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50 Cent might think twice now before acting like a tough guy. A judge this week ruled the rapper has to pay The Post's deputy photo assignment editor, Jim Alcorn, an undisclosed amount following a 2003 lawsuit Alcorn filed against him for assault. Alcorn, who was a Post photographer at the time, was knocked down by Fitty's security goons outside a jewelry shop after he tried to snap photos of Fitty, who'd just bought an $18,000 watch. Alcorn was rushed to the hospital and found to have neck and jaw injuries. "A settlement was reached and all parties are satisfied," said Alcorn's lawyer, Sanford Rubenstein. A rep for Fitty said, "It's a legal issue that's been settled."

Source: Page Six

According to sources, the Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am has signed on to play the role of Kestrel in the new "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" movie.

The character Kestrel AKA John Wraith is part of Team X along with Wolverine, Sabretooth, Maverick, Mastodon, and Silver Fox. Kestrel is said to trust no one and is a powerful teleporter capable of getting his team out of sticky situations.

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is set seventeen years before the original "X-Men" film and focuses on Wolverine's violent past.

The film is expected to be released May 1, 2009.