A Manhattan court was told in excruciating detail Monday how rapper 50 Cent allegedly bought a sex tape of a Florida and added humiliating and degrading commentary to it, before publishing the doctored video online. The plaintiff in the case, Lastonia Leviston, 36, claims the tape destroyed her life and pushed her to the brink of suicide. She is now suing 39-year-old 'Fifty' - real name Curtis Jackson - for violating her civil rights by publishing the tape and inflicting emotional harm. However his lawyers claim Leviston's life 'is better because she filed the lawsuit'. In 2003 Leviston had a child with rapper Rick Ross, who has a long-standing feud and rivalry with 50 Cent.50 Cent allegedly bought the sex tape before doctoring and uploading it to his personal website in 2009The woman in the tape, Lastonia Leviston, 36, has a child with his bitter rival, fellow rapper Rick RossLeviston's lawyers claim Fifty used the video and its connection to Ross to drive traffic to his website and increase his own businessThey say it destroyed Leviston's life and drove her to the brink of suicideThe rapper's lawyers claim she is using to get to his 'deep pockets'He has an estimated net worth of $140 million
_ sobbed in court as details of what was allegedly done to the tape before it was put on his website were explained. The 21 Questions rapper allegedly called _ a 'slut' and made fun of her body using crass language.