The G-Unit rapper, nick-named 'Fiddy', was apparently unrepentant, seemingly pleased that the protest had generated extra publicity for his movie. Gun violence seems to follow 50 Cent, who has himself been shot nine times, and always wears a bulletproof vest. Two known associates of the rap star were arrested at a 50 Cent video shoot in New York City after police found they were carrying loaded weapons. Then a 30 year old man was shot dead after a showing of Get Rich or Die Tryin' in Pittsburgh. In Syracuse police said that an increase in shootings was linked to a fight that began between two rival gangs when members of both groups saw 50 Cent's movie.
In the UK anti-gun campaigners called on stores to withdraw 50 Cent's computer game Bulletproof. Players follow Fiddy from crack-dealing gangsta to superstar by gunning down, stabbing and strangling rivals. Campaigners were angry that Bulletproof glamorises the gangsta lifestyle. The graphics allow a bullet’s-eye view of a gunshot as it ploughs into a rival’s exploding head. However, Fiddy’s bullet wounds miraculously heal, angering gun crime campaigners. Gleen Reid of Mothers Against Guns said: “The game glorifies guns and gangs at a time when we are trying to prevent real-life shootings. 50 Cent makes a profit out of the misery of parents who are burying their children.” Despite this, Fiddy says parents should buy the game for their children because he claims it will teach them right from wrong! "Just because it is rated mature doesn't mean you shouldn't buy it for your kids."
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