50 Cent says his film 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin' does not condone violence and gun crime.

Speaking at the UK premiere of the film he said: "No way was it in my head to capture a film that glorifies violence."

He added that Jarhead, a film depicting the Gulf War, was "far more violent than the 50 Cent experience".

A film poster for the movie fell foul of advertising watchdogs for "glamorising" gun crime.

His record label Universal Music said the image was meant to communicate 50 Cent's fight to escape the ghetto.

The film, directed by Jim Sheridan mirrors the real life of the rapper, who was jailed for selling drugs before finding fame.