Fitty Tangles with the Law
50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, was stopped by the police on Sept 8:
Rapper 50 Cent is facing multiple motor vehicle violations after he was pulled over by police in Midtown Manhattan Friday.
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Police say he was pulled over for driving his Lamborghini erratically and was issued two summonses for expired permits and unsafe lane changes.
For most people, one brush with the law in a day is enough. However, our man 50 is somewhat of an overachiever:
Rapper 50 CENT was so unfazed by his arrest on Friday afternoon (08SEPT06), he still attended a fashion show and got into an alleged brawl with a fan.
According to the article, a fan he had denied an autograph to later refused to change seats so 50 could sit properly with his entourage. So 50 hit the guy (presumably) a few times. I’m not sure if that’s a good way to keep the fan base alive. I have the feeling that his CD sales will be dropping a bit, though he may add a few new fans who dig the thug image.
When I heard the original report on television, I thought they said his car was chrome-plated. I was pretty sure that wasn’t possible. However, there is such a thing as a chrome-like finish, and here’s a link to a site with pictures showing the progress of applying a chrome-like finish to his car.
Serious bling. Part of me wants to say something about people with way too much money and little fashion sense, but the rest of me wants to continue breathing.
This was cross-posted to the dead pool