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50 Cent: I'm Not Rich, I Just Borrowed Tons of Cool, Expensive Shit

Jay Hathaway · 07/23/15 10:10AM

Facing down a $5 million judgment for posting a sex tape of Rick Ross’s baby mama, 50 Cent has declared bankruptcy to prove he can’t pay. It’s somewhat convenient that, after Forbes named him one of the richest rappers in the world just a few months ago, 50 claims his reported $155 million fortune is really just $4.375 million. He said this week that he rented cars and borrowed jewelry to keep up appearances.

50 Cent's ALS Challenge for Floyd Mayweather: Prove You Can Read

Jay Hathaway · 08/21/14 12:52PM

50 Cent used the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to troll his former friend, boxer Floyd "Money" Mayweather, with a contest of a different nature. Fuck a bucket of ice and $100: 50 will donate $750,000 to any charity if Mayweather can read an entire page of a Harry Potter book.

50 Cent Turned a Performance Into an Onstage Robbery Last Night

Jordan Sargent · 06/02/14 05:35PM

Last night was Summer Jam, the sprawling rap concert hosted by New York radio station Hot 97. Over the years, the event has earned a reputation for sparking unexpected moments, but last night 50 Cent may have topped them all. While he was performing his set, 50 had a rival robbed onstage, all while he was still performing his hits.

The 50 Cent Four-Step Stop-Masturbating Plan

Max Read · 09/26/12 05:59PM

Do you want to stop masturbating? It is, after all, "a sin," as 50 Cent informs us. Luckily, he also has a four-step plan to help you stop, free of charge:

50 Cent Playing Coy With Presidential Endorsement

Hamilton Nolan · 09/16/11 09:05AM

Since the day of Barack Obama's inauguration, pundits and purveyors of "horse race" political journalism have been asking with increasing fervor: who will disconcertingly baby-voiced rapper and Vitamin Water vendor and trusted political power broker 50 Cent endorse in 2012?

Why 50 Cent Will Never Watch Fox News Again

Seth Abramovitch · 07/17/11 09:06PM

50 Cent has declared war on Fox News. Which of their journalistic transgressions drew his ire? "Hating on NBC for having chris brown on unbelievable...never watching that again. He paid for his mistake #!@%*# holes." Fight the power, 50. [Twitter]

Shocking Lady Gaga Confession: 'Oops, I Broke a Nail'

Maureen O'Connor · 05/11/11 10:52AM

Lady Gaga breaks a nail and flips off a bunch of rich people. The royal wedding made Fergie feel "totally worthless." Heidi Montag warns that reality stardom is "hard." Wednesday gossip triumphs over adversity.

Chris Brown Escapes Arrest for Window-Busting Tantrum

Maureen O'Connor · 03/23/11 10:20AM

A gleeful Chris Brown galavants around town after breaking Good Morning America's window. 50 Cent gives Chelsea Handler a backhanded compliment. Hugh Hefner's fiancee may already be cheating. Wednesday gossip shakes its haters off.