The Oscar For Extreme Weight Loss Goes To...

For his starring role in upcoming movie "Things Fall Apart," 50 Cent dropped 54 pounds (3st12lb or 24.5kgs) with a liquid diet and three-hour-a-day treadmill walks for nine weeks.

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In the film 50 plays a football player diagnosed with cancer hence the weight loss. The movie was penned by the actor/rapper and was inspired by a friend who died of cancer.

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Fans of beefy 50 need worry not, he is on tour and has been heavy loading the weights and food and slowly getting back to his former self.

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"Things Fall Apart" is directed by and co-stars Mario Van Peebles and will be released sometime in 2011.