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Sorry, I swear I will wrap up the Val Kilmer posts when they stop being interesting. Unfortunately for you, everything that Val Kilmer does is very interesting ever since I read a feature article about Kilmer by Chuck Klosterman in Esquire.
Today, we have video from Kilmer’s visit to the Legislature where he chatted with venerable state Rep. Luciano “Lucky” Varela about rapper and drink mogul 50 Cent.
The best part is when Kilmer describes how 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) got shot in the face nine times.
“He’s amazing,” Kilmer said after describing how 50 Cent lived through being a drug dealer yet has a healthy mind and attitude. “But they shot him nine times. That’s what makes him — nine, not twice, nine–and once in the face. And he just — he’s bionic.”
(By the way, we haven’t been able to figure out who shot this video. Let us know and we’ll happily give you credit.)
