Eminem wants to date Rihanna

Word drifting in from musicville is that Eminem wants to date Rihanna and his grandmother thinks he’d make a “suitable partner” for her.

The rapper who recently recorded a duet with the star called “Love the Way You Lie”  reportedly has a crush on the Barbados-born singer.

His grandmother Betty Kresin told Heat magazine: “I can totally see what any girl including Rihanna would see in him. He's so charming; he has always had adorable, beautiful blue eyes and this charming, wonderful smile.

“Rihanna would make a suitable partner for Marshall. But he needs to enjoy life and not get carried away with any relationships at the moment.”

Rihanna and Eminem, real name Marshall Mathers, are reportedly in constant communication, but for the “Umbrella” singer – who is dating baseball star Matt Kemp – their relationship is purely platonic.

Contactmusic quoted a source as saying: “Marshall would date Rihanna in a heartbeat if she showed even the slightest interest. They're on the phone and texting each other constantly.”

Rihanna has said that she felt "connected" to the lyrical references to domestic abuse in “Love the Way You Lie”, having been assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February 2009. “Eminem pretty much just broke down the cycle of domestic violence and it's something that people don't have a lot of insight on.”