Billboard reports that 50 Cent will be playing “a football player who is diagnosed with cancer in his upcoming movie, Things Fall Apart. To make the film more realistic, the once buff and brawny 50 (aka Curtis Jackson) lost more than 50 pounds to play the part, and posted photos revealing his dramatic weight loss today on his facebook page.”

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Another shocking image from his Facebook account:

Credit: 50 Cent's Facebook page (via Billboard)

Credit: 50 Cent's Facebook page (via Billboard)

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