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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – MAY 03: Actor/producer Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson attends For Your Consideration event For Starz's 'Power' at The Jeremy Hotel on May 3, 2018 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images) 
8:50 PM 05/24/2018
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Superstar rapper 50 Cent is currently under investigation after he allegedly made a threatening post on Instagram about a New York police officer.
According to Page Six Thursday, a formal complaint has been filed against the 42-year-old rapper–whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III–after he allegedly told his followers Wednesday to “Get the strap” when referencing Deputy Inspector Emmanuel Gonzalez over what he called a shake down of a hip-hop club owner. “Strap” is slang for a gun.
“There is a formal complaint on file for Aggravated Harassment and detectives are investigating,” a NYPD spokesperson explained.
Reps for the rapper said he has used the term many times on his social media platforms and claimed it was nothing more than a “playful” phrase used to “punctuate absurd and outrageous situations.”
Following the reports, the rapper seemed to laugh off the complaint in a series of subsequent posts on his social media account.
“Oh shit, get the strap. LOL. They investigating my drip, l got too much sauce. #HipHop,” Jackson captioned his post, adding, “What the fuck is going on? Get the strap.LOL,” along with a video of a news report about the story.
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