Perhaps Eminem's illness has been brought about by all the bad feeling between him and Mariah Carey. According to the New York Post, Carey and Eminem used to be friends, but that friendship has turned sour, particularly since Mr Shady started playing a voicemail message which the rapper implies was left on his machine by Ms Carey back in 2001 during his new Anger Management show. Apparently Carey is threatening to sue for defamation if that bit of the show isn't dropped.
A friend of Carey told the Post: "She is considering suing him for defamation. They did hang out, but it was Eminem who followed her around. He became obsessed with her, showing up everywhere... She thought he was a friend. She thought hanging out with him was fun, but then he wanted to take it further, and she said no. She never slept with him and he felt rejected and scorned and got very angry."
Asked about Carey/Shady relationships, Mariah's manager Benny Medina also took the opportunity to have an Eminem diss, telling reporters: "While we appreciate Eminem as an artist, lately his work has seemed tasteless and unnecessarily mean-spirited. The public seems to agree-just look at his declining record and concert ticket sales".
So presumably the anti-Carey rap will be forthcoming, just once Marshall's feeling better.