A fan writes: I've heard Eminem's song, 'The Real Slim Shady' and in it he says that he has a tape of Christina and him? Is that true? What does Christina think about the new Eminem song? And does she have any clue as to why he would write something like that about her?

I read in Rolling Stone a while back that Christina thought that he was cute, so I can't really see why he would say that. What is her reaction to the song?

The Rumor Mill responds: As Christina said when she first heard the song, all the lyrics about her are "offensive, disgusting, and above all, untrue." Christina met Eminem only once, in public, at the MTV European awards, when she handed him an award. Christina has never spent any time alone with Eminem. Both Fred Durst and Eminem have stated that the lyrics in the song are fictional and not to be taken as true.

Eminem and MTV interview

A fan writes: Eminem keeps saying that you started rumors about him so that's why he made up those things about you in his song? Is this true? Let me know because we'll never get the truth out of Eminem. I read that the feud between you and Eminem began when you criticized him for his use of foul language. Is this true? Let me know because we'll never get the truth out of Eminem. If it is true - good for you!

The Rumor Mill responds: Christina picked an Eminem video as one of her Top Ten during her show on MTV called 'What A Girl Wants.' During the show it came up whether Christina thought Eminem was cute. Christina said she thought he was cute, but that he was married - meaning that he was not available to her. She had read that Eminem was married in the newspapers and did not know that Eminem wanted it to be kept secret - kind of hard to do anyway once it was already in the papers.

Second, a discussion came up about his lyrics concerning domestic violence. Christina merely said that she doesn't think that is a topic to joke about. That is it. Christina never spread any rumors about Eminem, ever. She merely said two true things - one, that she heard he was married and two, that domestic violence is nothing to joke about.

Eminem responded with the untruths contained in his single 'The Real Slim Shady.' Christina objected to the offensiveness of these untruths when the press demanded a response from her. Unlike Eminem, she has not brought the issue up voluntarily. Indeed, she has never volunteered anything further on this issue.