{"id":71190,"date":"2024-01-25T18:28:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/25\/50-cent-shuts-down-speculation-that-he-used-ozempic-to-shed-40-lbs\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T18:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:28:40","slug":"50-cent-shuts-down-speculation-that-he-used-ozempic-to-shed-40-lbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/25\/50-cent-shuts-down-speculation-that-he-used-ozempic-to-shed-40-lbs\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent Shuts Down Speculation That He Used Ozempic to Shed 40 Lbs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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50 Cent<\/strong><\/a> is shutting down speculation that he has Ozempic to thank for his slimmed-down physique.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou wanna talk about weight loss? I was in the gym. I was working the f\u2013k out, man,\u201d 50 Cent, 48, said in a Wednesday, January 24, Instagram video<\/a>. \u201cAnd they say it\u2019s Ozempic? I was running, I was running, I was doing what I had to do. You seen me on tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rapper (real name Curtis Jackson III) then shared that his workout regimen has taken him from 253 pounds to 210 pounds.<\/p>\n

50 Cent previously proved his ability to lose weight when he dropped from 214 to 160 pounds for his portrayal of a football player with cancer in the 2011 film All Things Fall Apart<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Celebrity Weight Loss Transformations<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tShocking, indeed! Some celebs seek out extreme methods to shed pounds, while others transform with the aid of healthier methods. From Rosie O’Donnell’s and Jordin Sparks’ respective 50 pound weight losses to Biggest Loser winner Rachel Frederickson’s whopping 155 lighter frame, see before and after pictures of celebrities’ weight loss transformations.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI had so much muscle on me that it was hard for me to lose definition even as I got lighter and slimmer,\u201d the musician said of the experience during a 2010 interview with Parade<\/em>. \u201cI started running to suppress my appetite. Towards the end it was really difficult. It was like \u2014 if I don\u2019t get close enough to what my best friend looked like to me at that point before he passed, then I\u2019m not doing the story any justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After making the movie, 50 Cent gained the weight back<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the art of eating,\u201d he exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> in August 2010 of how he put the pounds back on. \u201cI had different things I don\u2019t usually have in my diet to put the weight back.\u201d<\/p>\n

While 50 Cent\u2019s latest weight loss is all-natural, other stars have owned up to shedding pounds by using Ozempic, which is traditionally used by diabetics to improve glycemic control.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Celebrities Who’ve Spoken About the Ozempic Weight Loss Trend<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tOzempic has become a hot topic when it comes to weight loss \u2014 with some stars confirming they have used the drug while others denied it. Chelsea Handler admitted during a January 2023 episode of the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast that she unknowingly took the Type 2 diabetes medication, which is traditionally used to improve [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cLike a year ago, I tried it,\u201d Amy Schumer<\/strong> revealed during a June 2023 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen<\/em> before noting that the drug wasn\u2019t for her<\/a>. \u201cI was one of those people that felt so sick and couldn\u2019t play with my son. I was so skinny, and he\u2019s throwing a ball at me and [I couldn\u2019t keep up].\u201d<\/p>\n

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