50 Cent has offered to mentor Joaquin Phoenix as the Oscar-nominated actor forges ahead with his bizarre plan to launch a career in hip-hop.

Have you seen the Letterman video, 50? Please, don’t encourage him!

50 believes The Bearded One has a chance at success in the rap world as long as he stays true to himself and draws on his own life experiences.

“He should write about the things that he has real interest in, the things he has been influenced by,” the “In Da Club” star said in an interview with BlackVoices.com last week.

“It’s not necessary for you to be involved in criminal activity at any point in your life for you to be a part of hip-hop. You can come in and write from a totally positive perspective…”

Video: 50 Cent & Carrie Underwood Vitaminwater Ad

Carrie Underwood has joined Vitaminwater’s arsenal of celebrity endorsers. The former American Idol taped her first TV commercial, in which she plays an astronaut with rapper 50 Cent, on-location in Newark, NJ last week. Carrie’s Vitaminwater promotional campaign will debut in mid-June. Carrie will also be designing a limited edition Vitaminwater bottle label.

50 Cent is denying reports that he kicked Paris Hilton offstage and reducing her to tears during a pre-Super Bowl concert. Fifty maintains he “ain’t that heartless”. The rapper before at the Hilton-hosted 944 Magazine bash in Scottsdale, Arizona. Paris was reported by Page Six to have ran away crying after 50 told her to “Get the fuck off the stage.”

He tells MTV.com: “It’s no way we would kick Paris Hilton off the stage… We ain’t (sic) that heartless. I know 50 hates Ja Rule and Fat Joe, but he ain’t that heartless to throw Paris Hilton… off the stage. Somebody called me and asked me if Paris got kicked off. I was like, ‘Huh?’ She was dancing the whole time. She was having a good time. We hung with her afterwards. I guess people wanna hear, ‘50 threw Paris Hilton off the stage.’ ”

Video Footage of 50 Cent Kicking Paris Hilton Off-Stage Super Bowl 2008 Pre-Party

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50 Cent was the featured headliner during a Super Bowl Pregame Concert in Phoenix on Thursday night, and Paris Hilton made a cameo about halfway through 50’s performance. ”Get off my cameras,” 50 joked. “Get the fuck off the stage.” Paris no likey the Queens, NY native’s sense of humor. The New York Post claims the hotel heiress was left in tears following the very public diss.

A Page Six report states:

She started to cry and tried to plead with the party’s production staff to let her dance, whining “But it’s my party!”

Good. About time someone told this rhythmless bozo to sit her non-dancing ass down.

Sundance Film Festival News: 50 Cent will interview Paris Hilton for the MySpace Celebrity Artist-on-Artist program from the MySpace Cafe at the Lift on Sunday, the New York Post reports.

Here’s the Official Trailer For The New Film Righteous Kill, Starring Screen Legends Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, and rapper/actor 50 Cent. Righteous Kill opens April 18, 2008

50 Cent is denying claims that he is in talks to record a track with Lindsay Lohan, to be featured on the addicted actress’ upcoming third album.

50 says:

“No, I didn’t do no track with Lindsay Lohan. I don’t know where that rumor even started from, but whatever gets my name out there.”

Amidst news that Lindsay Lohan is stepping back into the studio to work on her third LP, the Long Island-born bleach blonde is also in talks for an album collabo with Queens-bred rapper 50 Cent.

“Yes, they’re talking about working together,” Michael Lohan, Lindsay’s dad, confirms to Life & Style.

“Nothing’s firm yet, but they’re in talks.”

“They’ve actually known each other for a while, just from being in the business together and crossing paths at events.” “They’re friends.”

“Lindsay wants to get into the studio as soon as possible,” a pal says.