Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson put his online trolling on pause when reacting to Louisiana’s rollback of film and television production tax credits.
On Nov. 13, Louisiana’s House of Representatives voted to repeal the $150 million film tax credit, known as House Bill 2, KSLA reports. As the bill heads to the Senate, 50 Cent addressed the news on social media, highlighting its potential impact on the media empire he established in Shreveport earlier this year.
“I know people in Shreveport are sick right now, stay positive everything happens for a reason,” the Hip-Hop captioned a repost of a news clip. “I want to thank you for supporting me with Humor Harmony having zero violent crimes for 16 days, believe it or not that made that event one of my biggest accomplishments.”
The news clip he shared features Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux acknowledging that the tax credit cut is “not a lot of good news.”‘ ” He stated that he and Senate members are collaborating on a resolution. The Mayor also highlighted how the change could affect 50 Cent’s efforts with his G-Unit Studios imprint, which he established in Shreveport due to Louisiana’s film tax credit.