Overview

• Carey addressed the resurfaced rumor during a Plead the Fifth segment on Oct. 1, when Andy Cohen asked about an alleged 8 Mile casting approach.
• She said there is “truth” to the idea she was considered for the mother role, while noting uncertainty over who approached whom.
• Pressed on whether that moment started the conflict, she answered “no, maybe” and added that she “really don’t care.”
• The rumor gained traction after producer Damion “Damizza” Young claimed in June he introduced them and that Eminem wanted Carey for the part, a claim not corroborated beyond his account.
• Kim Basinger ultimately played the mother in 8 Mile, and the question of whether Carey and Eminem ever dated remains publicly disputed.