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50 Cent has revealed that his next series for Starz will be a drama based on the story of drug-trafficking organization Black Mafia Family. The artist, otherwise known as Curtis Jackson, is to exec produce the series, which is currently in development. It comes after Power exec producer Jackson struck a major overall…

EXCLUSIVE: The Power duo of executive producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and co-star La La Anthony are teaming for a new series project at Starz. The premium cable network has put in development Intercepted, a soapy drama from 50 Cent and his G-Unit Films and Television, with Anthony attached to star and executive…

The New York Police Dept. has started an investigation into a Brooklyn commander who told his officers to shoot rapper/actor 50 cent on sight. The New York Daily News reports Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez, the commanding officer of the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park, is the person who made the threat. Gonzalez made…

The remarkable story of Isaac Wright, Jr., the wrongfully convicted drug kingpin who got his conviction overturned and became a licensed attorney, is the subject of a drama series in development at ABC. It hails from The Last Ship co-creator/executive producer Hank Steinberg, Power executive producer Curtis ’50 Cent…

Starz is keeping its Power broker in the family. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, who stars in and exec produces that veteran crime drama, has signed a rich new overall deal with the premium cabler, Deadline has confirmed. Under the four-year pact  — that sees figures like $150 million being whispered and Starz CEO Chris Albr…

Jada Pinkett Smith (Gotham) and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Power),  are not happy with the new film about the life of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, that is off to a strong start at the box office. Lionsgate’s All Eyez On Me, starring Demetrius Shipp Jr. and Kat Graham, opened today on what would have been Shakur’s 46th…

EXCLUSIVE: Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson has just been cast in Diamond Film Productions’ upcoming crime thriller Den of Thieves which is being domestically distributed by STX and directed by Christian Gudegast from an original screenplay that he co-wrote with Paul Sheuring. The project, which has also long starred Gerard…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Albrecht's power play of moving Power to Sunday night for its third season seems to have paid off. The Starz drama executive produced by 50 Cent and Courtney Kemp pulled in 2.26 million viewers last night with its Season 3 debut. That scores not only the premium cabler's best original series season…

Producer Will Packer (Truth Be Told, Uncle Buck) has teamed with actor-rapper-producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Power) for My Friend 50, a single-camera series project, which has landed at Fox with the duo executive producing and 50 Cent set to recur, making occasional appearances as a version of himself. Written on…

Just hours after the FCC signed off on the $49 billion merger of DirectV and AT&T, the latter reached a deal with the premium cabler. After some contentious and public remarks from 50 Cent and other divisions over a new agreement, Starz and AT&T late last night came to terms on a new multiyear carriage deal. “AT&T and…

UPDATED with AT&T statement: You could call it "Slam AT&T Or Die Tryin’" or you could just say the Power EP star is really peeved today at the telecommunication giant over possibly stalling carriage negotiations. Talks between Starz and AT&T continue but if a deal isn't reached by the end of month, the premium cabler…