"Tell him to call his son!" Shaniqua screamed at reporters gathered near the Dix Hills home. "He didn't even attempt to call his son to see how he was doing!" she said. "A good father would do that!" On Friday, 50 Cent issued a public statement expressing gratitude that his son had escaped the fire and denied he had any involvement.
50 had been trying to get Shaniqua evicted from the home recently and Shaniqua countered by filing a Manhattan Supreme Court suit claiming she's entitled to half of 50’s fortune. Last week Shaniqua's boyfriend, who had been living at the Dix Hills home, and two of his boys got into a fight with 50's bodyguard at Shaniqua's lawyer office.
A 5-gallon gas container was found on the edge of the sprawling property hours after the fire erupted about 5 a.m.