War with Madonna, fight with a fan and drugs: TOP scandals of 50 Cent’s birthday boy

Today Curtis Jackson (real name 50 Cent) celebrates his 47th birthday. The childhood and youth of the future star were not easy: life in a dysfunctional area, a lesbian mother with a drug addiction and problems with the law.

Despite this, Jackson still managed to become a great artist. True, the popularity of 50 Cent was brought not only by his work, but also by high-profile scandals.

Drugs and prison

Before his musical career, Jackson became famous in the criminal world. At the age of 19, the rapper ended up in prison due to drug trafficking. Heroin, ten ounces of crack and a gun were found in Jackson’s apartment. For this, he was sentenced to three years in prison, but was granted parole.

In his youth, the rapper served time in prison for drugs

50 Cent VS Madonna

A serious scandal erupted between Madonna and the rapper. The cause of the quarrel was a frank photo session of the performer with bare breasts and fishnet tights.

50 Cent reposted a photo of Madonna on his page and ridiculed a colleague.

This is the funniest shit ever! It’s Madonna under the bed trying to act like a virgin at 63. She’ll break if she doesn’t get her old ass up. Rzhu, I can’t,” the rapper signed the picture of the singer.

Naturally, Madonna could not remain silent after such words. The singer posted a photo in which “50 Cent portrays her friend” and sharply responded to criticism.

I think your new career is to get attention by trying to humiliate others on social media. You are just jealous that you will never look as good as me and will not be as cheerful as me when you turn the same age, – said Madonna.

Boycott Gucci

In 2019, the rapper had a row with the famous fashion brand Gucci. 50 Cent burned a T-shirt from the fashion house in a video and called for a boycott.

All due to the fact that the brand released a sweater in which the black collar had to be pulled over the face, so that there was a scarlet-colored slit on the lips. Many considered this a reference to the “black face” makeup that was offensive to African Americans.

I have to get rid of all the Gucci that I have at home. I no longer support their brand,” 50 cent said at the time.

The Emmy scandal

Another conflict in the mail of racism arose between the rapper and the organizers of the prestigious Emmy Award. Then the performer accused the organizing committee of the award that they dishonestly evaluate TV shows with black actors.

Despite the fact that the project with the participation of Jackson “Power in the city at night” was well received by the audience, he did not receive any nominations from “Emmy”. At the same time, the NAACP award nominated the series in 11 categories.

The rapper posted on his Instagram a post with harsh remarks about the organizing committee of the Emmy.

Okay, Emmy, here’s my black ass, you can kiss it! Fuck your organization, I’m only interested in NAACP awards,” the rapper wrote.

Fight with a fan

The rapper’s scandals happened not only with colleagues, but also with fans. In 2020, the Western press was full of headlines that the performer had beaten a fan.

The incident occurred during Jackson’s dinner at a restaurant. The musician came to the institution with a mysterious stranger, and a curious fan wanted to film the idol’s date on video.

When Jackson noticed he was being filmed, he went berserk. The artist grabbed the table and threw it at the obsessive admirer. Fortunately, the man was not hurt, but the Lexus parked nearby was. 50 Cent did not stop there and threw a chair at the fan. The police did not bring any charges against the rapper.

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