The rapper is quoted by the Daily Star as saying that he heard about Tulisa's recent sex tape leak ordeal after coming across her on the UK X Factor.

50 Cent said that he "loves" how she handled the situation and praised how she "flipped the bird" to the source of the leak, ex-boyfriend Justin Edwards. He said:

"I'm going to be over in the UK later on again in the year and I would love to meet Tulisa for dinner. She had it tough and she has also been through some s**t recently as well. I love how she has handled that by flipping the bird to that guy who sold her out."

He added: "I been watching and reading about Tulisa since she got the role on The UK X Factor and my girl is no wannabe. She is real, she is talented, and the sort of person I want to be creating music."