Posted on 08/19/2005 12:19:56 PM PDT by CarlEOlsoniii
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap star Eminem has been hospitalized for dependency on sleep medication, his label said on Thursday, two days after the recording artist canceled a European tour due to "exhaustion" and "other medical issues."
The back-to-back announcements come weeks after the Detroit Free Press reported that the Grammy-winning rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, might retire at the end of his "Anger Management" tour, which also featured his protege, 50 Cent.
Eminem, who turns 33 in October, flatly denied such plans, but has said he wants to focus more on producing artists for his Shady Records label. The North American leg of the tour wrapped recently.
"Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, is in the hospital under doctors' care," Interscope Records said in a statement. "He's being treated for dependency on sleep medication."
A publicist at the Universal Music Group label declined to give further details, including information about where and or for how long the rap star had been hospitalized.
On Tuesday, Eminem said through his label that he was canceling the European leg of his tour, scheduled to run from September 1 in Hamburg to September 17 near Dublin, citing "exhaustion, complicated by other medical issues." Those dates were not expected to be rescheduled, the statement added.
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Nooooooooooooooo.........
Are there any plans to prosecute him for "doctor" shopping?
Maybe he could use an Eminenema.
What's the story on Jack Osborne?
What's the story on Jack Osborne?
Oh dear, now this punk won't be able to write any more nasty, self-righteous songs about his mother and ex-wife and their problems, will he?
Great example you are setting for Hailie, Marshall. Perhaps she will grow up to write scathing songs about your many shortcomings as a dad and human being.
Tragic, just tragic
How will hip-hop survive without its king?
I hope it doesn't
Mr. Moderator! Mr. Moderator! He just posted a word I can't pronounce! In fact, my tongue has a cramp in it from trying.
It is hoped that one day he will actually succeed.
I don't care who ya are. That's funny right thar...
Such things happen to the best of people. Not in this case, though.
The picture I saw of him, look like he dropped about 100 lbs, something about intense drug rehab and a restraining order keeping Courtney Love 500 ft. away.
I assume some DA will investigate to see if he was doctor shopping.
Leni
And he figured the best place to look for singers was in rehab.
'Ew!' pretty much sums up my reaction to Eminem.
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