“If you’re a man sleeping with EJ…” 50 Cent brutally drags Magic Johnson’s son EJ after EJ bragged: “I only date straight men” and “I look better than any woman in the room.”

“If you’re a man sleeping with EJ…” 50 Cent brutally drags Magic Johnson’s son EJ after EJ bragged: “I only date straight men” and “I look better than any woman in the room.”

50 Cent has never been known for holding his tongue. This time, his target is EJ Johnson—the son of basketball legend Magic Johnson—and the internet is absolutely divided.

It started with an interview. EJ Johnson, who now uses she/they pronouns, sat down with Carlos King and made a series of statements that raised eyebrows across social media.

“Even when I was a kid and they were like, ‘Well, you can’t wear skirts,’” EJ said. “I was like, ‘Why not? Especially if I look cuter than any girl does. What’s the problem?’”

Then came the part that really set people off. EJ claimed they do not attract gay men. In fact, EJ said they don’t even go to gay clubs.

“I don’t attract gay men,” EJ explained. “I’m not attracted to gay men. That’s why I don’t go to gay clubs. I don’t go to gay things because the men that I attract are not there. I do that when I go to the straight rooms.”

When asked about the men they date, EJ said: “It has always been that way. It’s men who have been intimate with and dating women for most of their life or up until then.”

So to summarize: EJ Johnson, who was born male, who uses she/they pronouns but does not identify as a trans woman, and who dresses in women’s clothing, says they only date men who identify as straight.

The internet had questions.

One fan on X wrote: “So, they attract men that are still in the closet or bisexual. Got it.”

Another said: “Gay men are attracted to men who enjoy being men. Why would a gay man want to date a man who wants to be treated like a woman? Chasers have the mental delusion that they are straight.”

Then 50 Cent entered the chat.

The rapper and mogul, never one to shy away from controversy, posted his response: “Wait, if you’re in a relationship with a na you’re gay.”

When critics called him homophobic, 50 doubled down. “If you are a man and you sleep with a person who was born male, you are gay. That’s it.”

The backlash was immediate. Some fans called 50’s comments disgusting and hateful. Others—and this is where it gets complicated—agreed with him.

“He’s technically not incorrect,” one commentator said. “If a man is dating you, respectfully, they are not straight.”

50 Cent has previously addressed accusations of homophobia by pointing to his own family. His mother, who died when he was eight years old, identified as queer. “She was like that,” 50 said. “She had a girlfriend around.”

But that hasn’t stopped the criticism. And the criticism only grew louder when EJ made another claim that many found offensive.

“I’m out all the time,” EJ said. “I’m killing a dress and no one else is. The girls in the room are not doing it. They don’t look cute. They’re not dressed to the nines.”

So EJ—who does not identify as a woman—feels comfortable declaring that they look better than all women. Women whose style, clothing, makeup, and aesthetic EJ borrows every single day.

“The audacity is unbelievable,” one commentator said. “You want the perks of femininity—the attention, the ability to say you’re cuter than every girl—but you don’t want the lived experience. You don’t want the struggle.”

And then there is the privilege question. EJ Johnson is the child of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, a basketball legend turned billionaire businessman who came from nothing. Magic used to pick up trash with his father in 17-degree weather. He built an empire with his own two hands.

What has EJ built? A reality show called “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills.” A short-lived spin-off called “EJNYC.” Some hosting work for E! News. An Instagram following built on designer clothes, Birkin bags, and a Beverly Hills mansion.

“EJ has never shown a hint of gratitude or acknowledgment that their platform exists because their father earned it,” one critic said. “That’s not confidence. That’s a spoiled rich kid who has never been told no.”

Magic Johnson famously made his daughter Elisa write a full business plan before he would help her with her eyewear line. He said no the first time because it wasn’t good enough. Magic respects hustle. He respects hard work.

But EJ? EJ walks around in designer clothes carrying five Birkins and tells the world they are cuter than any woman—but doesn’t want to hear any criticism or answer any hard questions.

“That’s why 50 Cent’s comment cuts so deep,” one observer noted. “50 also came from nothing. He built a music empire and a business empire with his own two hands. EJ Johnson can’t handle honesty because they never had to.”

EJ has also told his parents—Magic and Cookie—to stop calling him “he,” “man,” or even “son.”

“I told them on my birthday in June,” EJ said. “We’re not doing ‘he.’ We’re not doing ‘man.’ We’re not doing ‘gay.’ Even ‘son’—I was like, ‘The world tried to give me that label, Magic’s son. Well, he’s dead. And now there is Miss Thing.’”

The contradiction is glaring. EJ says they don’t care about labels—but then draws a hard line at dating gay men. EJ rejects the label “woman”—but then claims to look better than every woman in the room. EJ wants to be seen as feminine—but only dates men who say they are straight.

“If you’re not a man,” one person asked, “why does it matter if the men you date are straight or gay? Shouldn’t it be about the connection?”

The internet is split. Some defend EJ’s right to identify however they want and date whomever they want. Others say basic biology and common sense have to matter somewhere.

“You cannot call yourself a straight man while being intimate with someone who was born male,” one commenter wrote. “Regardless of how they present or what pronouns they use.”

50 Cent put it more bluntly: “If you are a man and you sleep with a person who was born male, you are gay. That’s it.”

EJ Johnson has not publicly responded to 50’s comments. But given EJ’s history of speaking openly about their identity and dating life, a response may be coming.

Until then, the debate rages on. Is 50 Cent being homophobic—or is he just saying what a lot of people are thinking?

“Let them be delulu with the men who think they are women,” one fan wrote.

Another said: “50 owes EJ nothing. He’s not going to pretend something is true just because it makes a rich kid feel better about their choices.”

Either way, this fight isn’t over. And with 50 Cent involved, it never is.