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Anthony Mackie Says Eminem Pulled From His Real Life for ‘8 Mile’ Rap Battle
Anthony Mackie and Eminem starred as adversaries Papa Doc and B-Rabbit, respectively, in the 2002 film ‘8 Mile’
Anthony Mackie didn’t lose himself while filming the final 8 Mile rap battle against Eminem — but he did he recall things getting very personal. The Marvel star previously opened up about shooting the movie during a 2021 episode of The Rich Eisen Show, claiming that Eminem originally promised his raps would only include “character stuff.” Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images“There was this one day, we were sitting on the set and Eminem comes over and he’s like ‘What’s up man, I was reading a script and there is no reason for me not to like you, you are cool dude, I like you,’” Mackie recalled.
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