50 Cent has reacted to allegations that Power producer Randall Emmett once called him a racial slur in conversation.
According to the Los Angeles Times, one of Emmett’s former assistants, Martin G’Blae, filed a lawsuit against the film and TV executive on Tuesday (November 1) accusing him of racial discrimination and creating a hostile workplace.
In the complaint, G’Blae claimed Emmett made racist comments about Black performers, including 50 Cent, Cardi B and Quavo, the latter of whom is set to appear in the Emmett-directed movie Savage Salvation alongside Robert DeNiro.
According to the lawsuit, Emmett called 50 “this fucking n-gger” in August 2020 after reading his book Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter, which depicted the Power producer in a not-so-favorable light. He also allegedly told G’Blae: “All you guys are alike. All you guys do is hustle people,” before throwing the book at him.
After catching wind of the story, 50 Cent reposted the Los Angeles Times article on his Instagram page on Wednesday (November 2) while responding to Emmett’s alleged comments.
“This does not surprise me this guy is a real piece of shit,” 50 wrote in his caption. “Randell(Sorry Fofty) Emmett, but wait is he canceled for this?”
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The G-Unit honcho took their long-running feud a step further when he reposted a clip of Emmett’s ex-wife Lala Kent admitting she’s had a crush on 50 Cent since “In Da Club” in an interview with E!
“This is what probably got Randell Emmett so mad that he went off on his assistant,” he continued. “STARZ is going to pull him off production credits no major company will allow this kind of behavior.”
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Randall Emmett has vehemently denied the allegations of him using a racial slur. “Randall Emmett has never used a racially derogatory term in his life and Mr. G’Blae knows it,” his attorney, Suann MacIsaac, said in a statement. “Mr. Emmett looks forward to vigorously defending this action.”
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