HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — 50 Cent is opening up about his dramatic weight loss, a reduction driven by a movie extremely close to his heart.
The 6-foot rapper shed the pounds for Things Fall Apart, a movie he wrote and stars in that tells the story of his friend, a football player, who died from cancer.
"I lost 54 pounds for it," 50 Cent tells Us Weekly of the film, directed by Mario Van Peebles.
50 Cent said he dropped his weight all the way down to 160 by going on a liquid diet and walking three hours a day on a treadmill for nine weeks.
"I was starving," the 34-year-old star admits.
This isn't the first time the "In da Club" singer has lost significant weight for a movie role. Two years ago, he shed a ton of pounds for a part in Microwave Park.
Now back on tour, 50 Cent says, "I've been eating. I'll be back in shape in no time!"
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