50 Cent is an unlikely convert to the cause of gay couples marrying as he had previously suggested that men should kill themselves if they didnt enjoy performing sexual acts on a woman. He also joked organising a shoot-up at a gay couples wedding.
Now 50 Cent told Vibe: I think everyone should be happy. I think a fool is going to go against same sex marriage at this point. Pointing to the support of equality by President Obama, he added:Look how long it took him [Obama] to say he was for same sex marriages. You understand? Im up for it. If everyone else is for it, then hey, to each his own. I dont have personal feelings towards it because Im not involved in that lifestyle. I want people to be happy. It makes for everything to be better.
But he suggested that as LGBT people gain more rights there is a need for organisations to stand up for the rights of heterosexual men. He said:We need organisations for straight men. We do. We need organisations for straight men in the case youve been on the elevator and somebody decides they want to grab your little buns. Times are changing. Those organizations are set up for at one point they were being attacked for those choices. Now its completely different. Obviously [homosexuality] is more socially accepted.
In 2010, 50 Cent wrote: If you [are] a man and your [sic] over 25 and you dont eat pu**y just kill yourself damn it. The world will be a better place.
The star, real name Curtis Jackson, posted the message shortly after the death of 19-year-old Tyler Clementi.
The New Jersey student killed himself after his roommate allegedly put a secret tape of him having sex with a man on the internet.
Three other US teens have killed themselves in the last month as a result of homophobic bullying.
50 Cents tweet was picked up by gay singer Will Young, who tweeted sarcastically: 50 Cent
He is [a] nice man isnt he.
The rapper was criticised in 2010 by GLAAD for joking about anti-gay violence.
Referring to gay celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, he tweeted: Perez Hilton calld me douchebag [sic] so I had my homie shoot up a gay wedding. wasnt his but still made me feel better.
He attached a picture of two men in suits running from an angry crowd.
2005 the rapper said: Being gay isnt cool its not what the music is based on. Theres always been conflict at the centre of hip-hop, because its all about which guy has the competitive edge, and you cant be that aggressive if youre gay.
