Stan (song) a literal interpretation of the story, directed by Dr. Dre and featuring Devon Sawa as Stan and Dido as his pregnant girlfriend. A prologue involves Stan dying his hair blonde and reacting angrily to being called "Stanley". Later, Stan sits in a room "full of your posters and your pictures," with Eminem's image on every available surface, writing letters that express his devotion as "your (Eminem's) biggest fan." He is aware of even the most minute developments in Eminem's personal life. Stan wants Eminem to contact him through a personal letter or a phone call; but, due to unfortunate circumstances,
Stan (song) "Slim", and committing the act anyway. Eminem finally gets around to responding to Stan. He apologizes for being late, thanks him for being a fan, and expresses interest in Stan's personal life. Eminem worries about Stan's mental state and says he doesn't want Stan to end up like a story he had seen on the news recently—a man who had driven drunk off a bridge with his girlfriend in the trunk, about whom he quickly realizes, "It was you. Damn.” In the MTV "clean" version the song and video were censored. Significant portions from the first two verses and most