Eminem and Kim Mathers are Not Back Together!

And thank God for it! Apparently there were rumors that Eminem and his ex-wife, Kim Mathers, had gotten back together. And even more so, that they were expecting a second child together! I am so very thankful that I didn’t hear about these rumors until they were disputed. Mostly because I probably would have broken down into some sobbing mess on the floor. Because ya know, other women are the only thing that stand between me and Em making it work. The debunking comes from Contact Music,

“A spokesperson for EMINEM has blasted reports the rapper and his ex-wife are expecting a baby together.
Reports suggesting the Stan hitmaker and Kim Mathers had reconciled, and were planning to add to their family, surfaced earlier this week (begs01Feb10), but Eminem has been quick to quash the rumours.
Speaking on behalf of the star, a representative says, “Contrary to false rumours spread by unreliable tabloids, Marshall and Kim Mathers are not romantically reunited in any way, nor are they expecting a child together.
“They are a divorced couple who share custody of their daughter and maintain a friendly relationship.”
The pair has been married twice – they last split in 2008. They share a 14-year-old daughter, called Hailie.”

‘Called Hailie’? Okay, she’s not a dog! She’s an actual person. Not related to the story but still, just bad English. I think it would be total disaster if Eminem and Kim ever got back together. But after two marriages that failed, I would think that they know better. But I guess with Eminem’s recent success with Relapse and all of us looking forward to Relapse 2 this coming year, Eminem’s going to be in the spotlight a whole lot more, which is a good thing. But just like any celeb, it’s always sure to get the tongues wagging.

And by the way, did anyone see Eminem perform at the Grammy’s? Soooo hot with Lil Wayne and Drake? Not that I really care either way about the other two but my God, Em looked and sounded better than ever!

Mariah Carey Tries to Diss Eminem

Mariah Carey seems to think that she can be as brilliant and cutting as Eminem is in his lyrics but, she is wrong. Her and her little whipping boy, Nick Cannon have gotten themselves all up in aflutter over Em’s lyrics in his song Bagpipes from Baghdad, which is on his latest album, Relapse. In the song, Eminem starts off by talking about how he wants Mariah back and how Nick should watch out because Em is going to take his girl and kick his ass too. So of course, because Nick is a nobody who thinks he’s somebody, he gets his back up about it and blogs endlessly about how he’s going to get back at Eminem. Ooohhh, I’m sure Em’s scared. Then, people turned to Mariah for her response.

Ok, let me just say that not only has Mariah come out and addressed the issue but she’s done it in the stupidest way possible! The first time someone asked her about it, it was TMZ and when the subject was broached, Mariah’s bodyguards looked like they were ready to topple the reporters and quickly shushed them. Mariah meanwhile, made some stupid comment about how she doesn’t eat candy (when Eminem’s name was mentioned) and then she tried to slither into her limousine, even though she’s far too big a girl to slither anywhere.

All of that happened awhile back. Now though, it seems that Mariah has had some time to think about it and she’s ready for her comeback! And, it’s about as lame as her husband/whipping boy’s was. From Celebrity Dirty Laundry,

“Looks like Mariah Carey has gotten her revenge against Eminem.

MARIAH CAREY takes aim at ex-boyfriend EMINEM in her latest music video “Obsessed” - by dressing as the rapper.
Eminem rapped about Carey — who he has said he briefly dated in 2001 — in his song “Bagpipes from Baghdad.”

The tune’s lyrics include: “You’re so lame….Ooh boy, why you so obsessed with me? Ohh finally found a girl that you couldn’t impress/Last man on the earth/still couldn’t get this.”

And Carey continues her tirade against the rapper by trading in her glamorous looks to appear as a man with a striking resemblance to Eminem, wearing an oversized sweatshirt, baseball cap and baggy sweatpants for the video clip, which was filmed in New York on Monday.”

BAHAHAHAHAHA! Mariah Carey has managed to make herself look like an ass once again! Dressing up in Slim Shady’s clothes, does not make you look like Slim Shady! Never mind the fact that Eminem does not look like that and the fact that he is not that fat, but she’s making this big ‘dig’ at Eminem long, long after the fact! It’s not a good dig, it makes her look like an idiot and if she really didn’t care about Eminem, she certainly wouldn’t include him in a video.

I hope Mariah and Eminem never get back together, or whatever they were doing, because that’s still unclear too. But - let me just clear one thing up. Eminem does start that song by talking about how he wants Mariah back. But if you keep listening, he also says that Nick can have her and Eminem calls her some pretty harsh names. When Eminem did it though, it was hysterical, it was off-the-cuff and it was brilliant. When Mariah and Nick both did it, it was a desperate grab for attention.

Yep, He Got Me

I am one of what I’m hoping is many that was fooled by the prank that Sacha Baron Cohen played on Eminem at the MTV Awards on Sunday. What looked like a lame attempt to humiliate Em and a subsequent beating to Cohen by Em’s bodyguards and a further subsequent storming out of the awards by Slim Shady himself, was all a big joke it seems….and one that the most exquisite artist on the planet is quite pleased was pulled off brilliantly. From Pop Crunch,

“In an interview with RapRadar.com on Wednesday, hip-hop impressario Eminem confirmed what many fans have suspected since Sunday night’s 2009 MTV Movie Awards — he was totally in on the scene-stealing stunt that left a bareback Sacha Baron Cohen half-naked in his lap.

RR: Can you clear up the Bruno stunt at the MTV Awards? Was it staged or planned?

Eminem: Sacha called me when we were in Europe and he had an idea to do something outrageous at the Movie Awards. I’m a big fan of his work so I agreed to get involved with the gag.

Was it executed the way you agreed to, and if not, do you hold MTV or Sacha responsible and will you take any kind of action?

I’m thrilled that we pulled this off better than we rehearsed it. It had so many people going “nuts” so to speak. Everyone was blowing me up about it.

After you left the ceremony, where did you go?

After the ceremony I went back to my hotel and laughed uncontrollably for about 3 hours. Especially after I saw it on air.”

So what can I say? I’m sorry Sacha that I said all those bad things about you. And I’m really sorry for all the really bad things I thought about you. And well, Em, I guess you wanted to see if your fans could take a joke too and it turns out that we can’t. In our defense though, we only got all bent out of shape about it because we love you so much and are sick of people saying crap about you!

Is it Funny or Just Stupid?

This story has nothing to do with love, relationships, or scandal but I feel it’s necessary to post because of my own personal love for Eminem and from reading other blogs and stories, someone must stand up for the guy and say that this is just not funny.

Eminem is doing crazy promotion right now for his new album Relapse and part of that promotion was performing at the MTV Awards last night. Unfortunately, both his mere presence and his amazing melody of some of his very best songs including the new We Made You and Crack a Bottle, were overshadowed by one of ‘jokester’ Sacha Baron Cohen’s pranks - one that’s sure to be among his most famous yet. The victim was Eminem, who sat minding his own business in his seat, reveling in his own amazing-ness. However, the brilliant rapper didn’t remain there for long as Slim Shady was not amused with the prank and he minutes later stormed out of the show. The Daily Mail, who has the best play-by-play pictures that I’ve been able to find online of the incident, also has the full story. From The Daily Mail,

“Furious Eminem stormed out of the MTV Movie Awards after finding serial prankster Sacha Baron Cohen’s bare buttocks just inches from his face.
The rapper was left fuming when Cohen - as his flamboyant fashionista alter-ego Bruno - descended from above dressed as an angel in a thong and landed head first right in his lap.
The 36-year-old looked disgusted by the surprise stunt but sat powerless with Cohen, 37, on top of him before his bodyguards came to his aid.
The burly minders pushed Cohen - still suspended from wires - off Eminem before the rap superstar got out of his seat and stormed away.
But Eminem did not appear to see the funny side, raging: ‘Are you serious? Are you f***ing serious?’ as he struggled to get Cohen off him.

Cohen’s character Bruno was supposed to be presenting the award for Best Male Performance.
But as the audience waited for him to walk out on stage, he suddenly appeared high above the auditorium suspended on wires.

As he was lowered down, he appeared to get into difficulties, spinning upside down as he wailed: ‘Argh, scheisse! Argh! My kugelsack! My kugelsack!

‘The wire is trapped round! Help me! Let me down! One of the wires is trapped around my kugelsack!.
The camera cut to a concerned-looking Eminem - who had earlier performed at the ceremony - gazing upwards as he slowly seemed to realise Cohen was coming straight down above his seat.
One of the feathers from Cohen’s outrageous outfit fluttered down in front of the rapper’s face just moments before Cohen himself touched down.

Shameless Cohen continued to crack jokes even as he was manhandled by Eminem’s bodyguards.

He told them: ‘Hey, don’t touch me guys! I already have a boyfriend. Hey guys, let’s continue this in my hotel room.’

As Eminem got up to leave, Cohen mocked: ‘Is the real Slim Shady about to stand up?’
The stunt brought the house down as it occurred on live TV during the irreverent awards, where Baron Cohen appeared as a presenter to promote his new movie.
But it was unclear if the incident - which was included in the show’s rehearsals without the rapper present - was just a well-scripted stunt.
Baron Cohen’s publicist, Matthew Labov, had no comment after the show.

And a spokeswoman for MTV would not confirm whether Eminem was caught by surprise, and representatives for the rapper did not immediately return requests for comment.”

I realize that Eminem is one of the very last people who should be offended if someone wants to poke a little bit of fun at him. I mean, there wasn’t a celebrity who was safe in his lyrics for We Made You and if he didn’t hit them in that song, he’s sure to have done it in the past or is soon to do it in the future. BUT. There’s a huge difference between taking verbal shots at someone and making them eat your butt crack sandwich. Eminem may have shown us his ass many times before in videos and candid performances but never once has he made us smell it or taste it. 

I don’t blame Eminem for walking out. If MTV is going to claim ignorance on this one, I hope they realize the world will know they’re lying. There’s no way that stunt could have been done without their knowledge and I think it’s fairly obvious that Eminem was not aware of what was going to happen. Real punches were thrown and Eminem was seriously pissed when he walked out. I think it’s awful that MTV would wait until after he performed to pull such a prank. Eminem was most a huge draw to the awards show last night for many people and using him to help get ratings and then trying to humiliate him just minutes after he’s walked offstage is tasteless. As Eminem’s biggest fan, I must say, this is truly an outrage.

Is it Funny or Just Stupid?

This story has nothing to do with love, relationships, or scandal but I feel it’s necessary to post because of my own personal love for Eminem and from reading other blogs and stories, someone must stand up for the guy and say that this is just not funny.

Eminem is doing crazy promotion right now for his new album Relapse and part of that promotion was performing at the MTV Awards last night. Unfortunately, both his mere presence and his amazing melody of some of his very best songs including the new We Made You and Crack a Bottle, were overshadowed by one of ‘jokester’ Sacha Baron Cohen’s pranks - one that’s sure to be among his most famous yet. The victim was Eminem, who sat minding his own business in his seat, reveling in his own amazing-ness. However, the brilliant rapper didn’t remain there for long as Slim Shady was not amused with the prank and he minutes later stormed out of the show. The Daily Mail, who has the best play-by-play pictures that I’ve been able to find online of the incident, also has the full story. From The Daily Mail,

“Furious Eminem stormed out of the MTV Movie Awards after finding serial prankster Sacha Baron Cohen’s bare buttocks just inches from his face.
The rapper was left fuming when Cohen - as his flamboyant fashionista alter-ego Bruno - descended from above dressed as an angel in a thong and landed head first right in his lap.
The 36-year-old looked disgusted by the surprise stunt but sat powerless with Cohen, 37, on top of him before his bodyguards came to his aid.
The burly minders pushed Cohen - still suspended from wires - off Eminem before the rap superstar got out of his seat and stormed away.
But Eminem did not appear to see the funny side, raging: ‘Are you serious? Are you f***ing serious?’ as he struggled to get Cohen off him.

Cohen’s character Bruno was supposed to be presenting the award for Best Male Performance.
But as the audience waited for him to walk out on stage, he suddenly appeared high above the auditorium suspended on wires.

As he was lowered down, he appeared to get into difficulties, spinning upside down as he wailed: ‘Argh, scheisse! Argh! My kugelsack! My kugelsack!

‘The wire is trapped round! Help me! Let me down! One of the wires is trapped around my kugelsack!.
The camera cut to a concerned-looking Eminem - who had earlier performed at the ceremony - gazing upwards as he slowly seemed to realise Cohen was coming straight down above his seat.
One of the feathers from Cohen’s outrageous outfit fluttered down in front of the rapper’s face just moments before Cohen himself touched down.

Shameless Cohen continued to crack jokes even as he was manhandled by Eminem’s bodyguards.

He told them: ‘Hey, don’t touch me guys! I already have a boyfriend. Hey guys, let’s continue this in my hotel room.’

As Eminem got up to leave, Cohen mocked: ‘Is the real Slim Shady about to stand up?’
The stunt brought the house down as it occurred on live TV during the irreverent awards, where Baron Cohen appeared as a presenter to promote his new movie.
But it was unclear if the incident - which was included in the show’s rehearsals without the rapper present - was just a well-scripted stunt.
Baron Cohen’s publicist, Matthew Labov, had no comment after the show.

And a spokeswoman for MTV would not confirm whether Eminem was caught by surprise, and representatives for the rapper did not immediately return requests for comment.”

I realize that Eminem is one of the very last people who should be offended if someone wants to poke a little bit of fun at him. I mean, there wasn’t a celebrity who was safe in his lyrics for We Made You and if he didn’t hit them in that song, he’s sure to have done it in the past or is soon to do it in the future. BUT. There’s a huge difference between taking verbal shots at someone and making them eat your butt crack sandwich. Eminem may have shown us his ass many times before in videos and candid performances but never once has he made us smell it or taste it. 

I don’t blame Eminem for walking out. If MTV is going to claim ignorance on this one, I hope they realize the world will know they’re lying. There’s no way that stunt could have been done without their knowledge and I think it’s fairly obvious that Eminem was not aware of what was going to happen. Real punches were thrown and Eminem was seriously pissed when he walked out. I think it’s awful that MTV would wait until after he performed to pull such a prank. Eminem was most a huge draw to the awards show last night for many people and using him to help get ratings and then trying to humiliate him just minutes after he’s walked offstage is tasteless. As Eminem’s biggest fan, I must say, this is truly an outrage.

Another Celebrity Feud with Eminem

It’s no secret that Eminem makes no secret of who he has a problem with. Whether he be cursing people out in his lyrics or simply straight up dissin’ em in an interview, Em’s got a way of letting people know just what he thinks and he don’t really give two toots what you have to say about it. That may be so but Nick Cannon has come running to the aid of his helpless wife, Mariah Carey, to defend her honor and tell Em to back off, stay away from his wife, stop talking about her in his lyrics, and I really think Nick alludes to the fact that he wants to see Em out by the bike racks after school.

All of this ranting and raving because Eminem has spoken out about how he’s going to steal Mariah away from Nick. Apparently, Eminem was once close to the Girl Who Makes Me Gag and wants her back. Obviously, Nick, Mariah’s husband, has some issues with that and he took to his blog, like all good little celebrities do these days, to vent out his frustration on Em. I warn you, it’s long and it’s juvenile. The blog post comes from Celebitchy, who happened to get ahold of it before Nick took it off his website. Guess he realized that in a face-off with Eminem, he’d look pretty wimpy and end up losing. From Celebitchy,

“Well, well, well. Fresh off the plane with my wife from our second honeymoon on the beautiful secluded islands of the Maldives and what do I find in my email box? A mediocre (at best) Eminem record that sounds like it was written in 2001. At first I thought it was old material that had been dug up from when dude “fantasized” about having a pretend fling with Mariah. I was thinking to myself, “Hey that was before me so it is really none of my business, so I’m going to give him a pass.”

So as I continued to semi enjoy Marshall’s rhyme scheme and flow, I mean let’s be honest dude used to be incredible. He was a witty lyrist with dope delivery and timing. Some even say, one of the best to ever do it. I had nothing but respect for this dude. But all of a sudden I hear my name in the verse! My first reaction was like, “This is his new shit??? Wow, that’s too bad…” Then I felt sorry for him because he must really be stuck in the past. Not only has his music not evolved, but also homeboy is still obsessed with my wife, the same female that wouldn’t let him get to second base from 8 years ago! He even describes his desperate lameness in this bad excuse for storytelling track. That’s some real middle school shit right there! (What type of grown ass man lies about getting with a chick) Only Slim Lamey! LOL!

So as I further examine the track, I hear dude cross the line. He begins to call my wife out of her name! Now as y’all know, I don’t take that type of nonsense lightly. So on some grown man shit I’m instantly like, I got to get at this Lame. I know it’s only entertainment and I’m all for freedom of speech. But I’m from the school of thought where if you are tough enough to talk shit, you got to be tough enough to deal with the consequences that come with tough guy shit talking! Then the little angel on my shoulder said, “No Nicholas, there is no need to play into his negativity. He is just a troubled soul yearning for the lost spotlight. You must be Christ like and turn the other cheek”

But then the dude on the other shoulder said, “ What Nigga?! Is you scared?! You can’t let no man ever disrespect your wife! Especially not some Peroxide drenched homophobic has-been! This is like some Paquiao vs. Hatton shit! He is underestimating you with his ass out and you can drop him in the first round!”

Then, without listening to either one of the voices on my shoulders, I analyzed the situation from a logical perspective. Am I going to battle Eminem and try to out rap him? No, that would be stupid. The dude is nice on the mic. Even though nowadays he lacks substance, rapping about when he used to be hot. Like when Al Bundy gloats about his High school football prime.

Then I asked myself should I go find this Bitch and just whoop his little ass? But that might have just been the Creatine and protein shakes talking! LOL. Even though most people don’t know that I’m nice in the ring and have been training in boxing and Martial Arts for years that would just be childish and silly of me to bully this dude. He clearly has been picked on all his life and I would hate to add to his deep-rooted pain. As we all know he has had a hard life and has major insecurity issues and is very confused and unhappy with himself. So a guy like that doesn’t really need another ass whoopin, he needs a hug. We should really pray for his troubled heart.

So just when the good guy in me is about to emerge and shine through, something hits me… Something bigger than rap beefs, something bigger than jealousy infused insults, something bigger than lackluster attention seeking punchlines, something bigger than artistic expression. I realized, that this so-called man has just disrespected and slanderized one of the world’s most significantly influential artists, one of the most notable BLACK females of our time, the incredibly cherished, globally loved and world-embraced woman of color, Mariah Carey!

Some people may not realize or tend to forget that my wife is a Black woman. And she has had enough difficulty in her life dealing with racial and ethnicity issues. Believe it or not, Mariah is the same racial mixture as our beloved president Barack Obama. [Black Father + White Mother= BLACK]

Maybe I’m going too far, but I thought we got passed the days where white men could spew vulgar obscenities at our beautiful queens and get away with it. What’s next? Are we going to let this trash say something horrible about our lovely first lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama? Or would Marshall have talked sideways out of his neck like this about Oprah Winfrey? This act of racist bigotry cannot go unnoticed. Calling my wife a “cunt” and a “whore” is way worse than anything Don Imus could have ever said. So trust, repercussions will be served. Anybody got Al Sharpton’s number?! LOL

Let’s not forget about Eminem’s amateur mixtape rants of calling African Americans Nigger and how he hates “Black Bitches”. How did we let him get away with that in the first place?! He is a natural born racist in disguise. Someone tell this coward that he finally barked up the wrong tree. For his entire career he strategically only tried to beef with people he could bully. I mean, what real man picks fights with women? Real MC’s battle other real MC’s. Ask Nas, ask Jay Z, you didn’t see them starting beefs with women! That is truly some punk shit!

So I’m putting this out there now. Marshall Mathers, you need to holler at me on some grown man shit. Man to man, let’s meet up and deal with this like adults. This is my invitation to you, whenever and wherever you like sir. So when you come out of your introverted hiding place and ask your bodyguards if you can go out and play by yourself, I’m here Pimp!

Your blatant disrespect not just to Black women but ALL women in general must stop. You are a despicable excuse for a man. I can’t even see how you can call yourself a father! Imagine if someone said half the stuff you say about women to your daughter, Hayley. (And I’m pretty sure they will because you got it coming Marshall.) That’s how Karma works.

You sold your little records and made a little bit of change but now you are stepping in the wrong territory. You may have been able to rape and pillage our artform like an old school Caucasian con man and nobody said anything because we respected your talent, but now you’ve made the ultimate mistake. Don’t you know that the black woman is the foundation and the strongest force in our culture? Take notes homey, Elvis would have never disrespected Aretha Franklin or Diana Ross. You were supposed to just do your little song and dance, make your little racist money and call it a day. But no, you had to dishonor the black man’s most precious counterpart.

I’m taking full action on you Eminem. I don’t know why no one has stood up to your bitch ass yet. But I guess it’s going to take a corny, wack rapping, boy toy from Nickelodeon to set you straight. And trust, I am going to be relentless. Even though I got a lot of other obligations and occupations, you are my new full time job “homey”! As a matter of fact I think you going to bring my wack rhymes out of retirement! That’s right haters; you can thank Eminem because I’m going to start rapping again! LOL Just for him! And don’t forget about the jokes! We coming at you hard body!! Non-stop on your Manic-depressive-Insecure-Maclovin-Nazi- Liza Minelli haircut havin-lookin ass!! [Pause] That’s what I do all day Bitch!

So Miss Marshall, I’m going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife. This is going to be fun! It’s however you want it! Just remember, you did this to yourself! Your legacy has now been tainted from this day forth! You will now be known as the rapper who lost to Corny-ass Nick Cannon!!!”

Seriously?!? All of this because Em made some comments? IT’S EMINEM! He’salways making comments. It’s what gets him going and the more you feed into it, the more he’s going to throw at you. Don’t get me wrong, I love the way Em trashes celebs in his lyrics and I think it’s part of what makes him so brilliant. As for Em’s talent? Does Nick think that he’s joking when he talks about Em being ‘washed up’ or ‘mediocre’? I have no idea what track Nick was listening to at the time but I’m pretty sure the word ‘mediocre’ is not in Eminem’s vocabulary. Nick Cannon obviously has no idea what he’s talking about and is just showing once again how he’s Mariah’s whipping boy and will never be famous for anything more. What actually upsets me the most is that Eminem may truly want to get back with Mariah and that thought just frightens me. Don’t do it, Em! You could do so much better than that talentless and trashy has-been!

Shocking News on Eminem and his Mom

It is exactly 11 days until the release of Relapse, Eminem’s first album since he took a musical hiatus in 2004. Since that time, a lot has happened in Em’s life - as we all would have expected, I suppose, he has been known to get into some pretty bad situations. But the past few years have been particularly hard on him and it’s so sad that it seems just like when he was coming out of his own crap-pile and becoming a huge star, things turned bad again. His time off definitely wasn’t the happy time spent with his kid that it was meant to be. Out of all the bad though, comes some shocking news - Eminem actually feels compassion for his mother as he can now relate to her as a drug addict. Wow. For anyone who’s listened to his lyrics for half a second, that’s big. Really big. From People,

“In a candid new interview, rap superstar Eminem reveals he suffered from a devastating drug addiction that led to him downing as many as 20 Vicodin, Ambien and Valium in a day. “The numbers got so high, I don’t even know what I was taking,” Eminem tells VIBE magazine in its second annual Real Rap Issue for June/July.

Following his first stint in rehab in 2005, the rapper, 36, tells VIBE he nearly overdosed after an acquaintance gave him unidentified blue pills, which a doctor later told him were actually methadone. “My doctor told me the amount of methadone I’d taken was equivalent to shooting up four bags of heroin,” Eminem says, noting that had he known, “I probably wouldn’t have taken it. But as bad as I was back then, I can’t even say 100 percent for sure.”

Shortly after detoxing, he suffered a knee injury that required surgery, but because of his drug abuse, he was not prescribed pain killers. “I started looking around my house to see if I had a stash box of Vicodin … I’m ransacking my house, finally find something in the basement, in a little napkin, seven and a half Vicodin – the big extra strength ones – and a few Valium.” With his pill addiction spiraling out of control again, Eminem suffered his second relapse before accepting he suffered from drug addiction.

“It never once hit me that drug addiction runs in my family. Now that I understand that I’m an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it,” he says.”

I think that’s so huge and really does show that Eminem may not have nearly the anger inside of him that he once did. This is a man that has repeatedly killed his mother through his lyrics, and that’s not the worst of it. I think even if you understand the addiction, it’s still hard to accept that it was more important to your mom than you were, no matter if you suffer from the same addiction or not. But I am so happy for him that he has managed to find some sort of peace with something at least in his life.

Contact Music also reported that Debbie Mathers, Eminem’s mom, is dying after coming out of heart surgery and that someone from the family has begged Em to get in touch. I guess that means that even though he might ‘get it’, the two still aren’t exactly close. Can’t wait for that album, Em and I always wish I could just give you a big hug!!

Penelope Cruz may be my New BFF

I know this blog is to talk about the heartaches and romances of Tinseltown but I do feel that this is related as there is a new hookup on the horizon - and it’s me and Penelope Cruz. Not a romance but she may just be a contender to become my new best friend. The funny part? I kinda hated her before. So what’s the source of my soon-to-be best-friendom? Eminem. Of course. Turns out, Penny loves Eminem as much as I do and she has karaoke parties where she likes to turn gangster and spit out some serious rhymes right along with him. From Digital Spy,

“Penelope Cruz has confessed that she loves singing Eminem songs on her karaoke machine.

Appearing as a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Spanish star added that she is planning to celebrate Oscar night by throwing a karaoke party.

“You know I’m a big fan of karaoke… I have one at home. I even do it alone sometimes,” she said.

“I do a lot of Eminem, ‘Around the Outside’. “That’s one of my favourites. Yeah, but that [Oscar] night, whatever happens, my family and my friends and everyone is going to have to do some karaoke. We’re going to celebrate, no matter what.”

That’s awesome, I love the fact that she even does it when she’s by herself! I totally want to go to one of those parties. In actual real life news, Cruz is up for an Oscar for her role in Vicky Cristina. The same role landed her a Golden Globe nomination earlier this year. She has been quoted as saying that she wants to win the Oscar ‘for Spain.’

How much would you pay for a date with Anne Hathaway?

Flowers: $35. Dinner at a nice restaurant: $100. Bottle of champagne: $70. Date with Anne Hathaway: Priceless. Well, not for three fans who spent a whopping $12,000 for a date with the The Devil Wears Prada star but if you want to pony up the bucks for a date as well, you’re out of luck. The date was part of a fundraiser that Anne participated in for the Trevor Project, which helps LGBT youth. From Gossip Girls,

“Celebrities and charity go hand-in hand. And last night (December 7) Anne Hathaway auctioned off the chance to spend an evening out with her to benefit a Los Angeles-area organization.

The “Princess Diaries” babe’s prize went for a pretty penny at the Cracked X-mas Fundraiser, garnering a whopping $12,000 from three fans.
Anne exclaimed, “I’m not usually very forward, but I thought if there was ever a crowd for me to do something like this, this is my crowd so I would like to auction myself off for drinks somewhere fabulous and basically get you totally s— faced. Tell me what I’m worth.”

As the bidding continued to go up, Hathaway mused, “I’m blushing. Wow, I feel really good right now.” And when the price topped $12,000, an embarrassed Anne had been bought.”

I’ve never really been a fan of Hathaway’s, through no fault of her own I might add. She simply didn’t interest me very much but this sheds a whole new light on the actress for me and I’m glad when I see stars wanting to help out, especially when they do it in such a fun way! Is twelve grand worth it? Well maybe not in my opinion but I’m sure there’s also people out there who would think that’s also far too much to pay for Eminem - whom I would beg, borrow and steal if I had to if it meant some priceless one-on-one time. I guess these fans feel the same way about Hathaway.

Eminem Prefers Fists to Guns

I love, love, love Eminem and so, I will take any opportunity to write about him and with his new book, The Way I Am, just out, there are sure to be tons of juicy stories coming out about this oh-so-fabulous rapper. The most recent story has Em talking about guns and the tragic role that they have played in his life, and how this is why he no longer condones the carrying or use of guns as a way to solve problems. His solution to anger? Use your fists! Ya gotta love it! From Contact Music,

“Rapper EMINEM has confessed he carried a gun during his years as a young hellraiser - after being taught how to shoot at the age of seven.
The Slim Shady hitmaker was using firearms for target practice as a child, and later carried them wherever he went.
But now he prefers to settle disputes with his fists - because he has lost so many friends and relatives to gun crime.
He says, “I went through a phase when I was pulling guns out, pointing a pistol in somebody’s face, not even realising that I could’ve gone to jail for that s**t.
“Guns and violence have been around me my whole life - in my family life, my social life, everywhere. I’ve just always had a fascination with them… When I was seven-years-old I was handling my Uncle Todd’s Colt. 45. He had me shooting at beer cans at that age. Sounds crazy but it’s true.”
But the rapper admits he has learned his lesson and does not use guns any more.
He adds: “Anyone who has a gun will tell you that at first it makes them feel powerful. I was infatuated. I don’t feel that way now. I’ve lost too many friends, family members, loved ones to gun violence. I’d much rather use my fists.”

Now what I love about this, besides the obvious fact that it’s said by the great Marshall Mathers, is that he doesn’t talk about how watching loved ones die by guns has made him a more peaceful person and has made him focus on what’s important. No, for Eminem, it’s simply been a matter of turning to other, probably non-fatal modes of violence. Good, good! Of course I’m not saying that I condone the use of fists for settling matters but this just shows Eminem’s true character, and his ghetto way of dealing with things, and his take-no-guff attitude. It’s what we love, it’s why we keep coming back.

As an interesting side note, looking at this picture, I think that may be a new tattoo he’s bearing on his forearm. Proof was one of his fellow rappers in the group D12 and he was recently killed by gunshot in 2006.