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December 13, 2004 - Reuters reports that Stevie Wonder has blasted Eminem for ridiculing Michael Jackson in the video 'Just Lose It', and suggested the rapper was hypocritical because he owed his success to poor and black people. "Kicking someone when he's down is not a good thing," Wonder was quoted as telling Billboard magazine. "I have much respect for his work, though I don't think he's as good as (late rapper) Tupac. But I was disappointed that he would let himself go to such a level." Read more.

December 13, 2004 - Eminem recently phoned into the Kevin & Bean show on K-Rock to promote his new album 'Encore'. Slim phoned in with an electronically disguised voice, then talked about the album getting leaked, the uproar over the 'Just Lose It' video from Michael Jackson, BET pulling the video, race being brought into it, getting political with 'Mosh' and having a right to voice his opinion like anyone else, using Martika's 'Toy Soldiers', people dying over beefs, the roots of the Benzino beef, touring, and more. Listen to the interview here.

December 13, 2004 - Jon Caramanica of The Village Voice weighed in on Eminem's latest effort 'Encore'. He writes, "Eminem had always milked his pain for public gain, but the emotions here felt less tested, less firm. In returning to the fray, he was effectively giving up the advantages he'd been afforded as a pop icon. His splitting seams began to show, a remarkable thing for someone typically perceived to be immune to all sort of attack." Read more.

December 6, 2004 - World Entertainment News Network reports that Eminem's 'Mosh' video has been updated after President Bush won re-election over Senator John Kerry last month. "Because (the video) had so much popularity, we had to figure out how to keep it going seeing that the voting thing didn't work out so well," director Ian Inaba said. Interscope agreed to pay for a new 50-second ending which now features the mob that voted before now storming the Capitol during Bush's State Of The Union address, leading to a shot of Vice President Dick Cheney suffering a heart attack. Read more.

December 6, 2004 - Eminem is out with the video to his new single 'Like Toy Soldiers', from the album 'Encore'. Watch it online at Launch.com.

December 6, 2004 - Eminem performed his new single 'Like Toy Soldiers' on BBC's 'Top Of The Pops' which aired on November 26th. Watch a brief clip from the performance at BBC.co.uk.

December 6, 2004 - The Daily Star reports that Eminem spent over $100,000 on skin care products on a recent visit to the UK after being worried the chilly British weather would affect his skin. "When he arrived in London from the MTV awards in Rome, Marshall was really affected by the cold and asked us to find something for his skin," a source revealed. "He knew the gig on HMS Belfast would be cold and wanted to protect himself. But when he tried M-Activ's stuff, he asked for vanloads from the whole range. I think he thinks the brand's scientific spin makes it a bit more macho."

December 6, 2004 - The new Tupac Shakur track produced by Eminem and featuring Elton John is now on AOL Music's 'First Listen'. Listen to 'Ghetto Gospel' online at Netscape.com.

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