Following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey has been receiving a ton of scrutiny. For instance, President Donald Trump has criticized him for not being tougher on rioters, while others have made note that he hasn’t committed to defunding the police. Frey received his most hefty dose of vitriol over the weekend when he refused to commit to defunding the police when asked about it by protesters. The large Minneapolis crowd began to boo him which forced Frey to walk off in shame.

50 Cent found out about the clip and in all of his infinite wisdom, he jumped on Instagram and made fun of the mayor. In the caption, 50 belittled the mayor saying “That’s the Mayor, Damn they did him dirty. I know he went home and cried like a baby.”

Perhaps the public humiliation was a good thing as yesterday, Minneapolis city council members pledged to dismantle the police force and replace it with community-led public safety. This is a monumental step forward in the United States and it will be interesting to see how it ends up working out.

As for 50, well, we’re sure there are plenty of mayors he will be able to clown on in the not so distant future.

As protests spark across the country, a collective of over 100 Black rights organizations called Movement 4 Black Lives have shared an open letter in demand of defunding the police to free up funds that could be used towards disenfranchised communities. “Where could that money go? It could go towards building healthy communities, to the health of our elders and children, to neighborhood infrastructure, to education, to childcare, to support a vibrant Black future. The possibilities are endless,” the letter reads.

The letter received signatures from some of the biggest stars such as The Weeknd, Lizzo, John Legend, Natalie Portman, Jane Fonda, Talib Kweli, Common, and plenty of others, per Rolling Stone. 

The co-founder of Black Lives Matter Patrisse Cullors explained that the demand to defund the police doesn’t mean stripping away every dollar from them but rather, pushing back against expanding their budget to allocate dollars to other communities that could benefit from it in other ways.

“A demand to defund essentially means, what places does law enforcement have money that is unnecessary?”  Cullors explained. “There are a significant number of public health crises that law enforcement are forced to be the first responders to but should not be, and we could actually reallocate those dollars and give them back to the community. I’m talking about renegotiation of where we prioritize our money. Right now it’s mostly prisons and police, and we want to reallocate those dollars and put them into the community.”

Read the open letter here.