50 Cent complains about bias in the
film industry, specifically the fact that concerned citizens who rallied
against, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” He says they haven’t done the same
for other movies.
After enduring criticism and
protesters for holding a gun in advertisements for his debut film, 50 Cent is
speaking out about the silence in regard to other films with similar ads like
gun-toting Daniel Craig in advertisements for “Casino Royale.” The
rapper also cited “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” as another example of a double
standard in the film industry. Feeling singled out, the Queens rapper is
allegedly asking for a universal rule about weapons in movie posters.
50 Cent is currently promoting his
latest film, “Home of the Brave,” also starring Samuel L. Jackson,
Christina Ricci, Eva Mendes, and Jessica Biel. he film is in theatres on
December 15.
Ghostface Killah’s memoir will be in
bookstores by the end of February according to his publisher, ReganBooks. It
was previously reported that the rapper had been ordered to return his advance
after missing a deadline for the manuscript in 2002.
The book is tentatively titled, Iron
Man: True Reflections from the Soul of the Wu-Tang Clan. It is slated for a
February. ReganBooks headed by editor Judut Regan, is the bestselling American
division of Harper Collins. Ghostface‘s biography is the next in a line of celebrity-centered
titles from the publishing company, has also produced biographies for Mick
Foley, Jenna Jameson, and Howard Stern.
In the meantime, Ghostface Killah‘s
follow-up to Fishscale, More Fish, will be released on December 12.