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50 Cent sues ad company over image in violent game

New York – Rapper 50 Cent sued an Internet advertising company for $1 million Friday, claiming it illegally used his image in a game where the player pretends to shoot him.

The game, called “Shoot the Rapper,” shows 50 Cent walking back and forth in an ad across the top of a Web page while the viewer is encouraged to shoot him by aiming and clicking with the mouse, court papers say.

A successful shot results in a misty cloud of red, and the viewer is then directed to another Web page where the ad firm’s client sells goods and services, according to the lawsuit.

The rapper’s attorney, Peter Raymond, says the game doesn’t use 50 Cent’s name, but “it looks like him, and there’s no doubt the character is intended to be him.”

Doctor: Sizemore ex Fleiss showed no sign of assault

Los Angeles – A plastic surgeon testified that he didn’t see bruises on the face of Tom Sizemore’s former girlfriend, former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, days after she claimed he punched her in the jaw at a Beverly Hills hotel.

“There was no sign of any trauma, bruising or anything like that?” Fay Arfa, Sizemore’s attorney, asked Dr. Michael Cardenas on Friday.

“I did not notice anything like that,” said Cardenas, who said he had a conversation with Sizemore and Fleiss around 2 a.m. April 13, 2003, about five days after the assault. Sizemore says the attack never happened and is trying to overturn his 2003 misdemeanor corporal injury conviction for the assault at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Cardenas said he was called to treat Sizemore for a cut and was introduced to Fleiss. The three had a brief conversation after he was done treating Sizemore, he said.

Deputy District Attorney Robert Cha said metabolism or treatment might have reduced Fleiss’ swollen face by the time the surgeon saw her.

Cha also suggested Fleiss might have used “cover-up items” to conceal the injuries.