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Chinua Achebe forces 50 Cent to rename movie

Things fall apart for rapper as Nigerian writer makes him change forthcoming film title to avoid conflict with 1958 novel50 Cent has been undone by one of Africa's greatest novelists, Chinua Achebe. The rapper's latest movie has been renamed ahead of its release, due to a conflict with Achebe's most famous work.Things Fall Apart, published by Achebe in 1958, is Nigeria's most famous English-language novel. It has sold more than 8m copies worldwide. Unfortunately, 50 Cent was not aware of this. H...

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10:15 on September 14 2011

Chinua Achebe forces 50 Cent to rename movie

Guardian Music — Things fall apart for rapper as Nigerian writer makes him change forthcoming film title to avoid conflict with 1958 novel50 Cent has been undone by one of Africa's greate... more info
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14:47 on September 14 2011

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ContactMusic — 50 Cent has been forced to rethink the title of his new movie due to a protest from Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe The New York rapper is set to release new movie Things... more info
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23:29 on September 14 2011

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VH1 Blog — 50 Cent Changes His Movie’s Name After Chinua Achebe Protests 50 Cent‘s new movie just got a namechange thanks to a critically lauded Nigerian novelist. Chinua Achebe... more info
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