Multi-platinum rapper 50 Cent made a shock go to to Capitol Hill Wednesday, the place he posed for a photograph with controversial Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert — elevating eyebrows on-line.
The “In da Membership” singer shared a pic of him along with his arm round Boebert’s waist within the White Home on X alongside the caption: “Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican making the white home [sic] look good,” and a winky face emoji.
X customers rapidly went off within the feedback asking the rapper “What film did you guys see?” in reference to Boebert’s infamous Denver theater date with a Democrat wherein the pair have been filmed groping each other of their seats.
“Beetlejuice beetlejuice beetlejuice,” one other individual commented additionally in reference to the pol’s date.
Boebert was watching a efficiency of the “Beetlejuice” musical when she and her date have been kicked out of the theater over their habits — together with the groping and Boebert’s vaping.
50 Cent, whose actual title is Curtis Jackson, addressed the feedback on X hours later.
“Wait, wait, guys I took footage with everybody and all you appear to care about is Lauren,” he tweeted. “What did she do in a darkish theater that hasn’t been performed, my God ! Hey I don’t have chlamydia by the way in which. LOL.”
The “Only a lil bit” and “Sweet store” hit grasp did share a number of extra photographs with politicians from each events on X as he visited DC to advocate for extra black entrepreneurs within the liquor trade.
50 Cent, who was joined by well-known civil rights legal professional Ben Crump, owns the wine and liquor firm Sire Spirits.
He additionally shared photographs of himself with a number of members of Congress together with Rep. Joyce Beatty from Ohio (D), former Home Speaker and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D), present Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R), Rep. Troy Carter from Louisiana (D) and Rep. Steve Scalise from Louisiana.
Boebert shared a photograph of herself and 50 Cent on her personal X web page as properly.
“I’d nonetheless love you in the event you flipped burgers at Burger King,” she tweeted. “@50Cent, I used to do this myself! Thanks for the picture, nice to satisfy you!”