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Speaking His surprise appearance saw him honor his former mentor Dr. Dre and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine for their entrepreneurship
Eminem made a surprise appearance at the Wall Street Journal's Innovator Of The Year Awards
in New York on Wednesday, Nov.5 but his haggard and gaunt face got
everyone talking and questioning if his past drug addiction has finally
taken hold of him.
The 42-year-old "Loose
Yourself" hit-maker appeared dressed in his usual uniform of black with
beanie, but the lines and prominent veins on Eminem's pallid face were
eminent.
Of course its no news the star has
admitted that his past drug use almost cost him his life but its likely
the same drugs are damaging his face. If the latest pictures of Eminem
in NYC are any indication, the years of abuse seem to have had a lasting
impact on his face.
Eminem's drug abuse started during the filming of his movie 8 Mile, when he was on set 16 hours a day and could not sleep.
After
being given an Ambien he sought out a prescription, and became addicted
to the pills. This soon led to him taking what he calls a 'ridiculous
amount' of pills - he has admitted to abusing prescription drugs Ambien, Vicodin and Valium.
He went into rehab in 2005 and then took a three-year break from his career, before releasing the albums Relapse and Recovery.
'Had I got to the hospital about two hours later, I would have died,' he said in a documentary, How to Make Money Selling Drugs.
'My organs were shutting down. My liver, kidneys, everything. They were
gonna have to put me on dialysis, they didn’t think I was gonna make
it.'
After his release from hospital Eminem only
managed to stay off drugs for a month before relapsing but having spent
time in rehab, and with the help of friends, the 42-year-old has his
life back on track.
He is gearing up to release his double-disc album ShadyXV featuring stars including Slaughterhouse, 50 Cent, Big Sean, DeJ Loaf later this month
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