It must be a sign of the times that you can read an article about Eminem and Moby and think, "God, I remember when those two were relevant." Well, back in my day kiddies, Eminem had public spats with just about everyone, from Britney to Christina to Fred Durst. But there was one infamous(?) incident at the VMAs that made Kid Rock and Tommy Lee's "fight" last year look like, well, a sad fight between two aging rock stars looking for once last shred of publicity/dignity.
The occasion in question involved Eminem getting all up in vegan peacenik Moby's face and shouting some stuff at him. Seriously, this happened six years ago, but Eminem is working shit out on his 9th step amends right now, so he's offered a public apology to Moby in his picture memoirs, Eminem: The Way I Am.
Apparently it was that damn puppet dog's fault:
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• Singer/drug addict Amy Winehouse has a rather hands-on approach to marriage. "I'm either a really good drunk or I'm an out-and-out s—, horrible, violent, abusive, emotional drunk," Winehouse said. "If [my husband] says one thing I don't like, then I'll chin him." Nice!
• Mandy Moore ignores lad mag protocol, refuses to strip down to her underpants.
• Britney's mom says: "It's sad the whole world had to watch her make mistakes." While you, Britney's mom, came off looking perfect!
• Eminem proves he's "totally over" this whole tired Mariah Carey feud by rehashing six-year old hookup stories and rapping about her on his new album.
• Of course, George Clooney thinks Paris Hilton's a no-talent ass clown. It's just that he's way too debonair to say it.
• Dina Lohan's dog ODed on pet meds. Kidding! Or are we? (We are!)
This past Friday, 20/20 ran an exclusive interview with Kim Mathers (a.k.a. Emiem's on again, off again wife) for a piece entitled "From Love To Hate," in which Kim spoke openly and emotionally about the cruel injustices she suffered as Eminem's long-standing paramour.
When asked to elaborate on why the marriage(s) failed, Kim cited Eminem's prolonged touring absences, his constant infidelities, and—oh yeah—that really graphic song he wrote about how he wanted to violently kill her and then molest her dead body, ("I was embarrassed. I was humiliated. I cried.")
Which is why we're slightly more surprised than usual at reports that the two have once more reconciled, and are planning to give marriage the old college (*cough* third) try.
His best pal Akon, who is in London to promote his dancefloor hit I Wanna Love You, exclusively told us: "Eminem still loves Kim.
"He can't live with her, and he can't live without her. But they are meant for each other. They are engaged again."
Eminem confided his feelings to Akon, 25, when they recorded Smack That, the first single of Akon's album Konvicted.
Yes, because it's easy to see how the recording of "Smack That" evolved into a deep, emotive heart-to-heart about love and marriage.
But more importantly, we're just hoping that this time around, Marshall "Slim Shady" Mathers will refrain from dragging a blow-up doll on stage, pronouncing it to be "Kim," and then violently chocking it while rapping about killing his wife in front of a cheering hometown crowd.
Or, you know, that those two crazy kids can manage to stay married for longer than 82 days this time.
• If Kurt Cobain’s tortured brain could draw inspiration from Courtney Love, it’s no wonder he offed himself. [NME]
• Or it could have been shit like this that drove him to suicide. We know, it's harsh. But true. [TMZ]
• Eminem is just foolishly throwing money at lawyers and mediators to make his wife go away. Maybe he should have followed his own advice and, y’know, make her disappear. [Y!]
• Sorry, Clay Aiken, but, uh, Paxil doesn't make the gay go away. [ABC]
• Every time Aaron Carter looks at his bride-to-be, he’ll see big brother Nick smiling back at him saying: “Sloppy seconds.” [Jam!]
• Bono really must to be one of the most venerable beings on the planet. He was even nice to Dina Lohan. [Page Six]
• There’s no better celebrity guidance counselor than Diddy. Who else is going to teach those kids how to properly bribe juries? [NYDN]
• See DMX? Everyone said gangsta' rap promoted violence and rape. [AOL]
• Kevin Federline comically assumes fans want to keep something worn by him. Because everyone loves B.O. and grease-soaked wife beaters. [Y!]
• We wonder if Eminem needed a bodyguard to keep him from strangling the crap out of Kim Mathers. [Jam!]
• Thanks a lot Kelly Clarkson. Now we have to see an entire VMA show with no Gwen Stefani. And what's the point of that? [Page Six]
• We think about Michael Bloomberg singing Shakira’s “My Hips Don’t Lie,” and the child inside of us dies. Thankfully. It's better to die than experience that. [NYDN]
• DMX finally returns, bringing along with him, the worst album title since William Hung’s “Hung for the Holidays” [Houston Press]
• You know Eminem is really bad when it causes a girl to write about him in her MySpace blog. [TMZ]
• We wonder what act of sexual deviance Vanessa Minnillo allowed Nick Lachey to perform to get him to forget about his ex-wife in just a week. [Page Six]
This edition of On That Note is dedicated to any fellow backpackers who were left sans accommodations in Milan last week due to the flippin' Rolling Stones tour.
• Wait, so that whole "Mariah Carey making good music" thing wasn't just a fluke? Here's to hoping her next album doesn't have unicorns and rainbows on it. [Billboard]
• Foxy Brown is having some personal assistant issues . [Page Six]
• Here's a ditty that'll take you back to 1999: Eminem was charged with assault! Flash forward to the present: the charge has since been dropped. Nice to see he's keeping his name out there. [Hiphop Game]
• Australians confirm they hate Barry Manilow even more than every girl named Mandy. [AP]
• Justin Timberlake was all set to make his big-screen debut, but the only place we'll find his upcoming movie is on the straight to DVD rack. Ouch. [MTV]
• If Justin Timberlake doesn't change pop music, who will? [Queerty]
• Jennifer Lopez is a vengeful witch with voodoo magic. Just ask Diddy, Cris Judd, and Ojani Noa. [MuchMusic]
• Yes folks, not only is Cher still around, she's still important enough to stand people up. [P6]
• This is what Eminem has been doing while not making any music whatsoever. [MTV]
• You know what helps a sick Gil Scott Heron feel better? Copious amounts of drugs. [NME]
• In a classic example of waning white superstars helping each other out, Michael Jackson asks Eminem for a collabo. [Hip Hop Game]
• Speaking of Jacko, it must've been hard not to laugh while listening to his frantic phone messages. [AP]
• Pink's turning her attention to becoming a horror movie actress. That is, she'll be stepping onto a movie set instead of a sidewalk to scare crowds. [MuchMusic]
• Taylor Hicks is a simple man to please. [AP]
• There's nothing like near-incarceration in a scary, foreign country to jumpstart your celebrity profile. [NYT]
• The Roots' ?estLove explains why doing a guest spot with Foxy Brown could prove a bit difficult. Because she's deaf is just one of the reason being thrown out there. [MTV]
• If there's anything that picks Eminem up from a bout with depression, it's pretending to be a gun-toting killer. [R&M]
• Phil Collins and Dana Tyler are officially the most random couple we've ever encountered. [Page Six, NYO]
• We finally have a set of memoirs we want to read. Pete Doherty wanted to call the book Junkie or A Million Little Pieces, but those were already taken. May we suggest Holy Shit I'm Not Dead Yet? [NME]
• Richard Ashcroft learns first-hand how ridiculous — uh, we mean necessary — the law against public intoxication really is. [Jam!]
• Wait a minute … Tommy Lee knows how to write? [Page Six]
• Only Usher would have the gall to wear his aviators while doing charity work. [NYDN]
• If there's anyone who desperately needs a reality show to revive their career, it's washed up hair rockers like Jason Newsted. [MTV]
• Surprisingly, Eminem will not be playing himself in an upcoming movie. He will be playing a gun-toting maniac, though. [NME]
• Not like you care, but Ringo Starr supported Paul McCartney on his divorce all the way. Probably so he wouldn't feel so bad jerking off to that Heather Mills porn. [Jam!]
• If we can capture and kill bears and deer why can't we just get Pete Doherty to show up in court? [NME]
• It's ok if Chris Daughtry was booted off American Idol — a second tier contempo-rock band wants him anyway. [NYP]
• While Christina Aguilera feels that she's got the creative juices to create a concept album. The rest of the world awaits in horror. [Spin]
• It's truly amazing. A manager burns up a club and gets four years. Yet, every time Snoop touches a cop he's looking at a 25 to life. That's prejudice against potheads, man. [RS]
• Even without Proof, or Eminiem, D-12 will continue to make music. And everyone will continue to ignore it. [AP News]
• Britney Spears hopes to blame high chair makers for her baby's fall. She was also overheard screaming at the customer helpline, accusing the manufacturers of causing her weight problem and lack of intelligence. [National Ledger]
• Broadway star Julia Roberts speaks to husband Danny Moder through secret Playbill code. [Page Six]
• Is it really that hard to understand a divorce when it already happened once before? With the same guy? [Gatecrasher]
• Jude Law protects his children from the paparazzi … but not from a hail storm of f bombs. [TMZ]
• We're sort of confused as to why Charlie Sheen would need a sugar momma. Did Denise Richards come from money or something? Because, uh, we don't think she actually made that much of it. [Scoop]
• Madonna's tour will include a "disco-fied crucifix" and a $10 million Swarovski encrusted ball that'll will descend from the ceiling holding her Madgesty. Subtle, as always. [R&M]
• Check out all the coolest band's secret concerts. You know, just an intimate little show — on their MySpace pages. [Stereogum]
• The Pussycat Dolls dolls, only slightly less plastic, creepy, and annoying than the real live ones. But easier to sleep with. [NYT]
• Eminem has some unclaimed checks that the State of Michigan is holding onto until he picks them up. After divorce number three from Kim, reportedly without a prenup, he may be wanting to get his hands on those. [MSNBC]
• There is a warrant for The Game's arrest in North Carolina, after the rapper missed a court appearance in March. Sometimes the fuzz has to hate both the playa and the game. [MTV]
• Velvet Revolver's Scott Weiland drunkenly belts out a Guns n Roses song at Key Bar. Don't worry, it wasn't the one in the East Village, meaning you're all safe from old rock star karaoke feuds. [Page Six]
• Even though Russell Simmons didn't bring his girlfriend to the event he hosted with Kimora Lee, things still got awkward. [R&M]
• A member of Eminem's posse D12 was shot and killed outside a Detroit after-hours club. Proof is actually proof that Detroit is a scary, scary place. [MTV]
• Jennifer Lopez, who no one cares about anymore, is suing her first husband, who no one has ever heard of. The only person who cares about any of this is Marc Anthony. [TMZ]
• Las Vegas, where divas go to die, is adopting Cher. She just signed a deal to take over for Celine Dion at Ceasar's Palace next year. [Page Six]
Celebrity Living may be dead, but the celebrities themselves continue to live and breathe.
They are still getting coffee, buying pacifiers for their preg-o wives, and of course (the fave celeb pastime) getting divorced. Today's celebrity break-up is brought to us by formerly divorced and re-married couple Marshall "Eminem" Mathers and Kim Mathers.
Eminem has filed for divorce from wife Kimberley Mathers — again — after just 82 days of marriage!
A source close to the rap giant tells Star that divorce papers — under his birth name Marshall Bruce Mathers III — were filed on his behalf on the morning of April 5, at the Macomb County (Mich.) Clerk's office.
Oh, Hailie. That poor little girl. She might just become more messed up than Francis Bean Cobain or Kelly Osbourne. Then again, she might go the Nicole Richie route, develop anorexia, and become the face of Jimmy Choo landing a big fat contract.
Whatever, it doesn't really matter what happens to kids in these situations. And there's no way she'll end up worse off than Tom and Katie's test tube baby … even if she does end up in Detroit.
• Courtney Love's new album will be about the gutters of the earth. Great to see her sticking to what she knows. [Page Six]
• Bono may not like President Bush's politics, but admits to enjoying his sense of humor. Or, as we prefer, idiocy. [R&M]
• This Kurt Cobain action figure is exactly what the notoriously depressed and anti-consumerism grunge rocker would have wanted. Too bad it had to come just as Barbie and Ken get back together. [Toy News]
• Eminem thwarted 50 Cent's newest attempt to make boatloads of money, saying that the material is not actually good enough to be released. Did someone just call a rap-off. [MTV]
• Gary Glitter may be appealing his child molestation conviction, but we're fairly sure that paying off the families before the trial is slightly damning evidence of guilt. [AP]
• Jay-Z is planning yet another Fade From Black, this time produced by Dr. Dre. Needless to say, it's causing a few ruffled feathers over at Def Jam, so, everyone watch your back on the video shoot. [Page Six]
• Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips trashes pop stars who sing about life experiences they've never actually had. All good — until he talks about Beyonce getting a bikini wax. [FMBQ]
• Need a new conversation piece in your apartment? Check out this one of a kind Johnny Cash portrait. We don't love it, but, that's probably because it's not Joaquin Phoenix enough. [EBay]
• Eminem's posse tried to beat up Tommy Lee for talkin' trash about Kid Rock. So, maybe we should just keep all the aging rockers out of Detroit. [Page Six]
• Neil Young switches tunes from singing about heroin use to releasing a "family film." And then, Courtney Love will open a daycare center. [Reuters]
• Paris Hilton's possible first single will be called My Mistake. Welcome to the the longest single ever recorded in history. [The Sun]
• Are things that bad for Eminem? You know selling those wedding snaps to Hello! will get your ass beat back in the Detroit 'hood. [The Sun]
• Pete Doherty was arrested while driving in possession of class A narcotics … again. Maybe Jennifer Aniston could suggest a few good chauffeurs? [NME]
• Bono's U2 bandmates worried that his involvement with politics would make the band less cool. Except U2 stopped being cool in like '98. [AP]
• Because the Grammys aren't just for hoodie wearing street people, Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay have been added to up the desparate housewife appeal. [Billboard]
Now that Eminem and his previously estranged wife, Kimberly Mathers, are back together, Britney Spears and Kevin Federline look even trashier than they did before.
At least Em has lobster and filet mignon at his reception. K-Fed and crew wore sweatpants, and they probably ordered McDonald's or something.
In a wedding and reception filled with more hip-hop and rap artists than a Source party, Eminem's friends showed they know how to throw down in class and style:
Family and close friends were in attendance, including members of D-12, 50 Cent, Obie Trice, and members of G-Unit. D-12 rapper Proof (real name: DeShaun Holton) was best man.
Guests dined on lobster tail with filet mignon, and at the reception music was provided by New York DJ Lord Sear, according to Dennehy.
Well, we guess this means no more top selling hits on how Kim is such a bitch and stuff.
Eminem Remarries Ex-Wife Kimberly [People]
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