stressing that her number one priority was ensuring the safety of both mother and child. Meanwhile, the city attorney’s office described Daphne as 50 Cent’s “ex-girlfriend,” clarifying their current status. 50 Cent faced serious charges that could have resulted in up to five years in prison, but ultimately accepted a plea deal in exchange for 30 days of community service and three years of probation.

Bankruptcy, Child Support, and Public Warfare

In 2014, 50 Cent publicly acknowledged his son, Sire, which helped calm public opinion somewhat, as father-son relationships always tend to “reset” the story. However, the summer of 2015 brought a new storm.

After being ordered to pay $5 million to Rick Ross’s former partner (following a sex tape leak), 50 Cent filed for personal bankruptcy , claiming a net worth of just $4.4 million. The bankruptcy filing revealed another shocking detail: Daphne was receiving $1,267 a month in child support for Sire, while Shaniqua Tomkins, the mother of his oldest son, received just over $6,000. The disparity sparked a heated debate on social media about fairness, cost of living, and liability, with many fans questioning the discrepancy between the song’s lyrics (“Have a baby by me baby be a millionaire ” ) and real life.

Daphne’s relationships with other men have always been an excuse for 50 Cent to publicly fight. When Daphne started dating Jason Derulo in late 2015, 50 Cent deleted intimate photos of him and Sire, then posted a sarcastic caption.

By 2018, the rivalry between the old rivals had flared up again. During his fight with Floyd Mayweather, Floyd made a bombshell accusation, accusing 50 Cent of being a sociopath and linking it to an old 2011 tweet about Daphne. While the accusations were never confirmed, they damaged both men’s image.

Public Plea and Deadly Connection to Diddy

The 2021-2022 period marked an escalation of the war, when Daphne Joy was discovered to be linked to Sean “Diddy” Combs . 50 Cent, who had already had a feud with Diddy, did not miss the opportunity.

After Daphne appeared at Diddy’s iHeart Music Festival in September 2022, 50 Cent posted a photo with his son Sire with the malicious caption: “Oh, that’s your mom over there with Puffy lol. Remember what I told you the other day, these things are crazy . “

This action crossed all ethical lines, publicly dragging an innocent child into an adult dispute. Daphne was forced to respond directly and heartbreakingly in the comments section: “Please don’t do this to me again. I never bothered you and I’m a wonderful mother to our son. Can we just focus on that, please?” . The words were not only a public boundary but also a private plea to keep some peace for their son.

Legal Storm and Extreme Accusations in 2024

Things came to a head in 2024. As Diddy faced a series of civil lawsuits, his former producer Rodney Jones filed a $30 million lawsuit with explosive allegations, including that Daphne Joy and Young Miami were paid monthly to engage in a “pattern of harm.”

50 Cent took full advantage of the opportunity to publicly humiliate Daphne, posting: “I didn’t know you were a sex worker” (though he didn’t tag her directly).

Soon after, it was reported that 50 Cent planned to seek full custody of his son, Sire , citing Daphne’s connection to Diddy’s legal turmoil, a move that turned a rumor into a real risk, forcing the legal system to scrutinize both of their parenting histories.

Daphne Joy immediately responded. She published a post vehemently denying Rodney Jones’s allegations, then went straight to 50 Cent, accusing him of barely visiting his son , saying he had only visited about 10 times in two years. More notably, she also accused him of “coercing her in the past .” The statement sounded painful and definitive, as she wrote that he had “destroyed her last hope for him as a father and broken both her and their son’s hearts for the last time.”

50 Cent responded with a photo of Daphne with Diddy and a sarcastic caption, accusing her of trying to get pregnant again with him.

What Future for Sire Jackson?

Looking back at this entire journey—a quick spark in 2011, a terrifying domestic violence incident in 2013, public financial “exposés” in 2015, to the intense legal and personal attacks from 2023 to 2024—one realizes that the past is still echoing in the present.

The biggest and unsolved questions are about custody, co-parenting, and how to raise a child peacefully when every adult argument can become a headline in minutes.

For Daphne, the way forward seems to be to focus on motherhood, work, and setting boundaries (something she posts about once but must quietly enforce 10 more times). For 50 Cent, the best path forward is to make fatherhood the headline, not the joke . More presence, fewer revealing posts. Because the only thing that transcends trends is real consistency in the lives of your children.

Ultimately, regardless of who wins or loses this legal and public battle, the truth is that there is a child at the center of the storm, a child who never asked to be famous and should not be sharing the spotlight with adult conflicts. The stability, school, safety and peace of mind of Sire Jackson should come first, the only prize that truly matters at this time.