US rap star 50 Cent has tweeted that is recovering in hospital and posted a picture of himself with an array of cuddly toys - although some questioned whether it was all a publicity stunt.
The rapper posted a string of messages on Twitter with photos of himself in bed, after being hospitalised with what a friend, DJ Drama, told XXLMag.com was a stomach bug.
"I don't want to go into surgery," he said in one of the first tweets, showing him lying down and looking sleepy, adding "@FloydMayweather call my phone why your phone off".
Another said that despite his condition his latest mixtape would still be released on schedule today. "I'm in the hospital but my gangsta grillz LOST TAPE is done so it will be out on time," it said.
The tweet picturing him surrounded by stuffed toy animals jokingly teased a collaborator for giving him a bug. "Do not do a @djdrama gangsta grillz this is all I get. Ain't this a b*tch. I give 15 tracks you give me this,'' it read.
