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Police fine Rapper 50 Cent

Rapper 50 cent was pulled over by the New York police on Friday, after making and unsafe lane change, as well as driving without his license, vehicle insurance and registration. He was cuffed and escorted to a nearby precinct to ensure his safety after a crowd gathering. The rapper, Curtis Jackson, was behaving on the road no differently then the hundreds of drivers we see daily who drive dangerously and maneuver about recklessly but `Fitty` was singled out most probably due to the fact that he was driving a $200,000 Lamborghini while breaking the law.

He was stopped by a police officer after observing him make a turn without signaling. He was issued four summonses and released without being fingerprinted or photographed. He faces about $200 in fines and can be happy that this was a relatively tame run in with the police, his history shows prior arrests on drug, gun and assault charges. Last month, the rapper was sued by two women who claimed they were trampled by crowds and battered by 50 cent himself in a brawl that ensued at a Massachusetts concert in May 2004.

The current run-in with the law comes over a year after the rapper avoided jail in the case by cutting a plea deal with prosecutors requiring him to remain crime- and drug-free for two years.