I believe it was totally staged...
I may be wrong, and I can see where you guys are coming from, however, just think- if this was real, even though mtv is powerful, eminem could make their lives miserable. Other artists, besides from shady aftermath, would think twice before going on there.
Remember, Eminem has just come back in the spotlight, he needs to rebuild. He is older now and by doing this, he gets lots of press, people get angry for him and go out and buy his album in support.
He also now has the villified card to play against the industry now again.
Also, in industry circles, he shows that even though he disses others, he is able to take one himself for the greater goal. Eminem has talked about getting back into movies and will shave a cameo in the movie"funny people" and even possibly Bruno now.
What better way to build up hype for relapse 2.
Yes, I will say again, I could be wrong... I don't really care if you guys bitch and moan about it but hey, there has been brilliant marketing so far- I just believe this is part of it overall.
