When did 50 Cent date Vivica A. Fox? Relationship timeline explored as rapper responds to actress’s shade towards him

50 Cent responds to Vivica A. Fox
50 Cent responds to Vivica A. Fox's viral remark about dating the rapper. (Image via Instagram/ @msvfox, @50cent)

Rapper 50 Cent isn't holding back and has responded to former partner, Vivica A.Fox's comments about him. According to sources, the duo reportedly dated briefly in 2003. However, People magazine reported that they have been at each other's throats ever since.

More recently, actress Vivica threw shade at the In Da Club rapper during an appearance as the keynote speaker at the Ultimate Women's Expo. When a fan asked for advice about "chasing dreams", Vivica pivoted the conversation to talk about her dating experiences. In a viral video shared by Instagram user @shaderoom, she can be heard responding,

"Don't date 50 Cent. Don't date no d*mn rappers."

As the audience laughed and hooted, she described it as "facts" and added,

"Just so you know, it took me years to be able to laugh about it. I had to learn to laugh not to cry no more. But I did it."

50 Cent responds to Vivica A. Fox shade towards him

Rapper 50 Cent, who was born Curtis Jackson, has replied to former partner Vivica A.Fox's comments about him during a recent Women's Expo. Jackson took to his Instagram and posted a picture of himself on November 11, 2025. He wrote in the caption,

"Either way I’m a have that ass in the matrix, you know I love me some you girl, but Damn it’s been 22 years Vivica."

The duo's verbal back-and-forth has continued since their breakup in 2003. During a 2021 interview with Kris Kaylin, 50 Cent shed some light on their split, attributing it to publicity surrounding the relationship. He told Kris,

"She’ll always say — if you listen to her — [the relationship] would’ve been private. It got so uncomfortable with everybody else — when you get pushed and pulled in different directions without it even being her decision. Her publicist would say, ‘Do this.’ This person, ‘Do this.’ And then you go, ‘All right. This is not the right thing.”

People magazine reported that the actress wrote in detail about her relationship with Jackson in her book, Every Day, I'm Hustling. While she wrote that she "cherished" her time with him, the latter didn't seem pleased to read about him. In a now-deleted post on Instagram, he wrote,

“I’m waking up to this s****, that was 14 years ago. smh who does this? What the f***!”

Rapper 50 Cent and Vivica A.Fox's verbal spat appears never-ending. The latter has previously referred to the former as her "love of life". In another interview, Vivica has also revealed she would always have "love" for the rapper, per People. However, her stance about their relationship seems to change from time to time.

Edited by Janvi Kapur