Scene + Heard: Entertainment news round-up

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the world of showbiz

MUSIC NEWS: Eminem is in the process of selling off bits of his childhood home to fans. According to Hot Press, the Detroit rapper has included bricks from the house, demolished in 2013, in various packages to fans that also include a signed certificate. Of the €350 charge, “a portion of proceeds from this sale will be donated to the Marshall Mathers Foundation,” says Eminem’s website, in reference to the charity that does various work in his hometown.

Meanwhile, Niall Horan is the most-followed Irish person on Twitter, but such public exposure also comes at a cost. The 22-year-old Mullingar native has been tweeting about some of the abuse he has to read. “And saying the worst things ever about my little nephew. Thank God I’m not the kind of person who thinks into stuff like this. But I just think it’s crazy how we let people away with things like this.” On a more positive note, it appears that Horan is using his One Direction hiatus to work on solo material with Wayne Hector, the writer behind such 1D hits as ‘Steal My Girl’ and ‘History’.