Earlier this month, rapper 50 Cent performed to two sold-out crowds in Israel, making for some very unhappy Israel-hating chappies.
Allow me to make them even unhappier.
Yesterday my friend Eric Rubin told me how he met 50 Cent at the NBA Summer League:
50 cent was running through the casino in Vegas, with a bunch of kids running after him, trying to get autographs. I ran around the kids and approached him from the front. I looked at him and said “Excuse me 50 Cent, I would like to thank you for making the trip to Israel.”
50 Cent actually stopped – this was the first time he stopped – and he said “Hey man, no problem. I love Israel.” And I said to him “I just want to let you know as a Jew and as an American, not a lot of people do what you do, and it really means a lot. I want to thank you and let you know.” He responded “I love Israel. Tel Aviv is probably my favorite city in the world. I am definitely going back!”
I asked him if he minded taking a photo, and let everyone know he was going to come back to Tel Aviv. He said “no” and then grabbed my camera and took the selfie!
50 Cent is worth his weight in gold.
