EMINEM SAYS HE HAS TRUST ISSUES WITH WOMEN!

Eminem isn't exactly what you'd call a "ladies' man." The rapper, notorious for his misogynistic lyrics and explosive tabloid relationship with ex-wife Kim, doesn't get the best rep as a soft-hearted singer. But it looks like the Detroit MC is doing a lot more introspective thinking these days, especially when it comes to love.
"I have trust issues - with women, friends, whatever," he tells Rolling Stone in his November cover story. "I've got a small circle of friends, and it's a lot of the same friends I've known forever. Right now, that works for me."

The rapper, who dropped his latest album "Recovery" earlier this year, opens up about finding his path to, well, recovery, and the need to know himself first before letting others in.

"I came out of some difficult things these past couple of years," Slim Shady, 38, said in reference to his dual addiction to prescription pills and alcohol. "I kind of feel like I'm just now finding my footing, so I want to make sure that's secure before I go out and do anything else."

"I need to keep working on myself for a while."

Eminem (real name: Marshall Mathers) has also recently spoken out about being bullied as a child, often so badly that his mother sued the Detroit school system for failing to protect him. The rapper outed DeAngelo Bailey, the bully in question, in a 1999 song called "Brain Damage."

In the interview, Eminem also comes clean about how he dealt with the pain of his father's absence growing up. Sounds like plenty of tough-guy emotional outpour going on.

But though he's busy battling some serious inner demons, there's still that one that Eminem is hesitant to tackle. About dating in the future, the tough-guy rapper is skeptical.

"As far as going out, like dinner and a movie - I just can't," he told the mag. "Going out in public is just too crazy. I mean, I'd like to be in a relationship again someday. Who doesn't? It's just hard to meet people, in my position."