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Rapper 50 Cent apparently didn't have all that happy a New Year's.
The artist, whose hits include "Wanksta," was arrested just before 2 a.m. Tuesday after police found two guns in a car at a Manhattan nightclub.
The 27-year-old, born Curtis Jackson, was arrested after officers responded to a complaint about a sport utility vehicle double-parked outside the Copacabana nightclub, police said. When the officers approached the SUV, they saw a .25-caliber handgun on the floor of the vehicle, Sgt. Mike Wysokowski said. A further search turned up a .45-caliber pistol. Police said both weapons were loaded. 50 Cent and the four men with him were each charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
The rapper was discovered by Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, whose real name was Jason Mizell. After the Oct. 30 slaying of Mizell, investigators learned of a threat to 50 Cent, and at their suggestion he canceled a ...
- Tenby Hotels Witness 150 Per Cent Increase In Bookings As Harry Potter Fans...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire May 14, 2009 700+ words
...Tenby Hotels Witness 150 Per Cent Increase In Bookings As Harry Potter Fans Flock To Wales(C)1994...South Wales by up to 150 per cent last weekend* on LateRooms...way to Pembrokeshire to see Harry Potter in action. Visitors have been...
- My two cents.(Warner Bros.' sale of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone...
- Magazine article from: Video Age International Serafini, Dom May 1, 2002 700+ words
...internal division is willing to pay, does the group benefit? For example, when Warner Bros. sold the television rights for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to Disney's ABC for about $140 million, instead of selling to AOL Time Warner's TBS, TNT...
- Harry Potter Captures the Adult Market This Summer at Two Month Countdown to...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire Europe May 15, 2005 700+ words
...the adult edition of 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...the adult edition of 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...for more than 15 per cent of launch sales for this...book this summer." Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...
- Harry Potter spins the creativity wheel.(Features)(Homefront)(Parenting)(A...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor April 12, 2000 700+ words
...wasn't gabbing about Harry Potter, he was using the books...Rebecca settled on a Harry Potter puppet show. They created...tickets. The cost was 25 cents. Soon after, Noah began...music, or a person. Harry Potter launched our family into...
- Hyannis, Mass., Bookstores Anticipate Rush of Harry Potter Fans.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 18, 2003 700+ words
...is that a boost due to Harry Potter means that other things...The excitement about Harry Potter coming out is a good...not just dollars and cents." The book's early...Still, Chittenden said, Harry Potter is not the be-all...
- Scholastic's profits down despite Harry Potter success.
- Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY) June 14, 2005 700+ words
...success of its predecessor, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix...new book will add between 50 cents and 60 cents to Scholastic's earnings...fiscal year ending May 2006. "Harry Potter is a very significant contributor...
- HARRY POTTER BOOSTS AMAZON SALES UP 37 PERCENT 2ND-QUARTER LOSS CUT.(Business)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) Frey, Christine July 23, 2003 700+ words
...93.5 million, or 25 cents a share, for the second...42 million, or 10 cents a share, compared with...of $4 million, or 1 cent a share, for the same...pro forma profit of 6 cents a share. Part of the...release of the fifth Harry Potter book. Amazon.com sold...
- 'Harry Potter and the Hordes of Geeks'.
- Newspaper article from: Washington Times (Washington, D.C.) July 19, 2007 700+ words
...fantasy genre. "['Harry Potter'] is not that much...Mrs. Dawson said. "'Harry Potter' is essentially a fluke...implies a huge 30- to 35-cent swing on earnings, he said. That focus on "Harry Potter" also causes more resources...
