Outlets That Wrongly Reported Eminem Dating Katrina Malota
The October 2025 Katrina Malota dating rumor exposed: how major outlets ran with fake news and Detroit radio host Mojo shut it down.
By @bradleymines · Updated
On October 16, 2025, the internet did what it does best: lost its damn mind over an unverified Eminem dating rumor. The claim? That the 53-year-old rap god was dating his longtime stylist, Katrina Malota, after being spotted together at Detroit's Mom's Spaghetti restaurant.
Spoiler alert: It never happened.
What did happen was a masterclass in modern media failure — outlets from TMZ to E! News ran with the story, citing "sources close to the rapper" (read: nobody). Meanwhile, Mojo from Mojo in the Morning stepped up like a Detroit hero and called out the BS live on-air.
🚨 The Outlets That Got It Wrong
Let's name names. Here's every major outlet that published this fairy tale as fact:
| Outlet | Date Published | Claim | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMZ | Oct 16, 2025 | "The rapper is dating Katrina Malota..." | tmz.com |
| E! News | Oct 18, 2025 | "Eminem is dating Katrina Malota..." | eonline.com |
| Us Weekly | Oct 18, 2025 | "Us Weekly confirmed the rapper is dating Malota..." | yahoo.com |
| The Sun | Oct 17, 2025 | "Eminem [is] dating his longtime stylist..." | the-sun.com |
| Page Six | Oct 16, 2025 | "Eminem is allegedly dating his stylist..." | pagesix.com |
| Daily Beast | Oct 20, 2025 | "Eminem is dating celebrity stylist Katrina Malota." | thedailybeast.com |
| Stuff.co.nz | Oct 20, 2025 | "The 53-year-old rapper is dating Katrina Malota." | stuff.co.nz |
💀 Why They Were ALL Wrong
Mojo, Detroit's voice of reason, literally made up the rumor as satire and watched it spiral into "confirmed news." He debunked it himself on October 18:
"I posted it as a joke. There were no sources. There was no sighting. And yet seven major outlets ran with it like gospel."
Fans on Reddit (r/Eminem) and TikTok called it out within hours, posting screenshots of Mojo's original satirical post. The real kicker? Eminem has never publicly dated anyone since his 2006 divorce from Kim Scott. His private life stays private — which makes this whole circus even more absurd.
🎤 The Moral of the Story
Don't believe everything you read — especially when it comes to Eminem's love life. The man has kept his personal world locked tighter than a vault for nearly 20 years. If he was dating someone, you wouldn't find out from TMZ — you'd hear it in a diss track first.
So to all the outlets above: Do better. And to the Stans who knew better from day one? We salute you. 🫡
Send us your theories at @eminemnews_com: What's the wildest Eminem rumor you've ever seen debunked? 💬