Rapper 50 Cent arrested in New York

NEW YORK, Sep 9 (Reuters) Rapper 50 Cent was arrested for traffic offenses while driving a silver, open-topped Lamborghini yesterday, generating a crowd that cheered the recording artist and jeered police as they handcuffed him.

The rapper, whose given name is Curtis Jackson, was cited for making an unsafe lane change, driving with an expired permit, driving without insurance and driving without a vehicle registration, a police spokesman said.

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