RR Exclusive: Eminem Speaks On MTV Stunt & Robbery Rumors

Wednesday, June 03 2009 8:48 PM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Q&A
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Three days ago at the MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Baron Cohen caused a firestorm as “Bruno” when he landed ass first on Eminem. Many speculated for the days whether the stunt was staged or real, with everyone speaking except the man himself. Breaking his silence, Em spoke exclusively to Rap Radar about the entire “ordeal”.

Can you clear up the Bruno stunt at the MTV Awards? Was it staged or planned?
Sacha called me when we were in Europe and he had an idea to do something outrageous at the Movie Awards.  I’m a big fan of his work so I agreed to get involved with the gag.

If it wasn’t planned the way you agreed to, do you hold MTV or Sacha responsible and will you take any kind of action?

I’m thrilled that we pulled this off better than we rehearsed it.  It had so many people going “nuts” so to speak. Everyone was blowing me up about it.

After you left the ceremony, where did you go?

After the ceremony I went back to my hotel and laughed uncontrollably for about 3 hours. Especially after I saw it on air.

There is a rumor that you hotel room was robbed and thieves got 60K and your laptop while you were at the ceremony. Is that true and if so what would someone find on your computer?

The only thing was that I lost a Nike watch that we were looking for. The rest it is made-up like half the other stuff out there.

How do you think the show with Jay went and how did it feel performing “Renegade” again?
I love performing with Jay. It’s the third time we’ve done the song together live and it’s always fun. It was an honor to share the stage with him again and to work with his band.

Comments (233)

  1. boone says:

    em would have been alot worse than that had it not been planned.

  2. Bpayne says:

    Spin city all the way homie

  3. em says:

    em is the shit always will be don’t hate because he is man enough to do some crazy shit like that im still his fan hes the best he should make a song with lil wyane

  4. jessi says:

    i think the whole thing was funny n ok it was eminem who had sum ass in his face…. who cares…people everyday…normal ppl may i say get shit like dat everyday n all they can do is laugh about it but when it happens to eminem everyone flips out n shit…TAKE A JOKE PEOPLE N LAUGH….I LOVE YOU EMINEM N I GIVE YOU PROPS

  5. Makaveli says:

    I am Pac and I’ll smoke you’re ass fukerzzzz

  6. .357 says:

    Eminem is lying and MTV is doing major damage control right now. This has not only completely humiliated and degraded him as a man, but perhaps destroyed his career. Sacha Baron Cohen and MTV staged this, but Eminem had no idea what was going on. No matter where he goes or what he says, the image will haunt him forever.

  7. MRS. STALEY says:

    At first when I watched it I wasn’t sure if Em knew about the whole thing or not, and he looked pretty pissed! But after reading this article, and seeing that he had on a microphone…totally staged! But what a great gag! Go Em!

  8. SCART says:

    Anyone who thinks Eminem wasn’t in on the gag needs to have a little think about whether a corporation like MTV would risk an aerial stunt, like the one Cohen performed, that could result in serious and permanent injury. Even a minor accidental butting of heads could put MTV in court for years.

    If the harness has comes loose, if Eminem had changed seats, stood up or moved even slightly as Cohen descended, the whole thing could of spelled disaster & large corporations like MTV, as well as Cohen himself, wouldn’t even risk the idea without full co-operation and signing off of all parties involved.

  9. ExEmFan says:

    kk according to this it was all staged, Eminem you disappoint me on agreeing to do stupid shit like this, Eminem you fail! i hope u rot in pieces.

  10. sss says:

    this site is fake should go to hell FUCK this site im never coming back to this gay site

  11. Eminem is untouchable! says:

    Do you guys not get him? He likes the Borat movie, what was the funnest thing in that Borat movie? When Borat and the fat guy wrestled with their faces in each others asses. Everyone laughed, and almost died when they saw that part. Eminem has a twisted humor about him, and this was staged, that is why the camera’s were there, and if you watch his boyz they were laughing before Bruno even got close to Em. Either way, this fucking shit hit the net, and went crazy. Eminem is still the best rapper, and still sold the most albums this decade, no one can take that from him. Not even an ass in the face, as he will still out sell, and out smart all of the rappers out there. No one can touch him, and when they try, he goes insane on a song and talks about getting fucked in the ass. He is untouchable, and everyone hates it. I love it!

  12. Alan says:

    I hate to say it but Eminem is indeed a closet homosexual. This stunt reveals his subconcious desire to come out of the closet. No straight male would have agreed to have a guy’s arse shoved in his face. Em is gay.

  13. JS2k10 says:

    this is legit, it was staged. eminem posted the link to this website on a bulletin on his myspace

  14. Miss Boyce says:

    I was shocked at first. I know SBC will do anything funny, but really thought M was PO’d. And sorry M, I laughed…”Oh, the real Slim Shady is standing up” LOL.

    That stunt was hilarious! Nice job!!!

    It was GREAT to see you M!! Glad you’re back!

  15. THE TRUTH says:

    He sold his rep for a cheap sell out rating move.Letting a man put his bare ass in your face is weak as hell. He has lost all credibility in the rap game.

    If rap is going this way you can have it back.

    Pick a Public Enemy tape and remember the glory days when rap was rap.

  16. Blackmist says:

    Everyone that is screaming, “O you messed yourself up on this one” and yada yada, your the idiots who take ems music to the max, T

  17. Blackmist says:

    Everyone that is screaming, “O you messed yourself up on this one” and yada yada, your the idiots who take ems music to the max, Thats the point, He can take a gag and joke, so should nick cannon (Which em would destroy at any moment) and all the other up tight panzys who he talks about and they cry and wanna make a big deal out of it. Get over the BS and start understanding what it really is.

  18. KILLAQUICKS says:

    YOU KNOW I HAVE TO SAY I THOUHT IT WAS REAL AND EM WAS GONNA BEAT DUDES ASS. I GUESS HIS STUNT WORK THEN HUH? AND LOOK AT ALL THE PUBLICITY HE IS GETTING FROM IT ID SAY GOOD JOB EM JUST LIKE ALWAYS.

  19. KILLAQUICKS says:

    HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING OFCOURSE HE DOES DUMB ASSES LOOK HOW FAR HE HAS COME. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST RAPPERS THERE IS TODAY.

  20. JJ says:

    All of his people are hard at work trying to reverse what the world saw that night. They’ll issue statements and do interviews, etc.. Fact is Eminem got dissed in the worst imaginable way by a homosexual. It was real and many Hollywood activists couldn’t be happier about it. He looked like a little penis sitting there. Eminem just jumped the shark!

  21. Just me says:

    Wow looks like a whole lot of ya’ll are really pissed off cause “M” has a better sense of humor than ya’ll do. It was a stunt. And it was funny. If that means to some of ya’ll that he’s gay then maybe ya’ll should look at yourselves.. AND if he is gay. SO FUCKING WHAT! let the man live. He’s had enough issues in his life and dont need some stupid ass ppl hatin on him instead of just being glad the man made it out alive..

  22. A fan always says:

    If any of you walked a mile in his shoes… You’d shut ur mouths and just be happy that he is still alive and puttin out some kick ass albums. Period.

  23. Lil' Shady says:

    y’all are trippin , it was only a joke. I thought it was real at first. I am a hardcore Marshall fan for life. I was pissed when I first saw it because Em is an amazing actor , so of course he can pull that shit off. Yet again he found a way to shock the world though , somehow mostly everyone fell for it. I’m still very confused , but whatever the truth is , who cares? Other celebrities have done stupider publicity stunts than this.

  24. Lil' Shady says:

    I meant to say that I was pissed because since I’m such a huge fan , having some dude stick his bare ass in Marshall’s face was a bitch-ass move. But he’s an amazing actor , if that shit was fake.

  25. Vanity says:

    omfg i fell for it i was so mad cuz i LOVE eminem n have since elementary school… for all you bitch ass muh fukkas who say hes gay.. FUCK YOU he is not gay hes just a goof ball who doesnt give a fuck what ppl think of him. wow what a perfect team lol cohen n em… too funny… LUVVIN IT N RELAPSE IS FQN CRAAAZYYY!!!!!!!!

  26. Panther Red says:

    I cant think of any rapper that would let a guy put his ass in his face like that. To the white world thats comical, but brother dont play that. I have nothing against him i think pretty good rapper, but if you want to live in a certain field theres certain rules you got to respect.

    He lost a credibility with that.He done moved to straight up to cornyville.

    “Best rapper of all time”…please. Good white will sale better then great black on any day in America. Most of you cats are fairly new to game,so I will forgive you.

  27. Jaymax says:

    Those ‘Fans’ of Eminem here who are upset or whatever – you guys are the real butt of his and SBC’s joke.

    I can imagine Eminem pissing himself laughing reading these comments – just like in loads of his lyrics, he’s taking the piss out of all the small minded reactionary folk.

    The dude is just too clever for y’all to get it…

  28. hitman says:

    whether it was staged or not it was the dumbest thing i ever saw on tv!!! if em did agree to it than he is as stupid and more of a sellout then what i thought he was to begin with and i have no respect for the fucking sellout. And what the hell is wrong with all you sick fucks for thinking anything as gay and stupid as that was anywhere near funny?

  29. RICH says:

    em is not gay! lol lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!this just in lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded itlil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!!lil wayne kiss a boy and likeded it!!!!! NOW THATS GAY AND IT WASN’T STAGE !!

  30. harisayer says:

    mr mathers was fantastic,what a sport. it was the faces of the other people that weren’t in on the joke around him that were a picture,keep up the good work still shocking !

  31. go bite me says:

    is that the name of this site? bet you think bruno is a real person.

  32. my name is says:

    At first the whole thing looked so legit, my 21 yr old is his biggest fan and he can do no wrong. So I say if it made for good tv and didnt bring his rep down he’s gettin paid so we need not hate. Like us all he has a weird sence of humor big del!!!!!!Meet me at tacobell, hang in there Eminem you are the besr

  33. Cryptic says:

    Major fail either way you look at it. He did not know about the naked ass because he says it came out better than they practiced it. The ass was a surprise. Em is trying to save his nut filled face! 1.Sellout for agreeing to an ass sandwich, or majorly dissed by MTV. You asses say ah it was faked? Well that was a real ass in his face on TV. Em’s a bitch either way.

  34. emjaebe says:

    dude made a joke and you guys hatin on him makes you guys nuts, that fact that you hate on somethin so stupid as this makes you a joke

  35. Sinsurf says:

    Im sure hes not gay, and Ive been a fan of his for a long time, but that MTV stuff wether you think it was funny or not really hurt his perception in these part. I live off of Woodward and seven mile in Detoit and me and most of my friends believe he sold his integrity to sale a few more albums or just to shock people. I guess next week he will let someone piss on him and Im sure there will be people talking about how much press he got off of it, and how most people just didnt get.

  36. EM GEEK 10 years old says:

    i was peed when it happened i thought he was gonna kick his ass eminem rocks tho i listened to since i was 5 i am 10 and i can sing the real slim shady

  37. sandycheeks says:

    thats cool that it was staged i was freaked out that it wasnt lol em’ really looked p*ssed!

  38. moonicque says:

    well, i was torn between believing it or not but i thought if it wasn’t staged, em has all the right to be angry but i was hoping that he would handle it well and would not sue anyone and would not make too much out of it. But now that i knew the truth, I felt so relieved. All the drama would die down in time and no sue drama! Yeah… damn, he’s a good actor. See? I bet Em is laughing now to all those who said he deserved it. And for all who are disappointed that he pulled this one, you have no sense of humor!!! Take a joke, please.

  39. Not impressed says:

    that waz the dumbest thing I ever saw…but it doesn’t matter cause em is still the greatest entertainer. If u don’t like him…go buy a Jonas Brothers CD and shut the hell up. LOVE YOU EM!!!

  40. Witches prefere cats as familiars and send bitches to the pound says:

    I always dismissed to stupid ” I’ll show you my butt” humor. Em likes to drop it, so what.

    This stunt makes me feel completely like he’s nothing .

    Sasha did make a punk out of em and he’s not saving face by saying he was glad it happened.

    Also, Em is good looking. In fact if I judged him only on looks , when he is in great shape his is a 10. The image of Sasha’s butt so close to those cute lips ruined even that. Em is off numberline , a zer0 would be giving him to much credit.

  41. jblair says:

    I am shocked! Balls in whats his name face! Was it real?

    There are many more issues to be addressed such as the education level of previous comment posters. Not one was without spelling or grammar errors. I guess this is America now. I hope our schools in Canada are doing a better job. Good luck.

  42. momma mia says:

    I thought that was crazy funny. Something I would do. I guess some people care too much about reps and what people think to actully enjoy life. Marshal…besides your talent…your real…thanks for the laugh!

  43. joe says:

    That shit was funny ! just because he planned that shit and let another man put his ass in his face as a joke dont mean he is gay. It shocked everyone and made everyone laugh thats what its all about. Eminem wants to make everyone laugh and they did. Anyone who cant laugh at gay shit is a closet fag themself.Em your the best motherfucking rapper ever was dont let these haters bring you down.

  44. 1littlespitfire says:

    Love it….. Em Rocks!!!! smart man

  45. Jenny says:

    It was a joke!!!!!!!!!!!! it was funny……..stop hating on them, more people need to laugh in this world!!!!!!!!!

  46. DaTruff says:

    If you voluntarily take Barat’s balls across your nose, you’re gay. No if, ands, or butts about it. Eminem is homosexual, and the black man does not dig that.

  47. JAWBREAKER says:

    Eminem should not only keep up rapping but do more film as a comedy actor , not only is he dead sexy he can act.

    xoxo’s luv

  48. Barack Obama, your President.. says:

    Marriage is between a man and a woman… not a third bit comedian and a second rate rapstar.

    Marshall Mathers looked like he was about to take a bite.

  49. Krak says:

    Em didn’t fool anyone, don’t give him credit for this. Thank Sacha and MTV for giving us this hilarious moment. Em needs to be a man a admit he was punk’d instead of lying

  50. Em's 2good. says:

    Ya’all seriously need to shut the fuck up. Em’s badass either way you put it, and I believe this shit no matter what, because it didn’t look like an accident to me at all. You bitch ass haters need to get the fuck outta here. Go die in a hole.

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