from yesterdays chicago suntimes...
Samuel L. Jackson may regret saying out loud that he declined a role in "Get Rich or Die Tryin", the biopic about the rapper 50 Cent. Sam had been invited to get aboard, but said he doesn't like working with "unproved" actors. Does this sound arrogant to you?: "These people think they're worthy of you sharing screen time with them but I don't think that.
Maybe if 50 Cent does five movies and shows me some talent..." Anyway Mr. Cent - born Curtis Jackson - took offense: "Basically, he didn't want to play second fiddle," he said of Jackson. "He knew that because of my success, people would come to see the movie because of me, and he couldn't handle that. To be honest, I couldn't see where he would fit into the movie anyway other than as my grandfather."
Sam is 56. 50 Cent is 29.