Paramount, 50 Cent Criticized Over 'Get Rich' Movie Advertisements

[Mr. Humonculous]

Paramount, 50 Cent Criticized Over 'Get Rich' Movie Advertisements
By Nolan Strong

Paramount, MTV, Interscope Records and 50 Cent are coming under fire by a coalition of Los Angeles community leaders, activists and concerned parents over advertisements for 50 Cent’s new movie, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.”

Billboards, posters and other ads depict the best-selling rapper brandishing two handguns as a promotion for the upcoming film, which is based loosely around his rise from the streets of Queens, New York to the top of the music industry.

The ads are also receiving major promotion on the internet, as the campaign is being served through Google’s targeted affiliate advertising program.

The boycott is being led by Project Islamic HOPE, The National Action Network, Justice For Murdered Children, the local NAACP, Stop The Violence Increase The Peace and Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson.

"Gun violence is one of the leading causes of death for young black males in South Central Los Angeles and across urban America,” Najee Ali of Project Islamic HOPE said in a statement. “It's irresponsible for Paramount Pictures to promote and market a movie that glorifies carrying guns.”

According to recently released statistics, there were 379 homicides in Los Angeles as of Oct. 8, 2005, down from the previous year. But according to reports, guns were used in 71 percent of murders.

The group is demanding that the ads featuring the rapper brandishing the weapons be immediately pulled from the marketplace.

“Guns are weapons of mass destruction that are used to kill people,” Ali continued. “We demand that Paramount Pictures remove these negative images of death and destruction, images that our young children are influenced by.”

Representatives for Paramount were not available at press time.

allhiphop.com

[Javier]

lmao this is so stupid

[davida.b.]

Guns are featured in every damn movie out today, why is there such a big fuss over this one?

[Javier]

Guns are featured in every damn movie out today, why is there such a big fuss over this one?

Cage was in a move where he was a world wide weapons dealer! lol

[Bigg $amo]

Guns are featured in every damn movie out today, why is there such a big fuss over this one?

because 50 is a rapper..

[J Bananas]

and 50 needs a little bit of controversy so he doesn't come off as a complete sellout. He wanted them to complain I'm sure.

[Don Seer]

According to recently released statistics, there were 379 homicides in Los Angeles as of Oct. 8, 2005, down from the previous year. But according to reports, guns were used in 71 percent of murders.

"Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do"

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/goldielookinchain/gunsdontkillpeoplerappersdo.html

[kingwell]

They are talking about the ADS for the movie... The ad is a picture of 50 Cent's back, with a pistol tucked into his pants..  Sure there are guns in almost all movies, but almost none of them actually show them in their posters and ads..  I was kind of disgusted to see the Get Rich ad in a few magazines, it looks real lame and desperate for some attention. 

They should have stuck with this one..

[Mac 10 †]

music & movies dont kill people.

people kill people.