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Eminem made a surprise appearance at the Lions-Packers Thanksgiving Day game
The Detroit-native joined fellow Detroit musician Jack White onstage for the rocking moment
Eminem is a known die-hard Lions fan, who has previously asked head coach to even put him in a game
Eminem, one of Detroit's most famous native sons, joinedJack White(also from Detroit!), onstage during the halftime show at the Lions-Packers Thanksgiving Day game.
While White was performing at the home game, the rapper, 53, came up from underneath the stage to thousands of screaming fans and launched into his hit 2002 song 'Till I Collapse.'
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Eminem has long been known as adie-hard Lions fans, and can usually be seen at the home games. After his team lost the 2024 Super Bowl to the San Francisco 49ers, he sent words of encouragement to his beloved team.
In a post on X, ,the "Lose Yourself" rapper wrote, "So proud of the @lions. Thanks 4 an amazing season!!!! We'll b back!!!"
One week before the 2024 NFC Championship, Eminem evenjokingly called out Lions head coach Dan Campbelland asked him to put him in the game.
"Yo, Dan, I'm reporting. I'm going to report. Third quarter," Eminem said in avideo shared on Instagram. "I'm reporting, offensive line, eligible receiver. I'll be the quarterback, the entire line, [the] offensive line. And the receiver, I will throw it to myself and score a touchdown. In the third quarter. Just give me a uniform. Or at least just a helmet."
He added, "I'm gonna be there that night, I will suit up, and I will score us the winning touchdown."
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Jack White, meanwhile, recently made headlines forappearing with his daughter Scarlett, whom he shares with ex-wife Karen Elson, at Paris Fashion Week. The budding musician, 19, is following in her dad's footsteps.
In February 2025, the musicianbrought Scarlett out to play basswith his band in the encore. In afan video shared online, Scarlett could be seen joining the band onstage. White also later included her inan Instagram carousel from the show.
The proud dad introduced Scarlett before performing the 2024 song "Archbishop Harold Holmes," featured on his latest album.
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