50 Cent (real name Curtis Jackson III) is reportedly under investigation by the NYPD for allegedly threatening Brooklyn precinct boss Deputy Inspector Emmanuel Gonzalez.
According to Page Six, the Power exec is possibly looking at misdemeanor aggravated harassment after he wrote “Get the strap” in a since-deleted Instagram post allegedly aimed at Gonzalez.
Although Fiddy said he was done with Instagram earlier this month, evidently he couldn’t stop himself from posting about the situation on the social media platform.
In a series of three posts, the Hip Hop mogul appears to laugh off the situation.
“what the fuck is going on?” he wrote on Thursday (May 24). “get the strap. LOL.”
An NYPD spokesperson reportedly confirmed the investigation is ongoing.
“There is a formal complaint on file for Aggravated Harassment and detectives are investigating,” the spokesperson said.
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, 50’s rep said, “Months ago, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson filed to trademark the phrase ‘Get The Strap,’ a slogan he has been posting across all of his social media platforms. It is posted in connection with photographs and videos, including many featuring just him or things he is promoting.”
“Taken in its proper context, the specific post in question was neither intended as, nor could reasonably be interpreted as, a threat or call to violence against anyone,” the statement continued. “So the record is clear, Mr. Jackson does not condone or promote the use of violence against anyone. ‘Get The Strap’ is a playful phrase used by Mr. Jackson to punctuate absurd and outrageous situations.”
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NYPD taking nothing but L’s lately with all this soft petty shit.
50 taking nothing but L’s too dickridring tekashi the pedo
U heard me right officer i dont need to repeat myself
They really about to waste tens of thousands of dollars paying for a Twitter investigation??? That you think a wealthy business owner who knows damn well what it’s like to be broke and sure as hell ain’t going back would risk that? Shyne said it best…”the best respect the feds only f*ck cops”
?get the strap.
He forgot a word….Get the strap..on…lol
Men use the term “drip” now?? What the fuckery goes on………. Then again, 50 plays the role of a high school drama queen on social media.. #HeyGirl
lol he got it trademarked
Genius…Luv this dudes hustle
U mean his stupidity. 40+ years old, multi millionaire and still wanna act like a 20 something hood cat. On social media for attention like tyrese smh. I expect more from grown ass men
The DOJ will be assisting the NYPD in locking this negro up. If we find so much as a weed stem we will hang him.
Lol hiphop police trying to get 50 for a while. they always want to bring down successful black men who rose out of the hood