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January 29, 2002 - Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst came in to visit the Howard Stern Show studios Monday morning to promote the bands guitar tryouts which are currently in going on in New York. A caller asked him about the beef with Eminem, and he talked about how Slim was made because he wanted Fred and DJ Lethal to help on a diss track against Everlast, but they said no. Fred said he was disappointed about it but that he didn't really want to war with Eminem since he is the master of that form of music, and he kinda felt honored about being dissed by Eminem. Read more.

January 27, 2002 - Jonathan Takiff of the Philadelphia Daily News profiled the continuing tend of pop stars crossing over into film. Takiff examined the successes and failures of Mandy Moore, Eminem, Mariah Carey, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, and Madonna. Takiff said, "Even though 'Glitter' and 'On the Line' bombed badly at the box office and soundtrack chart, and the advance word on Spears' road trip isn't promising much besides the chance to see the pop queen in a wet T-shirt, these low-budget films are all likely to recoup their relatively slight investments through home video, airline and TV showings." Read more.

January 26, 2002 - Babu of Dilated Peoples talked with HOT 104 about the beef that erupted between Dilated Peoples when they did a little posse cut that had Everlast on the track, the track that dissed Slim. Em responded with several diss tracks which followed a response from DP's Evidence. Babu said while there's no bad blood and that they've even received calls from D12 since then, "It's not like we're going to be buddy buddy and sh*t. If I saw [Eminem], I probably wouldn't even speak to him. Plus, I wouldn't even recognize [D12] anyway. If I saw 6 or 7 black guys crowded around Eminem, I'd probably think it was D12. I don't even know what they look like really." Read more.

January 25, 2002 - The Sun has a few snaps of Eminem alongside '8 Mile' co-star Kim Basinger in his debut movie. Check out the two snaps here.

January 25, 2002 - Entertainment Weekly profiled some of the can't wait for film projects coming out this year and included the Eminem starring '8 Mile' on the list. EW said, "After more than a few rumors about off-screen romance between Eminem and his onscreen cohort Brittany Murphy, it's possible that real love could translate into onscreen chemistry. Also, by the time ''8 Mile'' is released in July, we'll have seen the movie debuts of *NSYNC, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, and Mandy Moore, and we may be longing for somebody, anybody from the 'TRL' generation -- even Eminem -- to succeed." Read more.

January 22, 2002 - Worldpop reports that a fan of Eminem's has been jailed after sending letters threatening to kill a probation officer under the rapper's name. Gavin Driscoll, 21, sent abusive notes to Cliff Barker claiming they were from Eminem's alter ego Slim Shady. He has been sentenced to jail for two and a half years.

January 21, 2002 - In an abstracts.net poll asking 'Do you think Eminem should have done the D12 album?', 87.7% said yes while 12.3% said no, with 944 total votes cast.

January 19, 2002 - Reuters reports record executives meeting in the French Riviera this weekend for the industry's annual get-together are hoping that upcoming releases from Eminem and Christina Aguilera will help resuscitate an industry reeling from 2001, the worst year on record. One analyst noted, "The industry needs a long-term fix. But some big hits would help in the meantime." Read more.

January 16, 2002 - ClickonDetroit.com reports Four crew members were injured Sunday night while working on the new Eminem film '8 Mile'. The four suffered first-degree burns while filming the controversial scene where a home was to be intentionally burned.

January 16, 2002 - Howard Stern was playing clips of double murderer O.J. Simpson talking about how he has respect for the terrorists and how Osama wouldn't be able to get a fair trial in the United States. Also noted that he has a respect for rapper 2pac Shakur and Eminem because Tupac's amazing poetry and Eminem's song 'Stan', which he can relate to. Howard thought that revelation was funny because the story is about a crazed Slim Shady fan who ends up killing his wife.

January 10, 2002 - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Gemma Tarlach put out a guide Wednesday with odds on whether Eminem will show this year whether he's still got it or doomed to be forgotten. Tarlach puts Slim's odds for success at even money saying, "Pop music has no shock-star at the moment, and if Eminem can top his old outrageousness, the job is his for the taking." Read more.

January 6, 2002 - Evelyn McDonnell of the Miami Herald put together New Year's resolutions of the stars in what she wished they'd had said and included the following of Eminem; "I resolve to accidentally ingest a healthy dose of love and goodwill while wandering purple hills and become a spokesman for GLAAD. I will call Neil Tennant and headline a revived Wotapalava." Read more.

January 4, 2002 - WENN reports Eminem was surprised to see two groupies fighting over him in a parking lot, especially since he had no interest in either. Slim revealed, "I didn't like either of them so I left the room. Then I looked outside in the parking lot and these two girls were fighting each other. Each was blaming the other for me leaving. I mean, they were scrapping on the floor. Little did they realise I didn't like either of them." Read more.

January 4, 2002 - Cindy Adams of the New York Post talked with '8 Mile' producer Brian Grazer who denied reports Eminem and movie co-star Kim Basinger were an item. Grazer said, "Tabloid rumors du jour are saying they're having an affair. That's good for the movie, but they are not having an affair. They're so not. They walked out of a restaurant together. Period. If they were really together and I were asked about it, I'd say, 'I don't know.' But I know. They're not." The producer also said Slim was a "disciplined workaholic" and "a sweet guy."

January 3, 2002 - Ananova reports an X-Rated D12 T-Shirt featuring Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera was 2001's top selling garment item at HMV. The shirt features an obscene slogan (Christina Sucks/Britney Swallows) about the two singers often ridiculed by D12 leader Eminem. Check out the full list, which is heavy on nu-metal, here.

January 2, 2002 - Neil Strauss of the New York Times put together a great piece on Eminem where he admits, "I would like to rescind any apology I ever offered for liking it." Strauss boiled down Eminem's lyrical mission stating, "Eminem's message is essentially the same: Society is hypocritical, and most parents and teachers have failed their children, so it is up to individuals to live in accordance with their own free will." Read his full editorial here.

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