Posted on 06/04/2009 11:51:40 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
Eminem has come clean, saying that he knew what was in store when bare-buttocked comedian Sacha Baron Cohen crash-landed on him at the MTV Movie Awards television broadcast Sunday.
Eminem stormed out of the awards ceremony after Baron Cohen, in the role of the main character from his new movie, "Bruno," landed on his lap after a flying mishap, leaving the audience wondering if the rapper really was furious or if it was a stunt.
The Detroit rapper told website RapRadar.com that he knew full well what was about to happen and that it was all staged, right down to his disgust when Baron Cohen, clad in white feather wings and a jockstrap, landed face down in his lap, buttocks aloft.
"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," Eminem told RapRadar on Wednesday.
"I'm thrilled that we pulled this off better than we rehearsed it."
Eminem said he went back to his hotel after storming out of the show and laughed for three hours.
The incident quickly became the most talked-about highlight of a live two-hour television show that pushed the boundaries of taste and language...
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Manthong pong
Who are Eminem and Bruno?
So he was just pretending not to like it. I knew he was queer.
Hmmmm .... I wonder which one of them asked for the most "retakes" .... during the rehearsals?
Nothing but an attempt at damage control. No way would this self proclaimed “tough guy” who somehow gained fame by verbally abusing women through humiliation , ever risk losing his “street cred” with the teenaged boys who idolize him. What teenaged bad boy will go around wanting be like a guy who sat with another mans ass and genitals in his face?
what a douche then...
It should be his next album cover. Big Media teabags the consumer.
Yeah, riiiiggghhhtttt.
I’ve been in PR my whole life. This is nothing but damage control.
He had two (bad) choices. A.) Claim you were in on it and attempt laugh it off. B.) Or get pissed and look like an ever bigger tool.
He’ll never live it down.
Miller had the best line last night on O’R: M&M with nuts.
When Howard Stern bared his buttocks at MTV’s awards program as Fartman, the network and celebrity audience was disgusted. What a difference a decade makes.
It just screams of rip off and “look at meeeeeee!”
Naaaaaaaah!
Sacha Baron Cohen....... Is there anyone left who still thinks this guy is funny?
Not previously, not currently, not expected to in the future.
Never thought he was funny.
Well, then, you were always right.
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