{"id":2174422,"date":"2026-10-01T17:37:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174422"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:37:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:37:43","slug":"50-cent-slams-verizon-over-starz-blackout-tells-power-fans-to-switch-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174422","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent Slams Verizon Over STARZ Blackout, Tells &#8216;Power&#8217; Fans to Switch Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7f\/16by9\/2026\/10\/01\/7f816d315f3c4c278c638ff4717d1012_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">50 Cent Slams Verizon Over STARZ Blackout, Tells &#8216;Power&#8217; Fans to Switch Providers<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">50 Cent<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Rips Verizon Over STARZ Blackout!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive Details<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-01T10:37:43-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            10:37 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-47d33ce0998251639d079bc9c6ef36f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261001_7f816d315f3c4c278c638ff4717d1012\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:12162ab7-baee-44b1-85b9-673abf954d52\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7f\/4by3\/2026\/10\/01\/7f816d315f3c4c278c638ff4717d1012_md.jpg\" alt=\"50 cent getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-55da9a4496ec6ed8110bddaf6425efdf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/50-cent\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>50 Cent<\/strong><\/a> is going to war with Verizon &#8230; 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