Rapper 50 Cent doesn’t think the furor surrounding Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who was caught on camera smoking an e-cigarette and groping her date during a performance of “Beetlejuice” last September, is that big of a deal.
“She did something in a dark theater that has never been done before, damn it!” 50 Cent wrote to X on Wednesday night.
The rapper’s comments came after he met with numerous lawmakers on Capitol Hill, including Rep. Boebert, and suggested he escaped the meeting with Rep. Boebert unscathed.
“I don’t have chlamydia, by the way. LOL,” he added.
Boebert, who was ejected from the theater over the incident, apologized. To tell she” [her] However, she recently criticised reporters who covered the incident. reveal What she calls a private moment.
50 Cent posted photos on X with five senators from both parties, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and reposted photos with two other senators, but none came close to the level of response his photo with Boebert garnered.
“Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert makes the White House look good,” 50 Cent captioned the photo, even though the entire exchange took place at the Capitol, not the White House.
Most of the top replies to the post criticized Boebert and joked about the two being in a relationship.
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” read Top reply.
“My DAWG, I know you saw that movie theater footage.” I told a joke Someone else.
“We should take her to Hamilton!” Reply Another account.
In a follow-up post, 50 Cent accused people of only paying attention to his interaction with Boebert: “Wait guys I took a picture with everyone and it seems like all you care about is Lauren,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, in another post from X, Boebert said she was thrilled to meet him, and revealed that they both used to work as burger flippers.
“Even if I was flipping burgers at Burger King for 50 cents, I still love you. I would have done that myself!” Boebert Said“Thanks for the photo, it was nice meeting you!”
50 Cent met with lawmakers during a surprise visit to Capitol Hill to discuss Black entrepreneurship in the alcohol industry.
But he also shared his thoughts on the position of Black men ahead of the 2024 election.
“They seem to sympathize with Trump” 50 Cent Said Regarding former President Donald Trump, he replied: “Because he was accused of violating the RICO Act.”
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Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to The Daily Dot’s Technology and Politics section. She has contributed to United Nations coverage for the Japanese newspaper Mainichi and previously reported on the 2022 midterm elections for MarketWatch. Her work has appeared in USA Today, Forbes, Open Secrets, and more.