50 Cent hangs G-Unit clothes out to dry

Trouble at the edges of the Fifty Cent business empire, with reports suggesting the G-Unit clothes brand is to shutter in the next 24 hours.

The deal under which the clothes have been made and sold - a split-ownership between 50 and Ecko - has come to an end and staff are being let go as a prelude to winding up. It's unclear if the decision to close is due a problem in renegotiating the deal or because the once-glittering brand has lost its lustre.