The source for the engagement rumor was Eminem's friend and collaborator, Akon. Akon told the Mirror, "Eminem still loves Kim. They have one of those relationships where they are off one minute and back together the next. He can't live with her, and he can't live without her. But they are meant for each other. They are engaged again. Eminem will always love Kim. He is the mother of his child - so that's difficult too. He loves spending time with them."

If Eminem and Kim were to marry again, it would be their third walk down the aisle. They exchanged vows for the first time in 1999 and were together for two years. When they married a second time last January, they split only 82 days later.