‘Shoot the rapper’ ad irritates 50 Cent

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Those “Attack the moving target” ads on MySpace are annoying, but I never thought I’d see anyone sue over them. But that’s what rapper 50 Cent is doing. Cent, who was once shot nine times during a feud, is not amused by this “Shoot the rapper” banner ad, whose target resembles him. Or at least his attorney isn’t amused. Peter Raymond swears that “the character [in the ad] is intended to be him.” Honestly, I don’t see why Cent even cares.

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