In a surprising reveal, music producer Damion "Damizza" Young shared that rapper Eminem once tried to cast pop legend Mariah Carey as his on-screen mother in the 2002 film "8 Mile.". On the TFU ...

After Mariah Carey was reportedly offered the role, Kim Basinger played Eminem’s mother in 2002’s “8 Mile.” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection ...

Eminem allegedly once wanted Mariah Carey to play his mom in the movie 8 Mile. The story comes from music producer Damizza, who worked closely with Mariah and also held major roles in Hip-Hop.

NEED TO KNOW. Eminem reportedly wanted Mariah Carey to star as his mom in 8 Mile. Music producer Damion “Damizza” Young claimed he introduced the two stars after the Detroit rapper reached out ...

This is an interesting revelation, as Carey ended up not appearing in 8 Mile and has also denied the two ever being romantically involved. Eminem, however, wouldn’t let her deceive the people ...

Eminem initially wanted to cast Mariah Carey as his mother in ‘8 Mile,’ according to one of the ‘Fantasy’ singer’s former collaborators. News Photos Videos Shop Kardashians Royals TV Scoop.