UPDATE: TMZ got some footage of 50 Cent leaving the courtroom following his hearing (among other things, he has to give up his guns)…..he was also hit with some additional papers on the way out….

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From CNN:

Rapper 50 Cent entered a not guilty plea to domestic violence and vandalism charges in a Los Angeles County court Monday.

The 37-year-old artist — whose real name is Curtis Jackson — was ordered to return to the Van Nuys, California, courtroom on September 4 for a pretrial hearing for one count of domestic violence and four counts of vandalism, according to a court spokeswoman.

Model-actress Daphne Joy, who has a child with Jackson, accused her ex-boyfriend of kicking her and ransacking the bedroom during an argument at her condo in the Toluca Lake neighborhood in Los Angeles on June 23, according to the Los Angeles city attorney. Authorities allege Jackson caused $7,100 in damage to property and left the scene before police arrived.

If convicted on all five counts, Jackson would face up to five years in jail and $46,000 in fines.

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