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50 Cent has thrown yet another jab at Floyd Mayweather after his former opponent Conor McGregor announced the surprise launch of his candidacy for President of Ireland.
Reacting to the news of the UFC fighter’s entry into politics, 50 couldn’t help but mock Mayweather’s illiteracy, writing on Instagram: “See what happens when you can read champ, the shit just matters.”
McGregor announced his bid for the presidency of his home country shortly after he paid a visit to Donald Trump at the White House for St. Patrick’s Day.
Outlining his controversial anti-immigration stance, the Dublin native claimed that “Ireland is at the cusp of potentially losing its Irishness,” but was strongly rebuked by current president Micheál Martin.
50 Cent just recently mocked Mayweather for his vocal support of Donald Trump.
Appearing on the Fox Business show Making Money with Charles Payne last month, the former boxing champ firmly threw his support behind the controversial Republican.
“When we had Trump before, we didn’t appreciate him. But I think Trump is a great president, one of the — actually he’s the best president. In my eyes, he’s the best president we ever had,” he said.
The 48-year-old added: “Great business, great businessman, and that’s what it’s about. Trump has done an amazing job and a lot of people around America are upset. But no matter who goes in the White House, we’re always upset. I think Trump is the man for the job. He’s the best president in my eyes.”
The comments did not appear to sit right with Mayweather’s longtime frenemy 50, who called him out on Instagram.
“YO you know how, when you’re in school and a kid eats the crayons. Now you see what happens when they grow up. Spell BEST PRESIDENT champ! LOL,” he shot back.
Despite the jab at his former friend, 50 Cent himself has flirted with supporting Trump over the years.
In 2020, he wrote on social media about Joe Biden’s proposed tax policy: “WHAT THE FUCK! (VOTE For TRUMP) IM OUT. FUCK NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway. I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people 62% are you out of ya fucking mind.”
The media mogul would later switch his support to Biden ahead of that year’s election after receiving much criticism from fans.
Dave Mustaine has chosen to bring Megadeth to an end after completing one final tour due to ongoing health challenges.
The band plans to step away next year once they wrap up their farewell run and release their final album. Frontman Dave, 64, has now shared that he reached this decision because arthritis and issues with his back have left him “unable to give a hundred per cent every night”.
Speaking on SiriusXM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Dave said, “It had been building up for a long time, just physical things happening with my hands … My hands were starting to fail me.
“And there were other difficulties tied to everything going on with my neck and my trunk. That whole area has arthritis and some bulging discs.
“I have a fractured lumbar bone. And of course, my back has been fused near my shoulders and neck. There is just a lot going on …
“I always said that when the time came where I could no longer give a hundred per cent each night, that would be the moment I would start thinking about slowing down.”
He continued by sharing that the choice became clear after the band completed recording their final self-titled project.
Dave explained, “It was not that I couldn’t give a hundred per cent, because we finished the album and I feel we did well with it, but while we were working I had a moment where I told my manager … ‘I am not sure how much longer I can continue. My hands are really hurting.’
“I did not intend to set things in motion. I was just talking, but it led to conversations with the band, then taking time to reflect, speaking with my family, and praying about it.
“And the answer was obvious to me that by the time the album was finished, I would know how it would perform. If it does really well, I can still deliver one final strong tour.
“And the idea of a farewell feels connected to that. We have certain shows we want to play so we can say goodbye to the people who have supported us.”
Dave added, “We are an American band, but we perform all over the world. We are not weekend performers like some country acts in the States. We have a lot of ground to cover if we want to say goodbye the right way.”
The band’s seventeenth studio album, Megadeth, will arrive in January, and their This Was Our Life tour begins in Canada in February.
