Did Trump really offer $3 million to 50 Cent to perform in his Madison Square Garden rally?

“It’s because when you do get involved in it, no matter how you feel, some one ionately disagrees with you. That’s the formula for the confusion that sent Kanye to Japan.”

While 50 Cent elaborately explained how he turned down the offers because he likes “no part about them,” representatives for the Trump campaign responded to his comments by outright denying to have made any offers to the rapper. After Variety published 50 Cent’s interview, Trump’s campaign officials reached out to the media outlet hours later and said that the rapper’s claim about being offered $3 million to perform was not true.

It might be possible that 50 Cent’s comment about the $3 million offer referred to his invite at the Republic National Convention, and the rapper confused it. But on the split side, it could also be true that Trump’s campaign officials are just denying the claim to save face after a high-profile rejection—now twice. Logically, it’s unlikely 50 would fabricate the story, especially given his open reservations about political involvement.

Given how the event unfolded, 50 Cent might must be glad about skipping it, even if he had the offer in hand. Despite Trump calling his rally “an absolute lovefest,” the event’s reality was controversial and crude. Trump’s attempts to play on his standard “immigration, economy, patriotism, bla bla bla” lines and win voters were overshadowed by racist commentaries from his allies like Tony Hinchcliffe.

delebrate hypocrisy on Trump’s end.