‘She Don’t Look Too Excited’: 50 Cent Gave His Girlfriend a Birkin Bag for Her Birthday But Fans Think She Looks Unimpressed

After pranking his 26-year-old girlfriend Jamira “Cuban Link” Haines on her birthday by gifting her with a Marshalls bag disguised in an Hermès Birkin bag box, 50 Cent made up for it by surprising his current lady love with the real thing.

The 45-year-old rapper and his personal trainer girlfriend went public with their relationship at the “Power” season-six premiere party in 2019 and are still going strong, even after recent rumors that the two had split over the summer. The “Power” executive producer was on hand to celebrate his boo’s 26th birthday, and being the troll that he is, both online and in real life, he pulled one over on the birthday girl in front of her entire room of guests with the Hermès/Marshalls switcheroo.

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After having a good laugh at the gag gift, 50 presented her with the real drip, a tan Birkin bag that according to him is the “35-millimeter” size (he probably meant 35cm, however). Birkins range in price from $10,000-$500,000, but it was Cuban Link’s reaction (or lack thereof) to the bag, and not the bag itself, that fans zeroed in on, calling out her “uncomfortable” facial expression on social media.

“Everybody when they get a gift they don’t want 🤣😂🤣 she look like she wanted diamonds instead lmao,” laughed a follower.

“She look like she don’t even want it😂😂😂😂,” another clowned.

“why she look uncomfortable? 😂,” wondered a third.

“Who else thinks she don’t look too excited bout it?” asked a fourth.

“It’s the lack of excitement for me 😬🤨,” a fifth called out.

Cuban Link surprised even 50 Cent when she let the people know that she’s keeping the prank Marshalls bag. The aspiring law student shared an Instagram Stories video of herself putting the purse on a shelf behind the Birkin, declaring “Let me not play like I never used to wear bags from Marshalls.” 50 appeared to disapprove of his lady attempting to stay humble, re-posting her video with the caption, “😟wtf she keep that for🤦‍♂️I was joking😆.”

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