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50 Cent has insisted that his impressive weight loss is the result of hard work and not slimming drug Ozempic.
The rapper took to his Instagram page to address rumours that his new slimmer physique was due to taking Ozempic. 50 Cent - real name Curtis Jackson - admitted that he has lost 40lbs only by working out and performing nightly on his recent world tour.
The award-winning chart star, 48, spoke to his 30.8 million followers while sat in his car after a sea of comments on his recent posts speculating about how he had slimmed down his physique. He said: "You want to talk about weight loss, I was in the gym, I was working the f*** out man.
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Fans were used to 50's toned muscly look (Getty Images)
The rapper appeared larger in 2022 (Getty Images)"They're gonna says it's Ozempic; I was running, I was running, I was doing what I had to do, you've seen me on tour, I run around. I was 253 pounds, I've came down, I'm 210 right now - tell me how you feel about it; you tell me how you feel about it later."
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Meanwhile, an insider told Page Six that 50's weight loss was the result of a "rigorous" eight-month fitness kick which saw him going to the gym "three hours a day, every day." 50 wanted to get fit in preparation for his Final Lap tour which got underway in July last year.
The Candy Shop rapper was previously taunted on social media over his weight after he performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. He was joined on stage by an array of fellow rap icons including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar as they performed in the iconic slot.
50 Cent has lost over 40lbs
50 Cent was trolled online after his appearance at the 2022 Super BowlAs 50 began his performance he hung upside down in a throwback to the video for his 2003 hit In Da Club where he wore a white vest and hung as he rapped the lyrics to the hit. However some social media users upon seeing the legendary performance felt 50 Cent looked as if he had gained weight and commented on it online.
After seeing the posts the rapper then took to Instagram to pen a response to them. He said: "I call this teasing me, They're just teasing me because they know I can drop the weight. That's why I laugh with them. Fat shaming only applies when you're ashamed of your fat. LOL."