DAZED AND RENEWED
Well all right, all right, all right. Oscar winner sported a blond wig and disappated appearance on the set of his latest film, the appropriatetely titled “The Beach Bum” in Miami. In it he plays a rebellious stoner named Moondog who plays by his own rules. Also snapped was co-star wearing a siren-red dress and holding an oversize wine glass.
Twho was sentenced to life on drug charges, then exonerated after spending nine years in a New Jersey prison, is the subject of an upcoming TV series that he says is being produced by And that’s not even the happy ending. Wright was also sworn in as a licensed attorney and granted admission to the bar of the New Jersey Supreme Court on Sept. 27. We’re told that Wright crossed paths with Fitty after an illegal fight club up in the Bronx approached him with hopes he could help them become legit. Apparently someone in da’ club had a connection to 50 Cent, a known fight enthusiast, and wanted him to get behind the underground boxing league, which is called BX Fight Club. “The guy running the fight club came to me and said ‘If we can get 50 to come to the fights, it will really blow us up,” Wright told us. “But he has a promoter’s license and he won’t come because we’re illegal. Can you help us get a license?”
At the time, Wright says the fight club had spent around $70,000 with other lawyers, but none of them could land a knockout blow in court.
It just so happened that while in jail, Wright says he passed time studying law and learning to write motions. He looked into the way that police officers and firefighters were able to put on fight cards, and found the loophole he needed. As soon as the fight club became legal, 50 Cent (inset) attended a match. Once there, he apparently heard about Wright’s story and took an interest in bringing it to the big screen.
Wright likes to call his story “From Life To Litigator,” though it’s unclear whether that title will stick when the show goes into production.
50 Cent did not respond to a request for comment.