50 Cent says he is sorry for his behavior towards an autistic airport worker after the Internet exploded when he published an Instagram video claiming the disabled teenager was high at work.
Andrew Farrell, 19, and his family threatened to sue 50 Cent, according to TMZ, and demanded that he pay $1 million and give him a face-to-face apology. The family also spoke with local news outlets in Cincinnati to ask 50 to retract his statements and issue an apology. The rapper has since deleted his initial Instagram post.
The G-Unit general, born Curtis Jackson, has issued an apology to Farrell via PageSix.
“While the incident at the airport resulted from an unfortunate misunderstanding, I am truly sorry for offending the young man,” 50 Cent says via statement. “It was certainly not my intent to insult him or the disability community, which is a source of great strength in America. I have apologized personally to him and his family.”
The family’s attorney also released a statement to the publication, saying that they lessened their demands.
“The family only wants a sincere apology from Mr. Jackson,” Matthew J. Hammer says. “The Cincinnati area loves Mr. Jackson and his work and I think it can only be mutually beneficial if he is willing to offer an apology to Andrew and his family.”
According to BBC, the family has accepted the statement, says 50 also offered a donation to advocacy organization Autism Speaks and they will not pursue further action against him.
“We would first like to thank everyone for the amazing amount of support that they have shown over the past few days. It has been an emotional roller coaster that we are ready to put to rest,” a statement says. “As requested we have received a letter apologising for 50 Cent’s behaviour and we have chosen to accept it, along with a request that a donation be made to Autism Speaks.
“Though a letter of apology will not undo what 50 Cent has put our family through, we are choosing to forgive,” the email continues. “A great lesson can be learned from this heartbreaking situation. Regardless of the way that another person appears to you, it is never ok to publicly humiliate them via social media. We hope that this situation brings more awareness to what people with autism and other forms of social anxiety suffer through on a daily basis. Again, we thank the growing number of supporters who have shown both love and acceptance during this difficult time.”
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it all falls down.
Good job 50 thats what everyone was hoping for
“Behaving strangely” is a point of view. Do we not behave strange compared to previous generations, various cultures, and lifestyles? We are all different. Does each person not represent their own individuality, hence making everyone astranged from eachother?
#NotBroken
“Behaving strangely” is a point of view. Do we not behave strange compared to previous generations, various cultures, and lifestyles? We are all different. Does each person not represent their own individuality, hence making everyone astranged from eachother?
#NotBroken
*Estranged, not astranged. Lol
He’s NOT paying 1 Mil… I can tell you that. He’s going to donate 50k at the most. He does way more charity for Children anyway. He’s with the U.N World Food Program and feeds kids in Africa and all over the world. He’s still right about the new generation of kids being imbeciles.
Is this hip hop ex or thisis50? I see more stories about then any other artist on this website.
If you didn’t know, people with autism can also have social anxiety and autism is a disability…..
I really don’t know what point you’re trying to make.
50 Cent stays taking legendary L’s.
i dont see u coming anywhere close to this mans wins tho?
So if i had to choose id pick 50’s life over yours.
i dont see u coming anywhere close to this mans wins tho?
So if i had to choose id pick 50’s life over yours.
i dont see u coming anywhere close to this mans wins tho?
So if i had to choose id pick 50’s life over yours.
That family better sue 50’s insensitive ass. Opportunities like this dont come to often.
So now he is autistic? The other day he just had social anxiety… Another misrepresentation by hhdx. Somehow it’s always Victoria with the bs headline
Really?! Dam, I tought he was just high.
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I had a similar situation back in high school when this kid came up to me with a camera all in my face. I told him some shit then my friend let me know he was a special needs student. I felt horrible but I thought he was just a regular kid at first. I feel bad for Fif because the whole world saw him treat him horribly. People make mistakes but everyone wants to act like they are all angels while bashing someone.
I found myself talking isshhh to a kid with tourettes. Intintally I thought it was all a joke but the dude kept flinching at me making crazy faces. I started to lose my cool like bro if your gonna hit me then do it and quit looking stupid. My homeboy ran up on me and put me on. Yea I felt like a total jackass. Flinch one more time and Im gonna slap the bihhh outta you…
I found myself talking isshhh to a kid with tourettes. Intintally I thought it was all a joke but the dude kept flinching at me making crazy faces. I started to lose my cool like bro if your gonna hit me then do it and quit looking stupid. My homeboy ran up on me and put me on. Yea I felt like a total jackass. Flinch one more time and Im gonna slap the bihhh outta you…
50 a BOSS
Shout out to fiddy
Lmao why do rappers turn white voice when they in trouble? ????????????
What the fuck HHDX did y’all censor me? I didn’t put that many exclamation points. I’m not….autistic.
Meanwhile that little bastard is sitting in his parents attic with a bong like…..got ’em!
50 train duck another lawsuit
Curly the rat took that L hard, you think he’d be used to them by now
When doing shit for likes goes wrong lmao, karma keeps biting 50 in the ass
He did not “personally” apologize to the family or Andrew. Andrew’s father was just on WEBN and said they only received the letter and it would be nice if he could be a little more personal with Andrew.
Not sure if you can read, but pretty the article that family accepted the apology, so your opinion is even more useless.
Not sure if you can read, but pretty sure the article says that family accepted the apology, so your opinion is even more useless.
Not sure if you can read, but pretty sure the article says that family accepted the apology, so your opinion is even more useless.
Not sure if you can read, but pretty sure the article says that family accepted the apology, so your opinion is even more useless.
It would also be nice if they didnt try to capitalize on fiddys mistake, even though he is wrong. Kinda made me feel less sorry for his family, boy has autism and I really doubt demanding a mill is his idea.
The $1 million that the article mentions was actually for a donation to Autism Speaks. I think they wanted an apology or a donation to Autism Speaks. Otherwise, that would be straight up extortion.
I guarantee that “organization” they are talking about in this article, is the family’s pockets
You need to get a clue! Such an ignorant idiot that has no idea.
Damn my nigga 50 keeping taking these L’s SMH
So not only did he publicly humiliate an autistic man, he and Martin Shkreli gave a bunch of money to an anti-autistic hate group to “apologize.” It just keeps getting worse.