Eminem Speaks: 'Thrilled' About Bruno Stunt

NEW YORK — Eminem says he knew full well what he was about to face at the MTV Movie Awards _ including Sacha Baron Cohen's bare butt.

Enimem told the Web site RapRadar.com that the much-talked about stunt was all rehearsed, right down to Eminem's mock disgust. Says the rapper: "I'm thrilled that we pulled this off better than we rehearsed it."

Eminem says when he left the show, he went back to his hotel and laughed for three hours, including as he watched the playback.

The rapper calls himself a "big fan" of Baron Cohen, who he said approached him about the gag while he was in Europe.

At Sunday's live show, the comedian descended from the ceiling on a wire in a fake mishap that ended with his bare hindquarters in Eminem's face.

Comments

[topkatnc]

Such silly people....

[Sandmanj]

Eminem and Bruno are two of the most ridiculous flops in American media to date. Why is anyone writing about them? What a waste.

[Orphie]

"Eminem and Bruno are two of the most ridiculous flops in American media to date."

Love them or hate them, neither is anywhere close to being a 'flop.' Wake up.

[peachykeen]

I'll bet you would give anything to see their paychecks 'flop' into your bank account.

[Cosmic-Zantor]

You have an interesting definition of the word flop.

[AgnesBankhead]

ATTENTION PLEASE !!! -- it was A JOKE, a publicity stunt, a promotional gag -- eminem is not gay and neither is cohen -- it was done to promote a film, a music career and a music broadcaster .........

[rini]

It seems to be the thing right now.

Fake gay sells. Real gay? Not as much...but it's getting better.

[FalconerHK]

I believe the correct term is "gay for pay".

[politicaleconomy]

homophobes are usually gay themselves.... i wonder if there was an extension programme going on in his underwear when Baron's raw behind was in his face?

[alafoliepasdutout]

"i'm so homophobic i can't even touch myself"

[jbeach]

Um, did you read the article? Eminem was in on 100% of the gag, and it was rehearsed ahead of time.

That would seem to indicate that Eminem is not currently a homophobe.

[Dynamohum]

Doing a stunt has NOTHING to do with being a homophobe or not. OMG, are you really that ignorant?

[SparkyAdams]

What are you? 12 years old?

[ModernTimes1]

re."homophobes are usually gay themselves"
Funny enough only gays are convinced of that .

[amygdalalama]

Closet cases are only one type of homophobe. There are others, such as those who had some kind of negative experience with a gay person - maybe getting hit on or molested as a teenager - and those whose religious or cultural beliefs teach them to be homophobes.

At least, that's my observation.

[mondobleu]

Great work lads ! Loved the gag.

[rzan1]

I guess that 's a photo of Eminem being "thrilled."

[stepper]

I believe him, man. This isn't just spin control because he realized he looked like a cry-baby punked loser. It was all an act. He really is a great actor because he sure looked convincing when he stormed out. He should make a movie. Oh wait he did. And he s&cked in it. So he isn't that good an actor, which must mean...

[YouDisgustMe]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jbeach]

Well, doesn't necessarily take a great actor to look mad and storm out. Look at David Caruso.

[rini]

I guess it was a joke.

But part of me wonders if this isn't Eminem covering for an embarrassing moment in an only partly planned gag. I feel like Cohen may have been a little more "in your face" than Eminem planned on.

[madcowltd]

"And he s&cked in it." Maybe you should have used the '$' sign in place of the '&' sign since he made so MUCH $$$ on the movie, the music video, and the soundtrack! "So he isn't that good an actor, which must mean..." he's pretty darn smart when it comes to the REST of his career! Ya think?

[mattopaipa]

That's a joke... I say, that's a joke, son.

[Ohioan730]

GenX is the silliest, most absurd, satirical generation ever. Think about it. Now they are about middle aged and in charge of production. The whole world is absurd now. Its great. Cartoons that curse. Guys who fly down from the ceiling in angel wings and jock straps and land in the laps of angry white rappers. And it makes news! The worst part is, I am really enjoying all this silliness. Will we EVER grow up? lol

[llisa]

Peace dove wings.

[Phenlandia]

Groucho Marx, W.C. Fields, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, to name the craziest. All sillier by far than anyone currently popular....and far more absurd. A lot of people STILL don't get their jokes, especially Fields and Milligan.

[planetyoho]

Leave it to an Ohioan to be perceptively astute - so true.
May have to quote you on this at some point?

[Jeffrey Barea]

Not if I can help it!

[VTL]

He needs help?

He sold 600,000 CD's last week.

[Legof Eel 1]

Does this mean Eminem is gay?

[BikeFreak]

At the very least it may shut his mouth in regards to his homophobia.

[YouDisgustMe]

it could.....plus, he dresses in drag in every other music video he puts out. i wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that he is.

[TaurusRose]

A misogynist usually is.

[petman2001]

For the record: most men who cross-dress are heterosexual.

[huffington]

A great blog to learn more about the Bruno v. Eminem hilarity is at http://daddymonologues.blogspot.com/

[dkuz09]

wow....this is sort of a slap in the face to everyone who THOUGHT Eminem was getting what he deserved....seems like he wanted it all along......still a tasteless gag in my opinion though.

[BikeFreak]

Yeap. Tasteless. Oh god, how I DO hope it was tasteless!

Anyways, I think Eminem made a wrong move with this one.

He had some street cred as a rapper, but now he's going to be known as the dude that got Tea Bagged on MTV. I don't see how you keep some of your hard-core rap fans after that.

[dkuz09]

The thing is, everything that happened after that (eminem cursing and storming out) doesn't make sense if it was all supposed to be a 'hoax'. Just a stunt gone wrong. But then again, I didn't find the bit funny to begin with, while others did. If it was an actual hoax, it was a poorly put together one, at best.

[petman2001]

Perhaps Eminem is maturing to the point that he realizes that his "street cred as a rapper" does not have to rely on homophobic references. If only all his fans were so enlightened.

[wilray]

What street cred? If having your body guards ruff up someone is street cred then Britney Spears has street cred,

[thebirdstheword]

eminem never had street cred. what he has is actual hip-hop talent, that is why he is respected and popular.

the mtv awards will be forgotten in a month or two. this certainly won't have any lasting negative impact on his career.

[useyourbrain]

No, what Feminem got was his dream come true -- getting tea-bagged by a good looking dude on television. I bet he beat off for days on this one. I'm sure they rehearsed a lot.

[SkuddGobang]

Good looking? Was that on another show?

[thebirdstheword]

you use homophobic terms like "feminem" and then admit you got a thing for cohen.

talk about confused.

[rjupiter]

Of course! What celebrity doesn't want to be in the news? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_GnbY7nJl0

[Deja Peterson]

how does this help his career again?

[BikeFreak]

I think it hurt it.

[jbeach]

Probably more free notice in the press than his recent album got.

[thebirdstheword]

you're right. he's finished. he'll be playing vfw halls by this weekend. i bet all 600,000 that bought his cd in the last week will want refunds.