Eminem Signs Deal To Star In Old Western Flick
11/13/2006 - ballerstatus
The role comes after the rapper turned down a role to star in the new Samuel L Jackson film, 'Jumper,' claiming he wanted to stay away from Hollywood. But, he has since changed his mind. The new film is a remake of an old TV Western called 'Have Gun Will Travel,' where Eminem will play the character called Palladin. It has also rumored that the rapper will write and be featured on the flick's soundtrack.
Eminem: The Real Slim Shoemaker
08/30/2006 - eonline
Eminem will design eight different shoes in the series, from the Air Max '87 to Air Max 360. Nike will manufacture just 64 pairs, which will be numbered and then autographed by the rapper. Bids will be accepted beginning Thursday at NikeTowns in London, Berlin and Paris, and via eBay on Sept. 12. 'Who wouldn't want to design their own line of Nikes?' the Real Slim Shady said in a post on his Website. 'And to do it for charity makes it that much better.' Money raised from the sale of the Eminem-branded kicks will benefit his Marshall Mathers Foundation, which provides grants to nonprofits that assist troubled youth in southeast Michigan, and ninemillion.org, a global initiative to create education and sports programs for children living in refugee camps around the world. 'We're always looking for new ways to try to raise money and awareness for the foundation, so when Nike approached us we jumped at the chance,' said Eminem. Aside from his shoe duties, the 33-year-old Detroit native, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, has been busy helping out some buddies. He produced protégé Obie Trice's latest CD, Second Round's on Me, which debuted at number eight on the album charts last week. He also had a star turn in the new video for R&B singer Akron's 'Smack That'--a title he apparently took a little too seriously. According to sources, Eminem had a confrontation with Kendra Wilkinson, one of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's trio of girlfriends and a costar of E!'s The Girls Next Door. (E! Online is a division of E! Networks.) Wilkinson played Em's love interest in the clip. Apparently, an on-set prank by Eminem led to a blow-up between the two. In any case, the rapper apologized for his outburst and made amends by sending flowers to Wilkinson at the Playboy Mansion. Maybe next time he'll include some Nikes.
No Assault Charges Against Rapper Eminem
07/18/2006 - allhiphop
Police said the man allegedly assaulted, identified in reports as Miad J., accused the rapper of punching him several times in the bathroom of The Cheetah's strip club early Thursday (July 13) morning on Detroit's 8 Mile Road. Miad J. claimed that the rapper was using the bathroom when a man started talking to Eminem, prompting of his bodyguards to tell the man to be quiet. 'I said 'the guys not saying nothing, he's just talking to him, he's not saying anything,'' Miad told reporters shortly after the incident. 'Eminem got done and boom. He started swinging. I wasn't even expecting it. I was just minding my own business, taking a leak.' According to reports, Detroit Police Department officials do not know why Miad J. did not press charges.
Eminem, wife discuss divorce terms in private hearing
06/23/2006 - freep
The pair and their attorneys met for nearly an hour in a conference room near Judge Antonio Vivianos courtroom and left without commenting. Kimberley Mathers walked through the main entrance of the court building, while Eminem, whose legal name is Marshall Mathers, was escorted to and from the court building through a different entrance to avoid the media. Eminem filed for divorce in April, just 82 days into their second marriage, and indicated that they had a prenuptial agreement. In response to his petition, Kimberely Mathers asked the court to order him to pay her attorney fees and continue paying the mortgage, insurance and utilities for the home they shared in Clinton Township. A settlement conference is scheduled for Sept. 19.
Eminem makes movie comeback
06/15/2006 - itv
The Stan hitmaker will leave behind the musical approach of his semi-autobiographical 2002 film 8 Mile to play Paladin, a professional gunfighter for hire. Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg tells MTV, 'When this property essentially became available we discussed it and brought it to Marshall and he was very intrigued and excited about the concept.' Rosenberg adds that Eminem will also write and perform the film's soundtrack. The original drama series ran from 1957 to 1963 and starred Richard Boone as the San Francisco tough guy whose business card read: 'Have Gun, Will Travel... wire Paladin, San Francisco.'
50 Cent: Eminem is going to be all right
05/02/2006 - iol
The Candy Shop rapper recently attended the wake for slain rapper Proof, real name Deshaun Holton, who was gunned down earlier this month at a nightclub Detroit nightclub. He says: 'He's coming along. He's gonna be all right. I mean, it was definitely a big loss for him. 'Proof was actually his best friend in the world from forever.' The rapper insists that the sometimes violent lyrics in hip-hop music did not play a role in Proof's murder. He adds: 'I think that the violence that happened to Proof and the violence that's happening across America right now has nothing to do with hip-hop. 'It has something to do with the people - the state of them - and the music doesn't alter that.'
Eminem ex after his millions
04/12/2006 - digitalspy
The rapper only re-married ex-wife Kim three months ago but the couple broke up, prompting Mrs. Mathers to accuse Eminem of drug addiction. A friend of Kim told The Star: “She is going for gold. He is worth [tons] and she wants a big chunk. This will be one of the biggest, nastiest, costliest divorces the music industry has ever seen.”
Eminem's best man shot dead
04/12/2006 - guardian
Proof, whose real name was Deshaun Holton, was killed at the CCC Club on Eight Mile Road, the dividing line between Detroit's inner-city neighbourhoods and its wealthier suburbs and the setting for Eminem's 2002 movie, 8 Mile. 'There was an altercation and shots rang out,' a police spokeswoman, Yvette Walker, told reporters. Another man remained in the St John Holy Cross hospital in a critical condition.
Eminem And Kim Divorce Again
04/06/2006 - allhiphop
'There has been a breakdown in the marriage relationship to the extent that the objects of matrimony have been destroyed and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved,' said Eminem’s filing in Macomb County on Wednesday. Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, and Kimberly Mathers were married again in Rochester, Michigan in a ceremony that boasted attendance by 50 Cent and D-12 at a 110-room mansion. The pair was originally divorced in 2001 after an unstable relationship had formed. In song, Eminem has lyrically abused, killed, cursed his wife and even has a gravesite tattoo on his stomach emblazed with “Kim: Rot in Pieces.” According to the Associated Press, Eminem and Mathers signed a prenuptial agreement a week before their wedding in January. The specifics of the agreement weren’t made public, but the 33-year-old rapper seeks joint of Hailie Jade Scott, the couple’s 10-year-old daughter The couple was originally married in 1999. Their divorce was finalized in 2001 and sparked a custody battle over Hailie Jade.
Eminem's copyright case against Guantanamo
03/01/2006 - iol
The Road To Guantanamo director Michael Winterbottoom discovered prisoners at the notorious detention centre are blasted with the rapper’s music as a form of punishment. He claims the hip-hop star should take the military to court for copyright abuse. Winterbottom, whose film follows four British male inmates at Camp X-Ray, says: 'Music by Eminem was apparently used most of the time.”
