50 Cent Reportedly Offered Rick Ross BABYS MOTHER $3 MILLION AS A SETTLEMENT . . . And She Said NO!!! (Was That A SMART MOVE . . . Or NAH??)

Before taking the case to trial . . . 50 Cent reportedly offered Lestonia Levinston $3 MILLION. But she said NO. According to the Daily News, 50 sold HALF OF HIS MUSIC PUBLISHING to pay her off.

Here is what the NY Daily News is saying:

Jackson's team disclosed that to drum up cash to pay for two large lawsuits — Leviston's and a $17 million judgment won by Sleek Audio, which said the rapper stole their headphone idea — Jackson sold his entire catalog of music to Kobalt Music Group for $6 million.

When one of his lawyers said the first $3 million sale to Kobalt was used partly for ordinary living expenses, Jackson quipped "I don't remember having lots of money."

The lawyer said the second sale was made so Jackson could make [Rick Ross' baby's mother] Leviston a settlement offer but she refused to take it.