There’s a moment on Eminem’s new album where he seems to have run out of stars to shoot down. “So, who’s left? Lady Gaga?” he asks. “Messed with the Bieber. Nah, F with Christina, I ain’t fucking with either Jessica neither—Simpson or Alba—my album’s just sicker than struck with the fever.”
Earlier in the track (“Evil Twin”), he gripes with more than a touch of self-awareness, “I’m frustrated ‘cause ain’t no more *NSYNC, now I’m all outta wack, I’m all out of Backstreet Boys to call out and attack.”
But if he was stuck for famous people to diss when he wrote those lines, it was only temporary. Enough stars get hit with lyrical shrapnel on The Marshall Mathers LP 2, that we were compelled to update The Atlantic’s old catalog of every celebrity Eminem has ever disrespected. All in the service, of course, of better understanding the world’s most popular troll.
Below the photo gallery is an alphabetized list. Strong language included, obviously. Let us know if we missed anyone.
A
Aguilera, Christina
Anderson, Pamela
Anthony, Casey
B
Bush, (President) George W.
Bobbit, Lorena*
C
Cage*
Cannon, Nick
Carey, Mariah
Carradine, David
Cheney, (Vice President) Dick
Clinton, (President) Bill*
Combs, Sean "Diddy"
Cyrus, Miley
D
DeGeneres, Ellen
de Rossi, Portia
Dr. Dre
Dupri, Jermaine
E
Everlast
F
Federline, Kevin*
Fox, Michael J.
G
H
Hill, Lauryn*
I
Insane Clown Posse*
J
Ja Rule
Jackson, Michael
Jones, Norah
K
Kardashian, Khloe*
Kardashian, Kim
Kirkpatrick, Chris
L
Lady Gaga (see introduction)
Limp Bizkit
Lohan, Lindsay
M
Mayer, John
Moby
N
O
Ocean, Frank*
Odom, Lamar*
Olsen, Ashley
Olsen, Mary-Kate
P
Palin, Sarah
Pet Shop Boys
Presley, Elvis
Q
R
Reeve, Christopher
Rihanna
Roethlisberger, Ben
Ronson, Samantha
Roth, Asher*
S
Scott, Raymond (a.k.a. Benzino)
Simpson, Jessica
Smith, Will
Spears, Britney*
Spelling, Tori*
T
Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog
U
V
Vanilla Ice
Versace, Gianni
W
Williams, Germaine (a.k.a. Canibus)
X
Y
Z
* updated or added in 2013
This post is based on a version originally published on June 13, 2011.
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