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Eminem Used Anthony Mackie’s Own Life Story to Diss Him in ‘8 Mile,’ the Actor Says


Anthony Mackie revealed that Eminem used part of the actor's real life story when dissing him in his '8 Mile' rap battle. Watch the interview.

Eminem’s epic 8 Mile rap battles have long been part of hip-hop movie lore. Mackie joined The Pivot Podcast on Tuesday (March 11), during which he recalled confiding details of his life to the Grammy-winning rapper, such as growing up in a two-person household and attending The Juilliard School, which ended up backfiring. In an interview earlier this year with Esquire, the actor evealed his role was originally supposed to be much smaller as Papa Doc, and he pitched the idea of his character delivering a better performance in the final battle.

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