Eminem Cleared of Charges

Eminem is shown at the Roseland Ballroom in New York in this Oct. 28, 2004, file photo. The Michigan state appeals court dismissed a lawsuit Friday, April 15, 2005, filed by an ex-schoolmate of Eminem's who accused the rapper of falsely depicting him in the song ``Brain Damage.'' A three-judge panel unanimously upheld a Macomb County judge's 2003 decision and wrote that Eminem's song was not intended to be taken literally. The rapper's real name is Marshall Mathers III. [AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock]