 In 2001 , Carey decided to venture into the film industry with her debut acting role , Glitter . It was a critical and commercial flop , which led to Carey 's $ 100 million recording contract being bought out by Virgin Records , who paid her $ 49 million to part ways . Carey also had personal life conflicts and erratic behavior in public appearances , leading to the singer being hospitalized . During this period in Carey 's personal life , American rapper Eminem claimed to date Carey for six months . After this Eminem referred to Carey in several of his songs in a negative light , feeling angered by her disowning their relationship . The back @-@ and @-@ forth through songs continued with " Clown " on Carey 's album Charmbracelet , her voice recordings being played at Eminem 's Anger Management Tour . After playing the excerpt , Eminem would pretend to be sick before launching into his song " Puke " . 
