A backstage story - someone dares talks trash to Eminem. I wonder what they were saying. It's the last quote.
My immediate impression was that he’s on the short side and was so focused and intense. I’ve seen Tiger Woods playing golf, and previous to seeing Eminem before a show, I thought that was the height of human intensity. Nope.
I don’t know if a performer can deliver more or better than Eminem did.
After his set ended, backstage was swarmed with sponsors, media types and people wanting to glad-hand Eminem. He seemed more approachable now than he did before, but I would definitely issue an “approach at your own risk” warning for dealing with Eminem. It’s not the warmest celebrity personality. Still, D and I were kind of edging around closer to him. He’s a lot better looking in person.
This managerial type comes over, though, and starts in on Eminem about some kind of delay/hold up/inconvenience before he went on stage. Let me remind you that the backstage area was a mess. And behind this stage there was a whole system of electrical stuff and pathways for people to navigate between stages, bathrooms, dressing areas, trucks, etc. IT WAS CHAOS. Yet this guy is giving Em the business about some kerfuffle, which he probably couldn’t help or control, and I’m texting Lainey—Who talks down to Eminem?! After a couple more minutes the guy wanders off and leaves Em alone for a few moments. I’m an eye-roller, I admit it, and I know it bugs some people. But to me, the eye roll is an exquisite way to communicate a particular brand of disgust. So without really thinking about it, I massively eye-rolled that guy as he walked by me. The eye roll was aimed at D, really, since he was watching with the same sense of disbelief, but when I glanced over I saw Eminem looking right at me and laughing.
http://laineygossip.com/Eminem_performs ... =0&CelID=0
Whew. When I saw that Em spit out the water instead of drinking it, I had a little moment of panic. "Wait, they really just gave Em a bottle of vodka and trusted that he had enough self control to not swallow? Em, WTFFFF????"
