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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2024
The Mathers household has mislaid a household member.
Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson has died, his rep confirmed to E! News. She was 69 years old.
Over the years, Eminem (a.k.a. Marshall Mathers III) has elaborate his analyzable narration with his parent successful his music.
In his 1999 opus "My Name Is" from The Slim Shady LP, for instance, the Grammy victor recalled telling his ma he’d "grow up to beryllium a celebrated rapper / marque a grounds astir doin' drugs and sanction it aft her."
According to ABC News, Debbie sued Eminem for defamation aboriginal that twelvemonth and she received a $25,000 colony (though the outlet reported the bulk of the wealth she received went to her attorney). She besides fired backmost astatine the rapper in the 2001 way “Dear Marshall” on ID-X’s Set the Record Straight.
"It does hurt," Debbie told Inside Edition successful 2001 astir her son's music, denying allegations of popping pills and neglect. “God knows I don’t merit it.”
However, the hostility didn’t extremity there. In 2002, Eminem dropped "Cleanin’ Out My Closet" successful which helium asked listeners to "envision witnessin' your mama poppin' medicine pills successful the kitchen" and described the estranged narration she had with him and his girl Hailie Jade.
“And Hailie’s gettin' truthful large now, you should spot her she’s beautiful/ But you’ll ne'er spot her, she won’t adjacent beryllium astatine your funeral,” the signaling creator rapped, "See, what hurts maine the astir is you won’t admit you was incorrect / B--ch, bash your song, support tellin’ yourself that you was a mom! But however situation you effort to instrumentality what you didn’t assistance maine to get / You selfish b--ch, I anticipation you f--kin pain successful hellhole for this s--t."
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Then successful 2009, Eminem released “My Mom” successful which helium rapped astir Debbie’s alleged cause usage and however it affected his ain conflict with addiction (he celebrated 16 years of sobriety successful April).
"My ma loved Valium and tons of drugs," helium said connected the single. "That’s wherefore I americium similar I americium ‘cause I’m similar her."
Despite the lyrics, Eminem aboriginal noted his ma inactive had a spot successful his heart.
"Even though we don’t truly speak, she is my mother, I bash emotion her," the 52-year-old said successful a 2011 BET interview, "and I deliberation I got a amended knowing of what she was going done oregon what she whitethorn beryllium going through."
Then successful 2013, Eminem dropped his way “Headlights” successful which helium apologized to his mom.
“’Cause to this time we stay estranged, and I hatred it though / ‘Cause you ain't adjacent get to witnesser your grandbabies grow,” helium stated connected the track. “But I'm sorry, mama for ‘Cleanin' Out My Closet’ / At the clip I was angry, rightfully? Maybe truthful / Never meant that acold to instrumentality it though / ‘Cause present I cognize it’s not your fault, and I’m not makin’ jokes / That opus I nary longer play astatine shows / And I cringe each clip it’s connected the radio.”
And erstwhile Eminem was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame successful 2022, his parent sent a loving connection to him and Hailee.
“Marshall, I could not fto this time spell by without congratulating you connected your induction to the Hall of Fame,” she said successful portion of a video shared by the societal media relationship The Shadyverse. “I emotion you precise much. I knew you’d get there. And it’s been a agelong ride.”
To larn much astir Debbie and the remainder of Eminem’s family, support reading.
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Kim Mathers
Born Kimberly Ann Scott, the Michigan autochthonal was Eminem's precocious schoolhouse sweetheart. She welcomed their daughter Hailie Jade in 1995.
Kim was joined to the rapper from 1999 to 2001, and concisely again successful 2006. Their tumultuous narration has been referenced successful respective of Eminem's songs, including "'97 Bonnie & Clyde," "Puke" and "Bad Husband."
"In our relationship, there's a pattern," Kim said of their on-and-off romance successful a 2007 interrogation with 20/20. " We'll person 2 bully years and past it volition spell atrocious for immoderate reason. It's similar a two-year max with america and we hadn't reached the 2 years yet. I conscionable didn't privation to unreserved into thing earlier the 2 years."
However, Kim noted that Eminem has ever been an "excellent" father.
"He loves the kids precise much," she shared. "He's ever lending a helping hand."
Hailie Jade Scott
Eminem and Kim welcomed Hailie connected Dec. 25, 1995. According to euphony star, her commencement was a "real wake-up call" to "get my a-- successful gear."
"Everything that I americium doing close present is for Hailie," helium told Q mag successful 2001. "The money—it's for her college."
She spent astir of her younker nether Eminem's 15,000-square-foot extortion successful the Detroit suburbs, earlier attending Michigan State University to survey psychology. There, she met her now-husband Evan McClintock, who she married successful May 2024 aft getting engaged the twelvemonth prior.
"She's doing good," Eminem said of Hailie during a 2020 occurrence of Hotboxin' With Mike Tyson, adding that the influencer—who present goes by Hailie Jade—graduated from assemblage with a 3.9 GPA. "She's made maine arrogant for sure."
In October 2024, Hailie announced her pregnancy with her and Evan's archetypal child, a babe boy.
Alaina Marie Scott
Born on Feb. 22, 1993, Alaina is the girl of Kim's sister Dawn Scott.
She was adopted by Eminem successful the aboriginal aughts owed to her mother's struggles with addiction. "I person afloat custody of my niece and associated custody of Hailie," the 8 Mile prima told Rolling Stone successful 2004. "I was ever determination for Hailie, and my niece has been a portion of my beingness ever since she was born. Me and Kim beauteous overmuch had her, she'd unrecorded with america wherever we was at."
Having been mostly raised by Eminem, the Oakland University alum calls him "dad" and had him travel her down the aisle erstwhile she wed Matt Moeller successful June 2023.
"He wasn't going to miss that," she told People after the nuptials, during which Hailie served arsenic a Maid of Honor. "None of this would person been imaginable without my dad. I'm beyond blessed."
Her parent passed distant successful 2016 astatine the property of 41.
Stevie Laine Scott
Kim welcomed Stevie connected April 16, 2002, with her then-boyfriend Eric Hartter. Eminem legally adopted Stevie successful 2005, erstwhile helium reconciled with Kim.
Stevie came retired arsenic nonbinary successful August 2021, sharing successful a TikTok video that they place utilizing "all pronouns."
They added successful the caption, "forever increasing and changing."
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Debbie Nelson
Born successful 1955 astatine a subject basal successful Kansas, Debbie is the parent of Eminem.
She joined the "Without Me" artist's father Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. when she was 15, according to her 2008 memoir My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem. She became large with Eminem 16 months aboriginal and relocated to Michigan, wherever her maternal grandma lived.
Debbie and Eminem's strained narration has been documented successful respective of his songs, including his 2002 smash deed "Cleanin' Out My Closet." In the track, helium alleged that Debbie abused medicine pills erstwhile helium was young—which she denied successful her autobiography.
"What parent wants to beryllium known arsenic a pill-popping alcoholic who lives connected welfare?" she wrote. "None of it was true, but the fibs kept getting bigger, and yet Marshall and I became estranged."
However, Eminem has since expressed regret successful airing retired his household drama. In his 2013 opus "Headlights," helium rapped, "I went successful headfirst, ne'er reasoning astir who, what I said wounded / In what verse, my ma astir apt got it the worst."
Nelson died astatine the property of 69 successful 2024 pursuing a conflict with cancer.
TMZ was archetypal to study Debbie's death.
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