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Published 16:07 26 Oct 2020 GMT
50 Cent appears to change his mind on Trump vote, saying he 'never liked' him
50 Cent appears to have made a political U-turn on Donald Trump, a week after decrying Joe Biden's tax policies.
It all began on Monday, October 19, after the 45-year-old rapper took to his official Instagram account and shared a screenshot of a TV screen which appeared to show the Democratic presidential candidate's reported tax rate plans for New York City, New York State, California, and New Jersey.
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In a caption addressed to his 26.2 million Instagram followers, 50 Cent wrote:
"WHAT THE F***! (VOTE For TRUMP) IM OUT, F*** NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway. I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people 62% are you out of ya f***ing mind. [sic]"
The rapper later appeared to double down on his apparent support for the Republican leader. Taking to his official Twitter account, 50 Cent then shared a recording of a Fox News broadcast story about his Instagram post.
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The segment included a tweet from Trump adviser Katrina Pierson, who tweeted to her 681,000 followers: "I guess 50 cent don’t want to end up 20 cent [sic]" in reference to Biden's taxation plans.
50 Cent captioned his own video: "Yeah, i don’t want to be 20cent. 62% is a very, very, bad idea.i don’t like it ! #abcforlife #starzgettheapp. [sic]"
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However, on Sunday, October 25, 50 Cent shared a video virtual interview that talk show host Jimmy Fallon conducted with his ex, comedian Chelsea Handler.
In the interview, Handler criticized 50 Cent's statements, telling Fallon:
"[50 Cent] shouldn’t be influencing an entire swath of people who may listen to him because he’s worried about his own personal pocketbook.
"So I haven’t heard back from him yet, but I am willing to, you know, seal the deal in more ways than one if he changes his mind and publicly denounces Donald Trump. I might be willing to go for another spin… if you know what I’m talking about."
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On Twitter, 50 Cent replied to this by writing in the caption for the video:
"F*** Donald Trump, I never liked him. for all I know he had me set up and had my friend Angel Fernandez killed but that’s history. LOL."
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Per Billboard, 50 Cent previously praised Trump's outspoken attitude in an interview in July, stating: "You know what I learned from my president? That I don't have to be apologetic. And whatever the f*** you said is fake news."
According to Billboard, last year the rapper also told talk show host James Corden that he;d turned down an offer of $500,000 to appear at Trump's presidential inauguration in 2016.