50 Cent Sues Shoot The Rapper Advertisement

The rapper is suing Traffix Inc., the company that created an infamous advertisement featuring a caricature of 50 Cent smiling that offered fans the chance to click their mouses and "shoot the rapper."

If the user succeed in shooting the rapper, the prize was "$5,000 or 5 ringtones guaranteed."

50 Cent's lawyer Peter Raymond told the Associated Press that 50 Cent is suing because he was a victim of gun violence.

They also used his named and likeness without permission, implying that he endorsed the "game."

"For all those reasons, he is personally offended," Raymond said.

The advertisements started to appeared on Myspace.com's member pages shortly after the Virginia Tech shootings, including some of the victims pages.

Media watchdog groups were outraged at the ads.

"Imagine the outcry if Fox Television ran a 60-second spot that said, 'Shoot the American Idol star -- on our Web site -- and win $5,000.' This is no different," said Peter Zollman of Poynter.org.


I found this hilarious:P
What are your thoughts?

lol its funny :lol:

hes gettin paid so i cant hate on that

i would be pissed if people were making money off shooting a caricature of me in the face toojubjub13

i would be pissed if people were making money off shooting a caricature of me in the face toojubjub13

Seriously. I mean, damn. As hard as 50 Cent wants to act, you got to admit that being shot nine times can be a tramatic experience. For someone to be making money by shooting his face on the internet, that's gotta really piss him off and make that pain resurface. Even though a man who doesn't need anymore money is suing for a million dollars, I feel this lawsuit is justified.

I woulda thought by now he'd be used to being shot.

Damn....

Because 50 Cent needs more money :roll:shaza91