Eminem is the latest celeb to feed hospital workers

Eminem is helping to ensure medical workers in his hometown of Detroit aren’t going hungry during their busy shifts. The rapper is the latest celebrity to donate food to frontline workers who are helping to treat patients suffering from COVID-19 and he’s doing it with a nod to his Oscar-winning track “Lose Yourself.”Earlier this week, Eminem sent containers of precooked pasta and tomato sauce to medical workers at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Labeling the individual meals as ‘Mom’s Spaghetti,’ the food of choice is a carb-loading nod to the lyrics, “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy / There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti.” That’s probably an accurate representation of how many workers are feeling right now, so well played, Slim Shady.This is the second time Eminem, real name Marshall Mathers III, has paid homage to his famous dish. In 2017, the rapper celebrated the release of his ninth studio album Revival with a pop-up diner called Mom’s Spaghetti. Also located in Detroit, the temporary shop sold pasta and merchandise from the album. Eminem surprised fans and viewers in February when he performed “Lose Yourself” at the Academy Awards 17 years after winning Best Original Song. The rapper’s performance was unannounced and left many audience members scrambling to process what was happening on stage. It’s still 2020, but the Oscars are catching up on some performance filing work. Eminem famously skipped the 2003 Oscars, assuming he wouldn’t win, leaving his co-writer Jeff Bass to accept the award.

 

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I got to see my Uncle Elton tonight at the Oscars. Congrats on your win too, Sir! @eltonjohn

A post shared by Marshall Mathers (@eminem) on Feb 9, 2020 at 9:07pm PST

Eminem is the second artist to make a sizeable food donation to the Henry Ford Hospital. In March, fellow Detroit native Lizzo also sent lunch to the workers of the large inner-city hospital. The hospital’s Twitter page shared a personal message sent by the Grammy winner. “I really hope you guys enjoy the food, we did everything we could to keep it safe for you all, lunch is on me,” says Lizzo in the clip.The Grammy-winning rapper, who recently celebrated 12 years of sobriety, is one of many celebrities helping to ensure that medical workers are being fed during long and stressful shifts in overcrowded hospitals. Actor Jessica Chastain has been donating Beyond Burgers to the staff the Lennox Hill Hospital in New York and plans on making vegan meals a weekly donation to the medical workers. Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson donated 100 meals to medical workers in California, personally delivering tacos that included messages of love and support from the couple.

 

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Tacos for the incredible healthcare workers at our local hospital! So grateful for these true legends of our time dedicating their lives to battling this pandemic. Show some love to yours in your community!

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have also been helping to feed healthcare workers while also supporting local businesses. The couple worked with Fueling the Fearless, an organization that helps deliver meals to medical workers, and donated 100 meals from a Greek restaurant to workers at the East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital. The couple chose a hospital that serves a mainly underprivileged population that is at a heightened risk for contracting the deadly virus. People experiencing homelessness or coming from low income families have been hit extremely hard by COVID-19 because of insufficient access to hygiene products and an inability to self-isolate and stay home from work.

 

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A BIG THANK YOU to @joejonas @sophiet @philymack @shondamcintyre for donating 100 meals to East LA Doctors Hospital. This hospital is in the heart of downtown LA and serves a vastly underprivileged community with limited resources and support. The staff work tirelessly to care for the community and those often forgotten. Through these type of fully paid sponsorships @alikisgreektaverna and her donors bring a moment of relief to a most grateful staff. One hot meal let’s them know we are all in this together. So again, thank you @joejonas @sophiet @philymack @shondamcintyre for taking care of LA nurses and doctors. #eastla #healthcareheroes *Correction: The above group photo is from the Saban Community Clinic of Los Angeles which Fueling the Fearless has delivered meals to. Check out their page @sabanclinic. Photo provided by: Lenna P.

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