Eminem's best man is gone

Proof, a member of rap group D12 and a close friend of Eminem, was shot to death early Tuesday at a nightclub along Eight Mile Road, a publicist said.

The death of Proof, whose real name is Deshaun Holton, was confirmed by Dennis Dennehy of Interscope Records. Proof served as best man in Eminem's recent wedding to Kim Mathers