Eminem has played down his war of words with Nick Cannon after poking fun at the actor’s marriage to Mariah Carey in a controversial new song, insisting he only wishes them “the best.”
The “Without Me” hitmaker — real name Marshall Mathers III — sparked a feud with Cannon after referencing his brief relationship with Carey in “Bagpipes from Baghdad.”
On the track, Eminem raps, “Nick Cannon better back the f**k up. I’m not playing, I want her back, you punk. Nick Cannon, you pr**k, I wish you luck with that f**kin’ whore.”
Cannon, who wed the singer last year after a whirlwind romance, fumed over the lyrics and vowed that Eminem’s words will have “repercussions.”
But Eminem is adamant that he’s not looking for a fight, admitting his words were “a little harsh” and that Cannon’s reaction is fully understandable.
He says, “As a kid (I had a crush on Carey), definitely. With the song ‘Bagpipes from Baghdad,’ there’s a line on there, I mean, I kinda spazzed out on that record but I guess I spazzed out on every record.
“There’s a line on there that was a little harsh, you know, it’s a harsh line, it was pretty intense… but the way I look at it, I said it, I had no idea he was going to take it like he took it. I had no idea Nick Cannon was gonna start wilin’ out on me…
“I heard about some of the things he was saying; I didn’t read his blog or anything. …He’s supposed to defend his wife. I expected him to do that. But at the end of the day, it’s a line I said — I meant to say I wish them the best. That’s what I meant to say… I didn’t plan on taking it (to battling), hopefully it doesn’t, but you know, it is what it is.”
(c) 2009 WORLD ENTERTAINMENT NEWS NETWORK LTD. All global rights reserved. No unauthorized copying or re-distributing permitted.
