50 Cent Sues Philly Car Dealership Over Giveaway

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Don't use 50 Cent's face and expect him to like it.

The G-Unit captain filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday against a Philadelphia car dealership after it ran advertisements using his photo, calling it a misappropriation of his name and likeness. 50 is seeking damages of more than a million dollars.

"[Gary Barbera Enterprises'] misappropriation of [50's] name, likeness and trademark in its advertising was unlawful and unauthorized, and upon information and belief, is likely to have caused confusion in the marketplace among consumers and among potential marketing and promotional partners of 50 Cent," the suit reads, "all of whom are likely to believe that the Barbera advertising and car dealership are authorized or sponsored by 50 Cent."

The car dealership said there's a reasonable explanation for why it used the rapper's image, though