50 Cent and Ross Mathews to Guest Co-Host Drew Barrymore's Talk Show While She's Out with COVID

Ross Mathews, Drew Barrymore and 50 Cent.Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for The Podcast Academy/The Ambies, Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for STARZ The Drew Barrymore Showhost, 47, announced via Instagram on Thursday thatshe tested positive for COVID-19. But fear not, as Barrymore has tapped a couple of high-profile names to step in amid her absence from her daytime series:Curtis “50 Cent” Jacksonand current co-hostRoss Mathews. “I’ve got covid and lucky the cat!

50 Cent Calls Out Jay-Z for Walking Red Carpet with Beyoncé and Family One Day After Rape Allegation in Deleted Post

50 Cent, Jay-Z.Photo:Eugene Gologursky/Getty; Monica Schipper/WireImage Eugene Gologursky/Getty; Monica Schipper/WireImage 50 Centis mockingJay-Zafter a rape allegation was made against the “99 Problems” rapper. Tina Knowles, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter.LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via Getty LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via Getty “I’m not from your world. I’m a young man who made it out of the project of Brooklyn. We don’t play these types of games,” Carter wrote in a post shared toRoc Nation’s X (formerly Twitter)account.

50 Cent Denies Taking Ozempic After 43-Lb. Weight Loss: 'I Was in the Gym'

50 Cent.Photo:50 Cent/Instagram50 Centis denying any use of Ozempic for his recent weight loss.On Wednesday, the “In da Club” rapper, 48,posted a videoon Instagram shutting down rumors that his slim physique is due to him takingOzempic, an FDA-approved prescription medication for people with type 2 diabetes.It’s one of the brand names for semaglutide — also known asWegovy— which works in the brain to impact satiety, and is the latest Hollywood weight loss trend.

50 Cent Discusses His 'El Chapo' Podcast and How His 'Audience Is Changing'

50 Cent.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty 50 Centmay have dominated hip hop with seven No. 1 singles in the 2000s, but nowadays he is looking to climb the charts of a different kind — with his podcast. The “In Da Club” rapper recently spoke to PEOPLE about his growing interest in true crime and his latest project,hisSurviving El Chapopodcast. “I like true crime, period, the entire genre,” says 50 Cent (born Curtis Jackson).

50 Cent Reacts After Crew Member Fainted on Set of His Gory New Horror Movie: 'Crazy Night'

50 Cent.Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty 50 Cent’s upcoming movie caused a crew member to faint on set. The “Candy Shop” rapper, 47, stars in the upcoming movieSkill House, which he is also producing. Writer/director Josh StolbergtweetedSunday about an on-set incident where a crew member fainted while they filmed a particularly bloody scene. They stopped filming for 30 minutes and clarified that the person was okay. “Yikes!!! We shot a kill scene last night and the camera operator became so nauseated that he passed out and the camera crashed to the ground.