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Friday, August 19, 2005

Lost Himself

Posted by on August 19 at 9:16 AM

Two days after canceling his European tour due to exhaustion, Eminem has checked himself into a Michigan rehab facility, where according to the official Interscope press release, “he is being treated for dependency on sleep medication.”

Sad for Europe, but good for Eminem, whose career trajectory could’ve made anyone’s brain break. Here’s hoping this early intervention prevents him from carrying his Elvis Presley-of-hiphop schtick to its natural end (as a 300-lb corpse on a toilet.)