If we can clear hurdles and enable Snoop Dogg to stand for President, we should also be able to do the same for Marshall Mathers II, better known to the world as Eminem. For twenty years, Eminem was the world's best-known rapper, seemingly untouchable in terms of lyrical composition and his production when working in collaboration with Dr. Dre. He's slowed down as he's reached his mid-40s, and no longer delivers his lines with the same youthful vitriol that he once did.
When he was spitting that vitriol, though, the worst of it was often reserved for serving Presidents of the United States of America. The song 'Mosh' took Bush to task for sending American troops into Iraq. His freestyle rap against Trump shortly after his election made headlines across the world. More recently he said - in less polite terms - that anyone would make a better President than Trump. Does 'anyone' include Eminem? And if so, will he try to prove it?
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.