Ford Breaks Ups w/ Eminem Over Foul Language

Eminem

Published on August 6, 2005 By shadystopchic In Entertainment

Ford Breaks Ups w/ Eminem Over Foul Language

Word is Ford Motor Co. just ended a partnership with Eminem due to a vulgar title and lyrics featured on one of Slim's recently released singles.

Though the cut's title hasn't been named, reports are referring to a three-word title. Slim recently dropped Encore's fourth single, "Ass Like That." In the cut, Em shares his admiration for the posteriors of female celebrities like teeny bopper Hilary Duff and Jessica Simpson.

According to the Detroit News, Ford officials were first ecstatic when Em asked the company to use an exclusive car in the video for the unnamed song. The company then reportedly provided Slim with the new and unreleased Ford Fusion midsize sedan. While they initially hoped that the clip would give the Ford Fusion a boost among younger Hip-Hop heads, Ford officials said the song's explicit nature caused the relationship's end.

"It was just that the song was over the top. It just wasn't Ford," Ford spokesman Jon Harmon told the Detroit News.

Meanwhile, an Em spokesman told the News that the lyricist had no clue of Ford's decision.

Comments

Larry Kuperman

on Aug 06, 2005

I must admit that I got a laugh out of this story. At what point exactly did Ford realize that Eminem's lyrics were often....ahem....risque? Had they actually ever listened to them before?

Of course the auto industry is not known for choosing the best spokespeople lately. Chrysler had a brief affiliation with former football player Lawrence Taylor (LT), who admitted being a crack addict. LT's arrest record might have been a clue, had they looked.

The Cat Knows

on Aug 06, 2005

This is ridiculous, everyone knows Eminem's reputation for "vulgar" lyrics, they can hardly claim to have been surprised by the song's contents!

SATYROBE

on Aug 06, 2005

Great sites. Also get kick out of name "The Cat Knows". Guess E can afFord to have 1 or 2 new cars sponsored less by them, deserves a better car soon anyway. Yet would have kept him popular to drive a down to earth car, Bob Marley stopped driving expensive german cars one day realizing rastafolks did not take that well. Maybe Ford is not E, but E is Ford + needs to pay for his car. Glad they did not sue him. Would not have been a wise move.

E seems a bit s-contrad. himself sometimes. What I like is on his DVD bonus material, the really good black guys, even some not so hot ones featured in the contest they did in their lunch break to loosen up 14 hour takes several days a week. And Barbra Streisand says she dont understand him but sorta likes him. Which is about the nicest thing some people say to me here (no offense)

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