Singer and actor Eminem will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on May 15, 2009 with 200 unemployed Detroit auto workers in the audience. In a show of support for the community, Eminem and Jimmy Kimmel will fly the laid-off workers to Los Angeles for the show's taping.Freep: Laid-off Autoworkers to L.A. (May 12, 2009)
Eminem and Kimmel Join Forces
Eminem's publicist told the Detroit Free Press that Eminem and Jimmy Kimmel wanted to give back to the automobile workers because "in all the media coverage Detroit is getting, everyone forgets about the people that have lost their jobs without getting big cash payouts after dedicating themselves to the auto industry. Jimmy Kimmel and I got to talking, and we wanted to remind everyone that there are real people affected by what's going on in Detroit, and try to show some of them a good time while we're at it."Freep: Laid-off Autoworkers to L.A. (May 12, 2009)
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Fast Facts
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Debut
May 15, 2009 at 12:05 am ET/PT
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Network
ABC
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Eminem appear again on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 19 and on May 22, 2009Freep: Laid-off Autoworkers to L.A. (May 12, 2009)
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The selection process to determine which unemployed autoworkers will watch the live performance was not revealedFreep: Laid-off Autoworkers to L.A. (May 12, 2009)
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Eminem's publicist said all the unemployed autoworkers selected are United Automobile Workers (UAW) membersFreep: Laid-off Autoworkers to L.A. (May 12, 2009)
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A week after the California trip, the 200 unemployed autoworkers will be invited, with a guest, to a secret Eminem show in the Detroit areaFreep: Laid-off Autoworkers to L.A. (May 12, 2009)
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Eminem is on a media tour to promote is first studio album in four years, RelapseFreep: Laid-off Autoworkers to L.A. (May 12, 2009)
