50 Cent has defended meeting controversial Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert in fitting raunchy fashion.
The G-Unit mogul come under fire for meeting Boebert during a visit to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (June 5) where he mingled with politicians from both sides of the aisle.
While documenting his trip, 50 posted a somewhat flirty picture on Instagram of himself with his arm around Boebert’s waist, captioning it: “Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican making the white house look good [winking face emoji].”
The rapper’s fans did not take kindly to him appearing friendly with the far-right Colorado Republican, who has been criticized for spreading QAnon conspiracy theories, opposing same-sex marriage and comments about Muslims.
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One person commented on 50’s post: “But why would you even take a picture with this embarrassment to Congress?”
Another commented: “Wow, 50. First time in my life that I feel embarrassed for you.”
50 later defended meeting with Boebert, writing in a follow-up post: “Wait, wait, guys i took pictures with everyone and all you seem to care about is Lauren what did she do in a dark theater that hasn’t been done, my God!”
He crudely added: “Hey I don’t have chlamydia by the way. LOL.”
His amusing caption was in reference to Boebert getting ejected from a performance of Beetlejuice: The Musical last year after she was seen groping her companion and appearing to engage in sexual touching.
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The Congresswoman later apologized for the incident and said: “I was laughing, I was singing, having a fantastic time, was told to kinda settle it down a little bit, which I did, but then, my next slip up was taking a picture. I was a little too eccentric … I’m on the edge of a lot of things.”
50 Cent visited Congress along with civil rights attorney Ben Crump to advocate for more Black ownership in the alcoholic drinks industry.
According to a press release, the discussion focused on “the Black wealth agenda, the widening of the wealth gap and corporate America’s marginalization of Black-owned companies.”
Crump also announced that he had joined 50’s legal team in his battle against drinks giant Beam Suntory after he accused them of embezzling millions from his Sire Spirits brand through the use of unpaid invoices.
The two parties headed to mediation last summer but it appears a resolution has yet to be reached as the G-Unit rapper has continued to attack the drinks giant on social media.
