50 Cent in Los Angeles in January 2022.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
50 Centthrew a microphone off stage that allegedly struck a concert-goer at his show on Wednesday at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena.
Fanscaptured footagethat surfaced online of the incident, showing the rapper, 48, chucking two faulty microphones from stage.
The “In da Club” artist was reportedly handed one mic that wasn’t producing any sound as his guest, rapperYG, was performing, which he tossed to the left of the stage. The hip-hop star (whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III) was then handed another mic that proved to be faulty, which he also threw off stage with what appears to be greater force and thrown further back from the stage’s edge than the first mic.
Once the hip-hop artist was handed a working mic, he resumed the performance and joined YG, 33, center stage.
A source tells PEOPLE, “This is an unfortunate isolated incident where someone was in a restricted area they should not have been.”
Additionally, 50 Cent’s attorney Scott Leemon denied the incident was deliberate. “Let’s be very clear, as I told LAPD this afternoon, my client Curtis would never intentionally strike anyone with a microphone,” he told PEOPLE in a statement. “Anyone saying something different doesn’t have all the facts and is misinformed.”
50 Cent is currently onThe Final Lap Tour, which honors the 20th anniversary of his Grammy-nominated debut studio albumGet Rich or Die Tryin’.The tour kicked off on July 21 in Salt Lake City and the European leg is set to begin on Sept. 28 in Amsterdam. Eventually, the “21 Questions” rapper will take the show to cities including Dublin, London, Mumbai before wrapping up in Auckland, New Zealand on Dec. 14.
The incident on Wednesday follows arecent altercationinvolvingCardi Bin which the “Bodak Yellow” rapper, 30, threw amicrophone off stageat a fan in Las Vegas.
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Shortly after the incident, Cardi Breposted a videofrom a different angle of the viral moment, capturing the fan attempting to empty their cup out on the performer.
While the Grammy winner was listed as a battery suspect, she wascleared of all charges, as the case was never referred to the Clark County District Attorney’s Office and the cops concluded Cardi did not commit a criminal offense.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shared a statement with PEOPLE at the time: “After a thorough review of this case and with the consultation from the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, this case has been closed as having insufficient evidence. No charges will be filed in relation to this case."
source: people.com
