Mariah Carey Addresses Eminem Feud and ‘8 Mile’ Casting Rumors

Mariah Carey is shedding caller airy connected her longtime feud with Eminem.

During a conception of “Plead the Fifth” connected Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen connected Wednesday (Oct. 1), the iconic vocalist was asked whether their play began erstwhile the superstar rapper allegedly asked her to play his parent successful his 2002 autobiographical movie 8 Mile.

“From what I heard determination is information to that,” Carey told big Andy Cohen. “But I don’t deliberation that helium actually… well, who knows who approached who.”

Cohen pushed further, asking, “But did that ignite the beef?” Carey responded vaguely, “Um, no. “I mean, maybe. It depends what he’s thinking. I truly don’t care. Like, immoderate he’s said, past I’m that, fine. Not really. But that’s a rap lyric.”

Earlier this summer, euphony shaper Damion “Damizza” Young — who began moving with Carey successful the precocious 1980s — claimed connected the TFU podcast that helium introduced Eminem to the popular superstar. Young claimed Eminem wanted Carey to represent his alcoholic parent successful 8 Mile, contempt being conscionable 4 years younger than her. Carey declined the role, which yet went to Kim Basinger.

“Her insecurities kicked successful large time,” Young said, besides implying that the 2 aboriginal had a romanticist relationship.

Eminem has made galore lyrical references implicit the years to an alleged narration with Carey, dating backmost to 2001. His 2002 album, The Eminem Show, featured aggregate mentions of the rumored romance, peculiarly connected tracks similar “When the Music Stops” and “Superman.” Carey, however, has repeatedly denied that a narration ever took place.

“I hung retired with him, I spoke to him connected the phone. I deliberation I was astir apt with him a full of 4 times. And I don’t see that dating somebody,” she told Larry King successful a 2002 interview.

In 2009, Carey appeared to instrumentality a playful jab astatine Eminem successful the music video for her opus “Obsessed,” wherever she dressed arsenic a antheral stalker, a determination wide interpreted arsenic a effect to the rapper’s lyrics.

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