Mariah Carey Spills The Tea On How Her Feud With Eminem Started Anyway

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68ded8be1800002c745d0f14.jpeg?cache=I4K8eGbQs6&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Mariah Carey and Eminem have taken multiple public jabs at one another in the media and on their respective albums." data-caption="Mariah Carey and Eminem have taken multiple public jabs at one another in the media and on their respective albums." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Getty Images" />Mariah Carey and Eminem have taken multiple public jabs at one another in the media and on their respective albums.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="../../../../news/mariah-carey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mariah Carey</a> is setting the record straight ― well, sort of ― with regard to her alleged feud with <a href="../../../../news/eminem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eminem</a>. </p><p>The pop diva stopped by <a href="https://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch What Happens Live</a> this week to promote her new album, <a href="https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/mariah-carey-here-for-it-all-review-3895905" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Here for It All</a>.</p><p>During the interview, the conversation took a particularly spicy turn when host Andy Cohen asked if the so-called beef between Mariah and Eminem started when the rapper <a href="https://hiphopwired.com/2735111/eminem-mariah-carey-8-mile/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">asked her</a> to portray Stephanie Smith, a character inspired by his real-life mother, in his 2002 autobiographical film, 8 Mile.</p><p>“From what I hea