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50 Cent just announced he's leaving Instagram, where he has 18 million followers, because the site removed his content without telling him (FB)

50 Cent is a major influencer on Instagram. But now the rapper says he's leaving Instagram because the photo-based social network removed content from his account without warning him first.

  • 50 Cent is a major influencer on Instagram.
  • But now the rapper says he's leaving Instagram because the social network removed content from his account without warning him first.
  • He marked his return to Twitter with a photo of him raising a glass of rosé wine.
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Instagram may have just lost a very influential user.

Rapper 50 Cent said goodbye to the photo-based social network, which is owned by Facebook, on Wednesday, sharing an image of him in a sharp suit and tie as he raises a glass of rosé.

"I'm leaving IG, I'm going back to Twitter. They take shit down off my page with out [sic] notifying me #censorthesenuts," 50 Cent said in a post shared to his 17.9 million followers.

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I#emo#m leaving IG, I#emo#m... @ 50cent

Thank you to everyone for y... @ misstmari

Get Rich or Die Tryin'" artist made $8 million after accepting bitcoin for his 2014 studio album. The rapper appeared to confirm the report in an Instagram post a day later, but he later denied having ever owned bitcoin.

50 Cent filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 2015, after racking up personal debts of more than $28 million. He also hit his former lawyers with a $32 million lawsuit in January 2018, alleging that his counsel failed to "provide effective representation" in a suit brought against him. In 2015, his ex-girlfriend

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