Digging Up Dirt: Damion "Damizza" Young Spills the Tea on Eminem and Mariah Carey's Feud
Feud ignited by film role between Eminem and Mariah Carey.
Get the lowdown on the decades-long beef between Eminem and Mariah Carey straight from her former manager! It turns out it all went down over a freaky casting offer from the Marshall Mathers himself.
Everyone's been buzzing about the harsh words and shady subtweets between Em and Mimi for years. They've thrown jabs at each other in songs like "Superman" and "Bagpipes from Baghdad," with Eminem suggesting a steamy affair. Carey, on the other hand, denies ever collaborating with him, let alone spending any romantic time together. In 2009, she dropped "Obsessed," lyrics detailing a crazy stalker who's imagining their relationship, complete with a video featuring a dude looking just like Eminem. After that, the beef simmered before reaching a boiling point in 2013 when Eminem dropped "The Warning," threatening to expose their love affair with evidence like voicemails, photos, and all that good stuff. Things went quiet, but now we've got some fresh deets.
Damion "Damizza" Young, who used to manage Carey, spilled the beans about the feud in a podcast interview. According to him, it all started when Eminem asked him to introduce him to Carey for a role in his autobiographical film "8 Mile." Damizza had a bad feeling about the proposal, knowing it would lead to some drama. Carey initially passed, but she changed her mind when she found out it was for a film project. Damizza arranged a call, and Eminem hinted that Carey would play his mother in the flick, despite being only four years older than him. "She wasn't feeling that at all," Damizza remembered, "Her insecurities kicked in for sure."
The Mother of All Casting Mishaps
Kim Basinger ended up playing the part of Eminem's mother in "8 Mile," and it's safe to say she nailed it with a 19-year age difference. Eminem's actual mother, Debbie Nelson, gave birth to him at just 18. Carey, meanwhile, was busy making headlines with her own film disaster, "Glitter," in 2001. Despite the failure of "Glitter," the contact between Eminem and Carey caused by Damizza set the stage for their long-standing feud. Damizza also shared his thoughts on the matter in the podcast: "She chased him, not the other way around," he claimed, suggesting that Carey made a move on Eminem during their first meeting.
Sources: ntv.de, lpe/spot
- Eminem
- Mariah Carey
- Affairs and Scandals
- Music
- Film
- The long-standing feud between Eminem and Mariah Carey in the realm of entertainment was fueled by a controversial casting offer from Eminem for a role in his autobiographical film "8 Mile," despite the age difference, a discussion that eventually led to rumors of an affair.
- As the entertainment world continues to thrive on the intrigue of celebrities' lives, the discord between Eminem and Mariah Carey remains a significant part of pop-culture, with their feud revolving around alleged affairs, music, and film collaborations that never came to fruition.
