Eminem is one of the highest-profile rappers in music history, having sold millions of records and stayed at a consistently high level since the mid-1990s. He's also not afraid of upsetting people. His sexually explicit and often violent lyrics once saw him called a 'threat to the youth of America' in the press. A graphic description of how he'd like to murder his ex-wife in one track appalled women's groups, and he's frequently been accused of using homophobic language in his music as well. Add that to his drug use and multiple arrests for assault, and you have to concede that Marshall Mathers isn't a role model.
Much has changed for Eminem in the past decade, though. As he was getting clean from drug addiction, he cited Elton John as a mentor to him, with the British singing legend calling him every week to check on him. According to his mother, Eminem has been bi-polar for most of his life, which may explain some of his more extreme behavior. Through the Marshall Mathers Foundation, he provides financial and strategic aid to disadvantaged young people.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.