Uddrag fra Mobys dagbog
Under MTV’s Video Music Awards var Eminem igen i det kontroversielle centrum. Grunden? En hånddukke og Moby. Moby skriver i sin internet- dagbog, at den eneste grund til, at han dukkede op til prisuddelingen, var Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, en hånddukke, der sviner stjernerne til.
Moby var blevet informeret om, at hunden ville gå efter ham. Under selve showet var Eminem blevet placeret et par stolerækker foran Moby, og da hånddukken nævnte Eminems navn, rejste den lille kontroversielle rapper og et par store medlemmer af rapgruppen D12 sig op, og sammen begyndte de at fægte med armene, som kun hiphoppere kan.
Moby skriver i sin dagbog: ”So, I, uh, guess that I have to write something about the Eminem/VMA debacle.
Hmmm ... well, what should I write?
The truth?
The truth is that I honestly, in all sincerity, thought that the whole Eminem thing was done in some semblance of humor until Eminem called me a pussy (that was off camera) and then threatened to beat me up (med løftet: "Jeg vil slå på en mand med briller"). Ah well.”
Og forsætter: “More truth? I think that Eminem is talented and interesting but I'm kind of stunned at the anger that he has for me seeing as I'd never met him up until last night. And I love 'Triumph The Insult Comic Dog'. And I was more concerned for Triumph's well-being.If Eminem wants to pick on someone, fine, pick on me, but don't diss the dog-puppet. Triumph the dog-puppet is my hero. That's the sole reason that I went to the VMA's. Cos I love that little dog-puppet. And I do feel the need to clarify one last little point."
"When Eminem accepted his award I was not booing. Ironically enough I was clapping because that seemed like the polite thing to do. Everyone around me was booing him, but I was sitting there politely clapping. I don't know why he accused me of booing him, because for what it's worth I certainly was not.”
Skriver Moby, og slutter af med: ”And Jimmy Fallon's (programmets vært) intro was utterly outstanding. And The Strokes after party performance was wonderful.”
Eminem har ikke kommenteret sagen, da han ikke skriver dagbog, i hvert fald ikke en tilgængelig én.
Se billeder fra Mobys VMA-fest på moby.com, under Moby Art- sektionen.
