50 Cent Involved In Scuffle During Flight In Nigeria
Published: Monday - December 6, 2004
Words by Jay Casteel
50 Cent (Photo: Interscope)
Rapper 50 Cent was involved in a scuffle with another rapper during a flight to Nigeria on Saturday (December 4).
The rapper was scheduled to perform at the annual Star Mega Jam alongside popular Nigerian artists. The event was staged in four Nigerian cities between December 1 and 5, 2004.
According to reports, during a flight to the final performances, eyewitnesses said that Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem attempted to sit in a seat reserved for 50 Cent, but was prevented from doing so.
Abdulkareem's entourage then reacted, resulting in a brawl inside the airplane.
Due to the incident, 50 Cent left without performing at the final show.
An official at the American Embassy in Lagos confirmed the incident, but said it was not policy to intervene in personal disputes.
"Although he is an American citizen, he came here under a private arrangement and it is not our business to ask him to go back. It is his decision," an Embassy official told Nigerian newspaper The Guardian. "The decision is up to 50 Cent's management team and his sponsors."
50 Cent or airline representatives weren't available for comment at press time.
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