Cleaning Out My Closet [Paperback]

J. R. Watkins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 097253380X | ISBN-13: 978-0972533805 | Publication Date: October 5, 2002

Author J.R. Watkins brings you inside her "Closet" and gives you a glimpse of the secret and personal life of EMINEM aka Marshall Mathers. Learn details about everything from his wild ex-wife Kim, to his dysfunctional family members, and his potentially dangerous rivals, to his love affairs with Hollywood Stars. Find out how far he'll go for his daughter Hailie. And how he realle feels about Dr. Dre.

J.R. Watkins lets you feel what it's like to be the best friend of the phenomenon "EMINEM". And the price she paid for knowing "The Real Slim Shady". She shares the excitement of the lifestyle of the Rich & Famous, but also the heartache of her family loss. Get ready for some insight, a few laughs, and a few tears, as she blows your mind and begins cleaning out her closet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Smj Enterprises (October 5, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097253380X
• ISBN-13: 978-0972533805
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,208,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Tabloids Are Now Publishing Books, November 9, 2002

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Danielle Turchiano (Van Nuys, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cleaning Out My Closet (Paperback)

While JR Watkins did know Em and Kim personally and can therefore speak with some authority on the matters in which she writes about in this book, she allows herself to analyze much more than she should, or than is even necessary. She assumes the readers are too dumb to form their own opinions of the facts and what really went on. She puts so much of her own spin on the facts, that the book begins to lose some merit. Yes, the stories depicted are all very interesting and hold your attention. She is a savvy writer with a gift for words, but she should never have been allowed to take someone's personal life and rip it apart like this. She put a very complicated story, one which the people involved have trouble talking about because emotions blur the edges, out on the shelves and tied it up in a neat little package, making everything look so cut and dry. She implies more than she should.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Transparent, November 26, 2002

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Denise (TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cleaning Out My Closet (Paperback)

She may or may not have been close with eminem. She lacks credibility as she puts a horrendous spin and paints herself as the martyr and loyal subject to Marshall.

This book is clearly about Kim and her obvious jealousy towards her. You can also read between the lines that she wants Marshall for herself and by answering his every whim - she hopes to get him.

She paints him to be passive and a coward. I feel sorry for her, as the one item she despises about all around Marshall is the fact they use him for money - what is she trying to do?

This book is poorly written and isn't worth the time or money.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a joke, November 22, 2002

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Erin (san francisco, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cleaning Out My Closet (Paperback)

I am so sorry that i bought this book. I consider myself an Eminem fan and there was so much hoopla created on the radio about it that i deceided to buy it. I did not even finish it because i felt really bad about buying it and have every intention of sending it back.
I got as far as the chapter entitled, "Kim the thorn in Marshall's side" and then I knew what the book was about; jealousy. Pure and simple. The reason why this woman nailed her cousin, Kim, so badly was because she is jealous of Kim. She wanted Eminmen and he did not want her and this was her way of getting back at both of them. It is human nature at its worst and if I could apologize to both Eminem and Kim for purchasing this piece of trash I would.