50 Cent sells his opulent Conn. mansion for a lot less than he paid for it
He had sought $18.5 million for the 17-acre estate in 2007. He had put millions into renovating it.
FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent’s 50,000-square-foot mansion in Connecticut that first went on the market 12 years ago has finally sold at a fraction of the original asking price.
Jennifer Leahy, an agent at Douglas Elliman in Greenwich, tells the Hartford Court the 21-bedroom, 25-bathroom home in Farmington sold for $2,900,000.
The sale was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
The rapper, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, sought $18.5 million for the 17-acre estate in 2007. Jackson purchased the mansion in 2004 from boxer Mike Tyson for $4.1 million, and then sank millions into it for renovations.
The home also has an indoor pool, a gym, racquetball courts, and a dance room.
Leahy did not disclose the buyer.
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