AceShowbiz - Considering that Eminem is often accused of using homophobic slurs on his songs, people find it weird that he is good friend with Elton John, who is gay. They first met at the 2001 Grammy Awards, and have been close pals ever since. Elton even defended Em when people couldn't stop accusing him of promoting homophobia in his rap.

"For me, Eminem was never homophobic. I listened to the whole of the 'Marshall Mathers' album when I drove to a show in South Hampton and I was floored by it. And I thought how could anyone think this is... he's just writing about the way things are. Not how he thinks, but the way things are," he said in an interview. "I'll fight for anyone who is misunderstood and misrepresented by the idiots out there."