After 50 Cent donated $100,000 to Autism Speaks in the wake of controversy, the organization has released a statement through Complex. This comes after the rapper apologized for mocking Andrew Farrell, an autistic teenager who works at a Cincinnati airport. The initial incident was posted in a video on 50’s Instagram that has since been deleted.
“We thank Andrew Farrell and his family, who graciously turned an unfortunate situation into something positive,” Autism Speaks says. “50 Cent’s apology to Andrew and generous donation to Autism Speaks at the family’s request call attention to the deep hurt – intended or not – inflicted by snap judgments and social media bullying. Not every disability is visible, but it is easy to see a person’s humanity. This donation will support our mission to increase awareness and foster better understanding of the autism spectrum. Everyone, regardless of differences, deserves acceptance, compassion and respect.”
(This article was first published today [May 5, 2016] at 10:48 a.m. PST and is as follows.)
50 Cent did not stop at an apology to a 19-year-old airport worker whom he made fun of in a social media post. The G-Unit general has made a donation of $100,000 to Autism Speaks in further show of his remorse for his actions, TMZ reports. 50 also announced the donation on his ThisIs50 website.
“I want to turn this misunderstanding into an understanding,” he says. “There are people that are ignored, mistreated and neglected with disabilities that need our support.”
The Internet blasted 50 after he posted a video to Instagram where he mockingly asked Andrew Farrell if he was high on the job. Farrell has autism and works at a Cincinnati airport as a janitor. Effen Vodka has expressed its disappointment with its brand representative after the clip went viral.
50 took down the post and the teen’s family demanded an apology and $1 million. They lessened their monetary demand to a $10,000 donation to the autism advocacy group, which the rap mogul surpassed with his check.
View 50 Cent’s tweet explaining his donation to Autism Speaks below:
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Good work Fif! Salute
Good. Now everyone can calm down and move on.
Way to go, Curtis James Jackson!
Sorry, I exercise my right to refuse to use asinine, silly rapper names, but I do NOT pass up an opportunity to congratulate and celebrate someone who does the ‘right thing!’
All of America can calm down now.
His decisions gets him in to more debt. Of I was him I would SHUT up until Power Season 3 is released.
Keep you’re mouth shut and money in your pocket. Glad the Cincinnati area is boycotting his liquor. Fuckin idiot.
50 always a stand up dude SALUTE KING
You go boy God says to forgive so you guys have to forgive 50 for his actions but he came back strong as usual thanks 50 I have you back Jesus is lord maybe he was drunk but he’s back thanks 50 we love you g unit boss
Thank you 50, I knew you would do something nice – My son Pierre is 32 and Autistic and he absolutely love your music – his verbal is not clear but he absolutely love your music and when I ask him “who is that – when your song is on the radio” he says fif cent and he will not get out of the car until the song goes off – I would have hated to not let him listen because of the incident posted but I knew you would come through. God Bless – a mother of an Awesome one
People act like their biggest problems in life are solved after 50 donated this, hilarious.
50s got to be kicking back thinking maybe i need to stfu bc my petty actions have cost me almost 10m dollars. next time you think something is a good idea..stop and think is it worth it
50 a duck
Charitable tax deduction….might as well.
hey Victoria… how about reporting on 50 cent visiting a handicap teenager in the hospital 2 weeks ago. Stayed for 90 minutes to chill with him. No??
automatic jackass aka 50 cent
This dumb fuck started his career suicide mission years ago
but do we know for sure that the kid was autistic? lemme find out 50 just got finessed
Fif need to reinvent himself…the bullying and beefing is so 2003, aint no body on that anymore. He need to graduate go into boss mode and stop acting like a goon!!! He really needs to grow up!!! And im a fan!!