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June 16th, 2005, 12:05 GMT

50 Cent drops out Live 8

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Famous rapper 50 Cent announced he's dropping out Live 8 concert from Philadelphia, because he has to work on his debut movie, "Get rich or Die Tryin'".

Performers will include Coldplay, Madonna, Paul McCartney, R.E.M. and U2 in London; Will Smith, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Wonder and P. Diddy in Philadelphia; Crosby, Stills and Nash, Lauryn Hill and Brian Wilson in Berlin; Jamiroquai, Youssou N'Dour, Yannick Noah and Placebo in Paris; and Duran Duran in Rome.

Live 8 publicist Elizabeth Freund declared that the list of performers for Philadelphia concert will be confirmed today. Singers expected at this show are Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews band, Jay-Z, Kaiser Chiefs, Keith Urban, Maroon 5, Sean 'P Diddy' Combs, Rob Thomas, Sarah McLachlan and Stevie Wonder.

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Comment #1 by: daywatts on 01 Jul 2005, 03:50 UTC reply to this comment

50 Cent is bogus and selfish! Rumor has it that he dropped out because he wasn't getting paid. It's only a one day event so having to work on upcoming business is a lousy excuse.

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