50 Cent has backed YNW Melly to beat his murder charges and get released from jail now that he was new legal representation.
Melly announced that he had fired his lawyers after his double murder trial was postponed all the way until 2027 with the rapper expected to remain behind bars until then.
He also claimed that one of his attorneys, Raven Liberty, has a conflict of interest as they are under investigation for witness tampering relating to the case.
To replace his existing legal team, Melly has hired Drew Findling, who has notably represented the likes of Kodak Black, Cardi B and Lil Durk as well as president Donald Trump.
On Instagram, 50 Cent made it clear he approved of the decision and banked on Melly’s legal issues improving with the hire.
He wrote: “Melly gonna fvck around and come home fvcking wit Drew! That’s the right lawyer.”
The issue regarding Liberty has been going on since the beginning of the year when the rapper appeared in court and was informed he had been in jail for six years without conviction.
The 25-year-old could be seen self-deprecatingly laughing at the fact and said, “Damn.”
Melly has been attempting to get himself released from jail while awaiting retrial.
He recently sued Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony and his office, arguing that he should be released from custody immediately due to the “cruel” conditions he is being subjected to.
“Demons is a black male whose current detention conditions shock the conscience and could not even be imagined in this day and age even in a third-world country that has no guard rails protecting human decency and dignity,” the complaint reads.
“For over three years, Petitioner Jamell Demons has not been permitted to make a single phone call or have a single visit with his family or any member of the outside world, including not seeing or speaking with his own mother in over three years!!!
“Demons has and continues to be subjected to the type of debilitating isolation that renders his conditions of incarceration cruel, unusual and beyond belief in a civilized society governed by Constitutional safeguards.”
The rapper stands accused of murdering two childhood friends, Chris “YNW Juvy” Thomas and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams, in 2018 and making it look like a drive-by shooting.
The original trial ended with the jury unable to reach a verdict.
