50 Cent was famously shot nine times early, but no, he has not be shot lately, despite what some recent reports have indicated. In fact, it was 50 himself who shot down the rumor, via an Instagram post shared today (March 10).

Cent has responded to reports that he was recently shot. "Don't worry I'm gonna make it, because this is fake news!" he captioned a screenshot on Instagram, which read that he was in critical condition and had been hospitalized following a shooting in Hollywood.

50 Cent is speaking out after false rumors ran rampant on social media of him being the victim of an alleged Hollywood shooting, which he deemed to be “fake news.”

The rapper and producer, real name Curtis Jackson took to social media to assure fans he was doing OK after a viral TikTok video claimed he was in critical condition in the hospital after an alleged shooting in Hollywood.