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June 29, 2003 - britneyslave writes "Christina Aguilera was interviewed by Top of the Pops magazine and said some stuff about Eminem and Kelly Osbourne. Christina on Kelly Osbourne: "Kelly Osbourne's obviously a young, angry little teenager who's still struggling to find herself and find her voice. You have to laugh it off, and hope she finds some positivity in her life 'cos she's just putting so much bad karma against herself." And on Eminem, Aguilera said, "The Eminem thing, it's water under the bridge now. I confronted him personally and he was so cool. He was like, 'No hard feelings, that's old beef, it's done with!' When someone is disrespecting me in their songs and calling me a bitch or whatever, I will speak up 'cos no one should de disrespected for speakin' their mind." Check out a scan of the entire article here."

June 29, 2003 - Brian McCollum of the Detroit Free Press caught up with King Gordy as he preps to release his debut album 'The Entity' on Tuesday, thanks in large part to Eminem, who featured the heavy-set rapper in '8 Mile' and cowrote three of the 16 cuts on the disc. "Detroit never had opportunities," Gordy said. "There were no major labels or A&Rs coming down to open mics to check for new talent. When Eminem and D12 got on, it gave us all a ray of hope -- that maybe we can make it." Read more.

June 29, 2003 - Chart magazine's Nardwuar caught up with Vanilla Ice and asked him whether he'd like to follow-up his celebrity boxing match with Todd Bridges by boxing his caucasian rap contemporary Eminem. "Uh, I wish I could," he admitted. "I have been trying' to! I will, I wanted to fight him. I mean that would be huge ratings wouldn't it? It would be awesome, man. I'd just do it for the hell of it, 'cause I'm crazy like that."

June 29, 2003 - King Gordy only the second artist to be signed by Web Entertainment, the label that launched Eminem into the mainstream, and he spoke with Get Real Detroit about comparisons to Slim, who happens to be a friend as well. "It's an honor to be compared to one of the greatest emcees who ever did it; and he's a good friend of mine, so it's all love," the 300+ pound rapper said. "He supports me, he likes the music I'm doing, so I'm gonna keep doing it. If the biggest star in the world says 'Gordy that sh**'s hot,' then I think that sh**'s hot. Plus, the streets is calling for it, the streets is liking it, and that's most important to me. All I wanna do is to build fans and have fans say they love me. They may be depressed off the music, but maybe they'll love me for making that depressing music that they feel." Read more.

June 29, 2003 - Rex Features has photos of Eminem and Proof of D-12 in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday (June 25). Check out the pictures here.

June 27, 2003 - Eminem has recreated the moment Michael Jackson dangled his son over the edge of his hotel balcony in Germany. This time, Slim was on the balcony of his Glasgow hotel, wearing a white surgical mask, and carrying a baby doll. He flipped the fake baby up into the air, caught it, and returned to his room as the crowd below cheered. Check out pictures at Ananova.com and check out more on the incident at TheHerald.co.uk.

June 27, 2003 - The Sun caught up with the pretty young blonde who landed Eminem's diamond necklace at his gig in Milton Keynes, which he said was worth hundreds of thousands, but instead was deemed a fake worth less than $100. 19-year old Sian Fox said, "He said was going to give it to the prettiest girl to prove that he wasn’t materialistic. He scanned the crowd and then went down on his knee, took off the necklace and handed it to me. The whole thing has backfired because he hasn’t told the truth." But she added: "I will still treasure it." Check out her photo with the chain around her neck and more here.

June 27, 2003 - The Mirror reports that sources close to Eminem reveal that the Detroit-born rapper personally chooses the backstage music at his concerts. Instead of listening to his support acts such as 50 Cent and D-12, Slim prefers to listen to himself.

June 27, 2003 - The Mirror reports Eminem was furious when a group of die-hard female fans found out what room his was staying in at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, London. "This b***** called my room yesterday and said 'Can I speak to Marshall,' and I was like, who the fu** is this bitch," Slim explained to Cypress Hill and Xzibit. "She sounded real young. Three of them kept calling. Fu**ing groupies." But meanwhile, his entourage was picking up local ladies telling them they could party with Slim and 50 Cent. Read more.

June 27, 2003 - Eminem is furious over his ex-wife Kim's latest run-in with the law and wants to end their explosive relationship for good, a close friend tells The Enquirer. "Marshall loves Hailie so much, he would do anything for her, and that's why he got back together with Kim," the family friend said. "They were going to remarry, but they recently had another big blowout and he decided not to go through with it. Now, after this latest escapade, Marsh wants Kim out of his life for good, and he's decided to ask for full custody of Hailie. He said, 'Kim is over'." Read more.

June 23, 2003 - Eminem admitted he may be trying out a new party piece to please the crowd when his tour rolls into Milton Keynes. "I just go out and do what I do. We know that the more people that it is, the bigger the show's gotta be, the higher the standards or whatever," Slim told Radio 1. "We just go out there and have fun with it. We want the set to be elaborate, but we don't want to take away from hip-hop. But it's the Eminem show, so we've gotta give people a show, so I come out there naked and I show my ass..."

June 23, 2003 - Eminem was out and about in England on Thursday (June 19). Check out pictures from GettyImages.

June 23, 2003 - The Sun was on hand for Eminem and 50 Cent's sold out show at Milton Keynes on Saturday night, where Slim gathered the members of his D12 crew and 50 to say a prayer for ex-wife Kim, who is battling possible drug charges. "The pre-gig prayer has become very important to Eminem and all the rest of the crew. He never goes on stage without having done it," a backstage source revealed. "When they all got together on Saturday he dedicated it to Kim, asking God to look after her. He prayed she would be OK while he is on the road and that she should not be punished. Although Kim and Eminem’s marriage is famously rocky, the couple still speak regularly for the sake of Hailie. They clearly can’t bear to be with or without each other. He would be devastated if she were to get into serious trouble." Read more, including photos from the show, and comments from England stars in attendance, here.

June 20, 2003 - Last month, Radio 1's newest recruit, Zane Lowe, travelled to Tokyo to interview Eminem on his Anger Management World Tour. As part of Radio 1's Eminem Weekend, you'll be able to hear the exclusive interview for the first time this Sunday, 22nd June from 7pm GMT, when Zane broadcasts his debut show on Radio 1, ahead of his new slot, launching 1st July at 8pm GMT. Check out Zane's diary recounting his visit with Slim, with photos, here.

June 20, 2003 - Mariah Carey is hitting back at Eminem after Slim's put-down at the MTV Movie Awards. She tells the New York Post, "He is such a little boy. This whole thing is so high school." Mariah also discussed her MonarC teen rappers Nae Nae and Isabell, who will be touring with her in Japan. Read more.

June 19, 2003 - John Norris of MTV News caught up with Mariah Carey on TRL on Wednesday to find out what she's been up to and clear up those Eminem rumors. Mariah suggested Em get a new hobby besides giving her grief, like golfing or knitting. Read on for a transcript.

June 19, 2003 - The Sun has the mug shot of a smiling Kim Mathers after Eminem's ex-wife was caught and arrested with suspected cocaine. She's been released pending charges. Check out the pictures here.

June 19, 2003 - Eminem is so crazy about his daughter Hailie, 7, that he's building a studio in his Detroit home so he can work and still spend every available minute with her and her mother Kim, a close friend of the family told The Enquirer. "Marshall is a good man who loves his family," the friend said. "He wakes up with Hailie so they can eat cereal and watch morning cartoons together." Read more.

June 19, 2003 - The New York Post reports Eminem got the keys in April to a massive six-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion in Oakland Township, Mich., located more than 25 miles from downtown Detroit. While the asking price for the pad was a cool $5.85 million, no word what kind of deal Shady got on the property. Read more and check out an aerial photo of the estate here.

June 18, 2003 - The Sun reports Eminem and 50 Cent have told DJs at every club they visit not to spin Ja Rule tunes or any others from his label Murder Inc. Em has been touring Europe and will fly to the UK with 50 Cent this weekend for gigs at Milton Keynes.

June 18, 2003 - Melbourne, Australia's new concert drawing power almost saw rap superstar Eminem agree to a one-off show last month. "I did everything possible to get Eminem back to Melbourne, but to no avail," promoter Michael Gudinksi told The Herald Sun. "He wasn't offered a blank cheque, but I certainly went higher than any fee I've ever paid an artist before." Read more.

June 18, 2003 - The Sun reports Eminem faces the double heartache of losing their little girl, Hailie, and his "adopted" daughter, Whitney after his split with Kim and the mother of Whitney’s ex-con father, Eric Hartter, is suing for custody of the child. A source close to Slim revealed, "He was furious that Kim could get involved with such a man when she had Hailie with her. Hartter is a fugitive, wanted on drug dealing charges. He already has convictions for previous drug charges. It isn’t the kind of guy Eminem wants near Hailie. If that wasn’t bad enough, Whitney’s grandmother then suddenly springs up saying she is going to sue for custody. He was really angry. He’s been hit again and again with law suits. He and Kim had really big rows about it." Read more.

June 16, 2003 - Us Weekly reports that while many thought organizers kept trailers for Eminem and Mariah Carey far apart at the Hot 97 Summer Jam X concert at Giant's Stadium to avoid any chance encounters between the fueding pair, Carey's rep says that's not the case. She says Mariah's trailer was ketp isolated because her appearance was "a surprise." Carey joined Busta Rhymes on stage to perform their hit 'I Know What You Want' before heading to his trailer for 90 minutes to celebrate the track's success over champagne.

June 11, 2003 - Star magazine reports Eminem recently showed up at Crunch gym in West Hollywood with a burly bodyguard to pump some iron. When the rapper tried to bench press 150 pounds with the guard spotting him, Slim wasn't able to lift the weights after five minutes of trying. He gave up and stormed out of the club.

June 11, 2003 - David Jenison of E! Online profiled the popularity of rappers putting their diss tracks on mix tapes, including Eminem and 50 Cent's battle with Ja Rule. "Mixtapes are a great way to release tracks without record label interference," says another Hot 97 spinner, DJ Green Lantern, who hosts Sunday night's In the Lab and has been Eminem's deejay since early last year. "Mixtapes are targeted directly at the streets, which is the main audience that most of these artists are seeking." Read more.

June 10, 2003 - GoHomeProductions.com has posted a remix of Eminem's 'Cleaning Out My Closet' and Grover Washington's 'Ain't No Sunshine' entitled 'Ain't No Sunshine In My Closet'. Download and listen to the track here.

June 9, 2003 - Us Weekly reports Eminem was spotted lifting weights at the Crunch gym in Los Angeles as two burly bodyguards hovered nearby.

June 8, 2003 - Access Hollywood caught up with Weird Al Yankovic to explain what happened with his 'Lose Yourself' spoof that Eminem wouldn't allow to have a video made for. "He said it was fine with [the song] being on the album, but he just felt uncomfortable about a video being made," Weird Al said of the 'Couch Potato' off his new 'Poodle Hat' album. "It's a little ironic because Eminem does make fun of other people in his videos quite often and you'd think he wouldn't have a problem with the tables being turned, but oh well."

June 6, 2003 - Launch.com reports that Summer Jam 10 headliner Eminem took time on stage to show his anger toward the Source magazine. During a break in his performance on Tuesday (June 3) at Giants Stadium, Eminem hurled his 2000 Source Award for Lyricist Of The Year to the ground. Read more.

June 6, 2003 - Eminem, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Lil' Kim, Mariah Carey, Mobb Deep, Nelly Pharell Williams, Clipse, and Fabolous were on hand as New York City's Hot 97 FM radio celebrated Summer Jam X on Tuesday (June 3) at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Check out pictures from WireImage (backstage/ show) and Hot97com.

June 6, 2003 - Us Weekly profiled the lawsuit filed by Eminem's boyhood bully DeAngelo Bailey, who is seeking $1 million for the rapper alleging Slim's comments in 'Brain Damage' has damaged his own struggling music career. DeAngelo's mother Rochelle Baily said, "People don't understand, this stuff never happened. We can't figure out why Eminem would put that in a song when nothing like that happened. DeAngelo was a good kid. He got along with everybody." Em's mom Debbie insisted that because of Bailey, Emeinem begged not to go to school and had nightmares.

June 6, 2003 - The Sun reports Eminem has moved out on Kim Mathers after a series of arguments, the latest being Kim's fury over their 7-year-old daughter Hailie being used in 'Hailie’s Revenge', in which he disses rival Ja Rule. "He and Kim really wanted to make a second go of things but it just isn’t happening," a source close to the pair revealed. "Their relationship is one of love and hate. They can’t live with each other yet they can’t live without each other. It was for Hailie’s sake more than anything else that they reconciled. They were even considering getting remarried at some point in the near future but they both realized that would have been a big mistake. What’s important to Em is that he sees Hailie regularly — he loves her more than anything." Read more.

June 5, 2003 - The Sun reports Eminem is thinking about buying a $3 million home in the Hamptons.

June 5, 2003 - WENN reports Eminem has been offered $2.25 million per episode to make his own TV show on HBO. Sources at the network claim the program would be both "controversial and raunchy." A Hollywood insider says, "Eminem proved he can act with 8 Mile and he's already huge in the music industry. It makes sense for HBO to want him. HBO wants a big hit to replace Sex And The City, which is ending after this season." Part of the deal would have Slim playing a character similar to himself.

June 5, 2003 - PaulNick19 writes "At the MTV Movie awards Eminem claimed the Breakthrough Male Trophy for his work in the drama '8 Mile.' In a pre-taped acceptance speech, he took a shot at Mariah Carey and her romantic-musical flop. "I can't believe I beat Mariah for 'Glitter'," he said."

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