Eminem treated for drug addiction

**4me2** · 19th August 2005

Eminem is addicted to sleep medication, his publicist said

US rap star Eminem is in hospital being treated for drug dependency, his publicist has revealed.

The news comes days after the rapper scrapped his European tour, citing "exhaustion" and predicting it would not be rescheduled.

Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, is being treated for addiction to sleep medication.

In a brief statement, publicist Dennis Dennehy said the star was "in the hospital under doctors' care".

Eminem, 32, was due to begin his Anger Management tour in Hamburg, Germany, on 1 September. It was due to end in Dublin on 17 September.

He had just completed a 23-date tour of the US when he announced he would no longer undertake his European commitments. His record label, Interscope, said the cancellation was down to exhaustion and other unnamed medical issues. Eminem has played down reports he is planning to retire from the music business but said he may take an extended break.

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**CzarJunkie** · 19th August 2005

What a cunt, life must be so hard for the poor dear. Fuckin wanker.

ABCMan · 19th August 2005

Originally Posted by CzarJunkie

What a cunt, life must be so hard for the poor dear. Fuckin wanker.

totaly agree, no pont in rescheduling the tour though cos no cunt will go to see him after losing out on this one, i'm lucky i'll get a full refund for the shits ticket, but i know a guy who paid �90 per ticket then booked for him and his wife to fly to ireland and stay at a hotel for a long weekend set him bak around �1000 and it doesnt look like he'll get any of it back except the face value of the 2 tickets (about �30 each)

look on the bright side though he may overdose on his sleepers, that way the tickets would be worth more