Fact Check: Did Eminem shave off his beard ahead of Super Bowl LIX?

A clean-shaven photo of Eminem, speculating his presence in New Orleans went viral, making hearts of millions of fans flutter to see him under the same roof as Taylor Swift.

Fact Check: Did Eminem shave off his beard ahead of Super Bowl LIX?

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A clean-shaven Eminem was allegedly roaming New Orleans streets a few hours before the Super Bowl LIX fixture between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Imagine seeing Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, and Eminem under the same roof. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for football and music lovers.

All the names mentioned were expected to drop by except the RapGod Eminem. Fans would be jubilant to witness M teaming up with Lamar during the halftime performance, but then again, is he really in NOLA?

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An X account shared a photo of Eminem, wearing a white hoodie and without his iconic beard, on February 9. Social media began to buzz like there was no tomorrow. All the hawkeyed fans searched every nook and cranny of the internet to make sure the rumor about Eminem was correct.

Is Eminem really in New Orleans to attend Super Bowl LIX?

Skeptics all over the internet were quick to deny the reports of Eminem’s presence in New Orleans. Most were initially thrown off by the sudden emergence of the news, but the 52-year-old’s beard was enough to deduce the photo wasn’t taken recently.

Fact Check Did Eminem shave off his beard ahead of Super Bowl LIX
Eminem (Image via IMAGO)

One passionate fan even retorted that they might harm themselves if Eminem truly shaved his beard off. They need to calm their nerves. There haven’t been any updates on M’s beard, and he is not in NOLA to watch the Chiefs-Eagles revenge game.

Eminem’s viral photo was actually from around the time when he kicked off his tour ‘LollaPalooza’ in Brazil, back in 2016.

He also released ‘Revival’ in December ’16.

[Revival launches] with 267,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Dec. 21, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 197,000 were in traditional album sales. Eminem is the first act to achieve eight consecutive chart entries that debuted at No. 1.

As per the Hollywood Reporter

The chance of Eminem appearing at Super Bowl LIX is quite slim. If his favorite Detroit Lions were playing, then he would have been first in the queue to buy one of those $2 million suites inside the Caesars Superdome.

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