Mariah Carey v. Eminem

By: Shannon Gossage

It has been reported that diva Mariah Carey is spitting mad at her alleged ex-boyfriend Eminem because he is supposedly playing personal messages she left the rapper when they were "dating" during his recent tour. Carey, for her part, has always denied that there was ever a romantic relationship between the two. The two were alleged to be dating in 2001 when he worked on her Charmbracelet album. In 2002, Eminem finally admitted there was something going on. He said then, "There is truth to the story. Now I respect her as a singer, but on a personal level I’m not really feeling it." Ouch.

Reportedly, during his recent Anger Management tour Eminem plays a clip of Carey’s hit "We Belong Together" and then allegedly plays a clip from one of Mariah’s voice mail messages that says, "I heard you were getting back with your ex-wife. Why won’t you see me? Why won’t you call me? You’re not calling me." He then pretends to vomit and starts singing his hit "Puke." Now, why would Mariah be upset about that? Oh yeah…it’s kind of embarrassing. Eminem reportedly said of Carey, "I don’t like her as a person. I learned a lesson from it – don’t believe the hype. She doesn’t really have it all together." Carey’s manager, Benny Medina, said in a statement, "While we appreciate Eminem as an artist, lately his work has seemed tasteless and unnecessarily mean-spirited. The public seems to agree – just look at his declining record and concert ticket sales."

Em sings about their disastrous relationship reportedly on his album The Eminem Show on two tracks. On the song "Superman" he sings, "[Bleep], if you died wouldn’t buy you life/What you tryin’ to be my new wife? What you Mariah?" And on "When the Music Stops," he says he’d rather get hooked on drugs than rekindle his relationship with the troubled pop star. Ok, we get that he doesn’t seem to care for her…but isn’t it a little excessive?