50 Cent's not the cold-hearted prick he appears to be in that video with an autistic man -- so says a guy who got the best wedding present ever from him, weeks before the infamous airport incident. The groom, named Chris Brown (yeah, we know) ... tells TMZ he was getting married at the Loews Hotel in Philly last month when word spread 50 Cent was also there. Brown found him and asked for a huge favor. Brown's brother,...
- 5/6/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
50 Cent just went above and beyond to make good with the 19-year-old man he mocked on social media -- he's donated $100,000 to Autism Speaks ... TMZ has learned. Fiddy referred to the video he posted of Andrew Farrell, saying, "I want to turn this misunderstanding into an understanding. There are people that are ignored, mistreated and neglected with disabilities that need our support." Farrell's family had asked him to donate $10k to the autism advocacy group...
- 5/5/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Plot twist: hated pharma exec Martin Shkreli actually has a few good bones in his body. We've learned Shkreli donated $10,000 to Autism Speaks after contacting the family of Andrew Farrell, the autistic airport worker who 50 Cent brutally mocked on video. TMZ broke the story ... Farrell's family attorney wants 50 to cough up $10k for the autism advocacy group. So far they've only received an apology. We're told Shkreli felt an emotional connection to the story --...
- 5/4/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The family of the autistic teen 50 Cent bullied still wants the rapper to open up his wallet, but this time it's for a good cause and far less cash ... the family's attorney tells TMZ. Attorney Matthew J. Hammer says Andrew Farrell and his family want 50 to cough up $10k for Autism Speaks, an autism advocacy group. The donation is far less than the $1 million Andrew's stepdad was first eyeing. We're told Andrew and his family received 50's signed,...
- 5/4/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
50 Cent has issued a written apology to the family of the autistic Cincinnati airport employee he previously mocked in an Instagram video. “While the incident at the airport resulted from an unfortunate misunderstanding, please accept my sincere apologies for offending you,” the rapper wrote. “It was certainly not my intent to insult you and I wish you and your family well.” Andrew Farrell, 19, and his family accepted the apology via a statement to a local news station. “A great lesson can be learned from this heartbreaking situation. Regardless of the way that another person appears to you, it is never.
- 5/4/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
50 Cent's manning up and admitting his attempt to crack jokes on social media turned into an insult -- albeit unintentionally -- to a 19-year-old airport employee with autism. 50 says, "It was certainly not my intent to insult him or the disability community, which is a source of great strength in America. I have apologized personally to him and his family." Fiddy posted a video of himself mocking Andrew Farrell for being "high as a motherf*****." Andrew is not only autistic,...
- 5/3/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Clearly not thinking before acting, 50 Cent videotaped a janitor at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport and accused him of being under the influence of drugs.
However, the man in question, 19-year-old Andrew Farrell, actually suffers from autism and Asperger’s syndrome and was experiencing severe social anxiety as Fiddy approached him.
As a result, Farrell’s stepfather Ken Kramer has contacted a lawyer and they’re considering filing a lawsuit, unless 50 Cent agrees to a face-to-face apology and a $1 million donation to Andrew’s GoFundMe page.
However, the man in question, 19-year-old Andrew Farrell, actually suffers from autism and Asperger’s syndrome and was experiencing severe social anxiety as Fiddy approached him.
As a result, Farrell’s stepfather Ken Kramer has contacted a lawyer and they’re considering filing a lawsuit, unless 50 Cent agrees to a face-to-face apology and a $1 million donation to Andrew’s GoFundMe page.
- 5/3/2016
- GossipCenter
50 Cent has new legal trouble after taunting a 19-year-old man who turned out to be autistic -- TMZ has learned his family is strongly considering a lawsuit. Andrew Farrell was just doing his job as a janitor at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport when 50 Cent appeared to randomly single him out on video ... accusing him of being high at work. Fiddy posted the video on Twitter. Ken Kramer, Andrew's stepdad, tells us Andrew suffers from autism and Asperger's syndrome.
- 5/3/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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