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Did the Rev. Al Sharpton try to http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3863 $500,000 from a leading rapper by threatening him with protest marches unless he paid up?
http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3234 calls the accusation “absurd,” but that’s exactly what Bruce Williams, former right-hand man to Dr. Dre, reportedly charges in a new book.
Who’s telling the truth? http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=1880’s record in that regard isn’t reassuring; the allegation has a familiar ring to it – and it comes amid new questions about the rev’s personal finances.
Williams says the demand for the half-mil involved what was termed Sharpton’s displeasure with vulgar rap lyrics as well as a nasty feud between rappers http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=1566 and The Game.”When that beef between 50 Cent and The Game became public,” Williams writes, “Al Sharpton called over and asked for half a million dollars. Otherwise, he was going to bring the heat.”
Williams flatly says, “We gave him $250,000.”
Hmm. In ’84, Sharpton publicly blasted Michael Jackson, charging that the singer’s “Victory” tour was refusing to use http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=2610 promoters and threatening protests.
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