50 Cent has revealed how he “fears for his life” following threats allegedly made by an officer of the New York Police Department.
Earlier this week, the world of music was undoubtedly shocked to learn that a New York police officer had made threatening remarks to hip-hop icon 50 Cent (also known as Curtis Jackson).
The comments were allegedly made in June of 2018 by Brooklyn-based Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzales. Gonzalez reportedly advised his fellow officers to “shoot [50 Cent] on sight” prior to a celebrity boxing match that the rapper was set to attend.
“The inspector just said that at roll call,” a source told the New York Daily News. “I’m like WTF.”
TMZ later contacted 50 Cent’s representatives who explained that, “Mr. Jackson takes this threat very seriously and is consulting with his legal counsel regarding his options going forward.”
“He is concerned that he was not previously advised of this threat by the NYPD and even more concerned that Gonzalez continues to carry a badge and a gun.”
Now, in a post shared to Instagram, 50 Cent took a break from his regularly scheduled mirth-making to open up about the incident in a rare moment of sobering sincerity.
“I’m afraid for my life, I haven’t been able to sleep since I heard of this,” 50 Cent wrote. “The cops never notified me of the threat.”
“I’m closing all my business in New York. I may have to sue the city.”
While this is indeed a troubling moment for the rapper, the alleged incident is currently under investigation by the Internal Affairs Bureau.
Some sources have noted that 50 Cent and his followers had allegedly made similar threats towards Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzales just a month prior to the comments that the officer reportedly made.
According to the New York Daily News, 50 Cent had made mention of Gonzales in a since-deleted Instagram post, accusing the officer of shaking down the owner of a club that the rapper frequents.
Closing his post with the pro-firearm message “get the strap”, Gonzales claimed that 50 Cent’s followers began contacting him, leaving him “in fear of his safety.”
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