Eminem has used every homophobic word imaginable in a lot of his songs but he has apparently changed his mind and is now a supporter of gay marriage.
Eminem recently did an interview with the New York Times when they asked if he regrets any of his lyrics in the past when it comes to gay people and women.
You’ve been accused of writing gay-bashing lyrics in the past. Would you like to see gay marriage approved in Michigan, where you live? “I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if they want.”
Do you regret having written so many songs that refer to women as “bitches” and “hos” who exist solely for your pleasure? “Anything I’ve ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time. But I think I’ve calmed down a bit. My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be.”
On if Slim Shady still exists: “Shady still exists. But I don’t think the subjects on this record call for, you know, bring the chainsaws and axes out and murder everyone on this record. There was so much stuff like that off the last record that I felt like I was starting to run it into the ground. I think consciously I went in a different direction with this record.”
I wonder if Eminem really has changed his opinions on this or if he is just trying to get more sales for his new album, Recovery, which is out now. But either way it’s good that he is speaking up, more celebrities should do the same.
Kelis , who filed for divorce when she was 7 months pregnant in April 2009, has just hit the jackpot because her soon-to-be-ex-husband Nas has been ordered to pay her a whopping $51,101 a month.
Nas must pay $10,647 a month in child support and $40,454 a month in spousal support, he had been paying around $40,000 a month since July.
During the court hearing, which both of the R&B stars were described as stuck for cash, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge made the ruling which also included that Nas no longer has to pay $13,000 a month for their Los Angeles home which he now no longer lives in.
Kelis, real name Kelis Rogers, recently signed a $175,000 contract with Interscope records but her lawyer said most of that money went to her former managers and she is only receiving about $50,000 from it. They also put down her new music saying the last song she made only appeared on Twitter. Her lawyer said she was thrilled with the court ruling.
Nas, real name Mark Vincent Kaplan, is apparently in a lot of debt because he owes 700,000 to his current manager and a few million to the IRS. His next album is expected to be released in late 2010.
I don’t understand how Nas can afford to pay Kelis so much money a month if he owes the IRS so much.
Hugh Hefner and his wife Kimberly Conrad haven’t been together for over 10 years, but they have never divorced. Hugh has decided to set Kimberly free.
On Friday, Hefner filed documents in L.A. County Superior Court seeking to dissolve their marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.” The docs say they were married on July 1, 1989 and have been separated since January 12, 1998.
Hefner had been supporting Kimberly and their two sons, who have been living in the house next door to the Playboy mansion.
But things got rocky this year when Hef sold that house, and then Conrad sued Hef — accusing him of screwing her out of more than five million bucks.
In the docs, Hugh is asking the judge to set spousal support at $20,000 per month — justifying such a small amount by saying he’s already given Kimberly close to $12 million since their 1998 separation.
Honestly, I don’t blame him —
source: Hugh Hefner Pulls Trigger on Marriage [TMZ]
Anne Heche has it in for her ex-husband and let it out last night in an interview with David Letterman.
“Oh gosh, can you say ‘lazy ass’ on television?” Heche asked, referring to Coley Laffoon, the father of her 7-year old son, Homer, to whom she pays monthly child support.
That the the feud was still on was made clear, when Letterman asked what Laffoon does for a living.
“He goes out to the mailbox and he opens up the little mailbox door and goes ‘Oh! I got a check from Anne! Oh my God! I got a check from Anne! Yay!’
“He wants me to come and watch him run around in his little white shorts playing soccer. Honestly, I don’t want to come to rehearsal and watch you run around in your tight shorts like trying to pretend you know how to play soccer. I divorced you! I don’t want to hang around with you Thursdays and Saturdays, and maybe on Sunday.”
Laffoon, who filed for divorce in February 2007, didn’t take his ex’s words kindly. Lafoon, an employee with Los Angeles real estate company Hilton & Hyland, told Usmagazine.com,
“After coming home from showing two different clients two different condominiums, I was disturbed to see Anne taking out her personal frustration on the father of her child on national television. I wish Anne Heche could see that public bullying isn’t good for the soul or positive for her child. It’s mean.”
The actress, 40, even went so far as to chastise Letterman for getting married.
When Letterman asked why Laffoon continued hanging on, Heche had a ready answer: “I’m so fantastic.”
