Eminem overtakes Michael Jackson as Facebook's most "liked" artist
(CBS) - Rap star Eminem is officially more popular than Michael Jackson - at least, on Facebook that is.
The Detroit-born rapper has soared past the King of Pop in becoming the most "liked" artist on the popular social networking site.
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Eminem, 38, currently boasts 30.4 million fans, beating out the late Jackson by about 500,000 "likes," as of Wednesday morning.
The accomplishment comes a month after he officially dethroned Lady Gaga as Facebook's top living celebrity.
However Gaga's Twitter influence is still stronger than Eminem's. She currently has 8.8 million followers - more than twice as many as Eminem's 3.4 million.