After criticism for his constant use of anti-gay slurs, you may remember Eminem tried to squash the controversies by performing with the super gay Elton John at the 2001 Grammys. Well eight years later Eminem apparently still uses Elton to solve his problems:
"I talk to Elton a lot. We became friends and I talk to him about things, career wise. And he had a substance abuse problem in the past. So when I first wanted to get sober, I called him and spoke to him about it because, you know, he's somebody who's in the business and can identify and relate to the lifestyle and how hectic things can be. He understands like the pressure and any other reasons that you wanna come up with for doing drugs, you know. Me and him have had similar lives and stuff. So I reached out to him and told him, 'Look, I'm going through a problem and I need your advice."
I find it interesting that the two have stayed in touch, and that Elton apparently helped Eminem get over his drug addiction.
– Andy
This just proves that information, and conversation can bridge almost any gap.