--- title: Bankruptcy Judge Orders 50 Cent to Explain Instagram Posts description: Rapper 50 Cent has to show up in court to explain why he posted an Instagram of himself surrounded with cash after he filed for bankruptcy canonical: https://time.com/4231472/bankruptcy-judge-50-cent-instagram-posts-cash/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-20T16:41:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:14:34.285Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Bankruptcy Judge Orders 50 Cent to Explain Instagram Posts og:description: Rapper 50 Cent has to show up in court to explain why he posted an Instagram of himself surrounded with cash after he filed for bankruptcy og:url: https://time.com/4231472/bankruptcy-judge-50-cent-instagram-posts-cash/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd3245f017af1831/69887e6e0b72e312e16e8386/50-cent.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Paley Center For Media's Hollywood Tribute To African-American Achievements in Television, Presented by JPMorgan & Co og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bankruptcy Judge Orders 50 Cent to Explain Instagram Posts twitter:description: Rapper 50 Cent has to show up in court to explain why he posted an Instagram of himself surrounded with cash after he filed for bankruptcy twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd3245f017af1831/69887e6e0b72e312e16e8386/50-cent.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bankruptcy Judge Orders 50 Cent to Explain Instagram Posts Showing Stacks of Cash  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Feb 20, 2016 4:41 PM UTC  50 Cent in Los Angeles, on Oct. 26, 2015. 50 Cent in Los Angeles, on Oct. 26, 2015.Michael Kovac—Getty Images  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Feb 20, 2016 4:41 PM UTC Rapper 50 Cent has to [show up in court](http://wtvr.com/2016/02/19/broke-50-cent-ordered-to-court-after-flashing-cash-online/) to explain why he posted an Instagram of himself surrounded with cash just months after he filed for bankruptcy. Curtis J. Jackson III, otherwise known as 50 Cent, made his name with the 2003 album “Get Rich or Die Trying.” He filed for bankruptcy in July, claiming that expensive lawsuits have dwindled his multi-million dollar fortune. But in the months since, he has [repeatedly posted](http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/02/19/judge-orders-50-cent-to-bankruptcy-court-over-instagram-photos.html) photos and videos on Instagram of large piles of cash, CNN reports. On Thursday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ann M. Nevins ordered the rapper to appear in court,[ saying she was ](http://wtvr.com/2016/02/19/broke-50-cent-ordered-to-court-after-flashing-cash-online/)“concerned about allegations of nondisclosure or a lack of transparency in the case.” In court documents, creditors allege that the rapper failed to disclose property he owned, as well as payments he likely got from public performances. 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