50 Cent has set his legal sights on a New York top cop.
The rapper is considering pursuing legal action against an NYPD police commander for allegedly encouraging officers to shoot him.
The 43-year-old star, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, is weighing up a lawsuit against deputy inspector Emanuel Gonzalez for the allegedly threatening remarks when 50 was scheduled to attend an NYPD-sanctioned boxing match in June.
A spokesman for the In Da Club hitmaker told People: “Mr. Jackson takes this threat very seriously and is consulting with his legal counsel regarding his options going forward.
“He is concerned that he was not previously advised of this threat by the NYPD and even more concerned that Gonzalez continues to carry a badge and a gun.”
Gonzalez allegedly said that officers should “shoot [50 Cent] on sight” if he appeared at the fight, according to the New York Daily News newspaper.
The cop has dismissed his comments as a joke.
Fiddy wrote: “This guy Emanuel Gonzalesz is a dirty cop abusing his power. The sad part is this man still has a badge and a gun.
“I take this threat very seriously and I’m consulting with my legal counsel regarding my options moving forward. (sic).”
He later addressed a tweet about the comments to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
He wrote: “Mayor de Blasio we have a system in place that doesn’t work without good people. This piece a s*** Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez has to be dealt with. He is an embarrassment to Law Enforcement.”