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Celebs shell out big bucks for security
CNN ^ | 11-7-09 | Jo Piazza

Posted on 11/07/2009 3:32:34 PM PST by Justaham

Celebrities are always trying to build walls around themselves, literally and figuratively, and those walls cost money.

This week, rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, admitted that he spends $20,000 a week on security at his Farmington, Connecticut, mansion.

"My home is surrounded by cameras. I need surveillance not only to look out for me but also to protect me. You get all these crazy lawsuits, and I need cameras to check on things," the 33-year-old told the entertainment news service WENN.

Jackson's security costs work out to a little over $1 million a year.

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1 posted on 11/07/2009 3:32:34 PM PST by Justaham
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To: Justaham

How many celebrities that have armed security also believe in gun control?


2 posted on 11/07/2009 3:38:06 PM PST by beefree
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To: Justaham

Rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, slashed the asking price on his massive Farmington, Connecticut mansion again, hoping to unload the former money pit he rarely used.


3 posted on 11/07/2009 3:44:02 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: beefree
All of them.

Even Senator Feinstein (Libtard - CA) and Gun Control Supporter, has a CCW Permit.

4 posted on 11/07/2009 3:45:54 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Conservatives THINK people are smart. Liberals KNOW people are stupid.)
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To: Justaham

Their security expenditures are a drop in the bucket with what they make a year.


5 posted on 11/07/2009 3:51:09 PM PST by goseminoles
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To: goseminoles

And when they hit fifty, they will be broke and showing up on “Where are they now shows”.


6 posted on 11/08/2009 7:09:45 AM PST by Yorlik803 ( Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
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