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50 Cent Ad Ban
04/19/05
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(BBC) Sports firm Reebok has pulled a TV ad after a mother whose son was shot dead complained it glamorised gun crime.

Lucy Cope, of Southwark, south London, went to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about the campaign featuring US rapper 50 Cent.

The ASA is investigating 54 complaints from viewers over a reference to him having been shot nine times. [see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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