A news story recently began circulating around the Internet that boxing star Floyd Mayweather had been arrested for kidnapping and attempted murder... but like many stories on the Internet, it ultimately turned out to be false. So, what really happened? 

First, let's start with the fake story, which came courtesy of Huzlers.com. According to that report, 50 Cent's best frienemy hired two hit men to go after employees that he suspected of stealing his jewelry. The attack was so brutal that the men nearly died -- they were attacked with various weapons, including clubs and knives. They had broken arms, broken legs, and broken ribs. 

"It was some Breaking Bad s--t," a source interviewed for the magazine supposedly said. 

The men retained a lawyer after the epic beatdown, and Floyd was arrested on March 13 in connection with the attack.

But here's the thing: according to WebProNews, while there is definitely an investigation in place regarding the beatdown of the two employees -- and they have retained a lawyer -- Mayweather has not been arrested, either for attempted murder or any other charge, in connection to the case.

More likely than not, according to the same site, the matter will be resolved civilly, because it will be very difficult to prove that Mayweather ordered the beatdown; or if he did, that it wasn't in response to the jewelry being stolen (what legal experts call the "unclean hands" doctrine -- one crime being committed in response to another is no better, or worse, than the crime itself). Furthermore, the "hit men" haven't been arrested or charged with anything, so it would be difficult to arrest or charge Mayweather with anything.

"Upon closer inspection of the Huzlers article, it is evident that they merely copied the TMZ Sports article. They simply appended it with the fake update about Mayweather Jr.'s 'arrest'. At the bottom of the page, a statement can be found that says Huzlers.com combines real and satirical news 'to keep its visitors in a state of disbelief,'" said WebProNews.