{"id":296283,"date":"2011-03-09T19:36:25","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T19:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/09\/50-cent-stars-as-cancer-striken-footballer-in-%e2%80%98things-fall-apart%e2%80%99\/"},"modified":"2011-03-09T19:36:25","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T19:36:25","slug":"50-cent-stars-as-cancer-striken-footballer-in-things-fall-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/09\/50-cent-stars-as-cancer-striken-footballer-in-things-fall-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent Stars As Cancer-Striken Footballer In \u2018THINGS FALL APART\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div>50 Cent plays cancer-stricken football player Deon Barnes in his new film Things Fall Apart, due out later this year. You may recall the startling photos of a super skinny 50, who lost 54 pounds to take on the role. The drama was directed by Mario Van Peebles and co-stars Ray Liotta and Lynn Whitfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy motivation for the project was my best friend, Charles Pringle,\u201d the rapper-turned-actor previously told Rap-Up.com. \u201cHe lived across the street from me; he actually died of cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_91-150x90.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more from the original source:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/showbiz.peacefmonline.com\/news\/201103\/142474.php\" title=\"50 Cent Stars As Cancer-Striken Footballer In \u2018THINGS FALL APART\u2019\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">50 Cent Stars As Cancer-Striken Footballer In \u2018THINGS FALL APART\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 50 Cent plays cancer-stricken football player Deon Barnes in his new film Things Fall Apart, due out later this year. 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