Eminem Gets T-Bagged By Bruno At MTV Awards.. Well Sort Of
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One of the most memorable moments at the MTV Awards was when Sasha Baron Cohen (who played Borat) dressed up as his alter ego, and outwardly gay vampy character Brüno. He flew over the audience complete with angel wings and a thong.
There was a wire malfunction (eat your heart out Janet Jackson) and he landed thong UP...right in Eminem's face. Eminem's entourage immediately wrestled Brüno off and then Eminem stormed out of the place. So, did everyone get punked?
The New York Post Sez....
THERE'S a reason Slim Shady didn't stand up. Bruno's rear-landing on rapper Eminem during Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards appears to have been staged."There's no way it was an accident," an industry insider who was seated a few rows in front of Eminem tells TVGuide.com. You don't let two stars collide without a detailed plan."
Sacha Baron Cohen, clad in feathery white wings and a jockstrap, flew in on a wire for his entrance as alter-ego Bruno, the flamboyantly gay character birthed on HBO's Da Ali G Show."
After bumping into an overhead speaker, Cohen flipped upside down and quickly descended from the sky until crashing into Eminem's lap.
Legs spread in a straddling position, Cohen's bare butt landed only inches away from the "We Made You" singer's face.
"Are you f---ing serious? Get this mother f---er off me," Eminem said before storming off, entourage in tow.
Yet, the "8 Mile" star, who has been branded a homophobe in the past, was wearing a live microphone throughout the entire incident. Eminem, who often slams celebrities in his own music, recently made a comeback with the release of his recent CD, "Relapse." Ratings for the show nearly doubled over last year's Movie Awards.
Eminem has been known to be very homophobic. But was this Slim Shady's way of saying his previous homophobia was unwarranted and it was his way of trying to get back in the good graces of the public by being a good sport? Possibly. It could also be a nice little jolt of free publicity, as the once hot star stages a comeback of sorts.
Eminem has always had controversial lyrics, and had taken heat for a number of his songs, rangin from mysogynistic to homophobic. Take for example, his song "Criminal":
"My words are like a dagger with a jagged edge/That'll stab you in the head whether you're a fag or les/Or the homosex, hermaph or a trans-a-ves/Pants or dress/Hate fags? The answer's yes. ..."Continued on the next page
