Eminem’s mom, Debbie Nelson, has reportedly died aged 69 (Picture: Getty)
Eminem’s mom, Debbie Nelson, has died at the age of 69, it has been claimed.
The Without Me rapper’s mother is thought to have been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer earlier this year.
According to TMZ, sources said that she died last night in Missouri, following a battle with cancer.
Her loved ones, including the musician – real name Marshall Mathers – have yet to speak publicly over their loss.
The Kansas native had had a fraught relationship with her first son, who she welcomed with her first husband, Marshall Bruce Mathers, in 1972.
She went on to welcome a second son 14 years later, introducing Nathan Samra-Mathers with Fred Samra Jr in 1986.
Debbie welcomed Marshall ‘Eminem’ Mathers in 1972 (Picture: Getty)
Speaking about Eminem’s birth in her book, My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem, she recalled: ‘From the moment he was born, my son Marshall was a beautiful actor.
‘He knew exactly how to look at me from under his long dark eyelashes and put on a show.’
Over the years, the pair had made their family struggles public, with Eminem slamming Debbie in the lyrics of his debut album, The Slim Shady – including his 1999 track, My Name Is.
He also directed his 2002 hit, Cleanin’ Out My Close, to their tense bond.
Debbie later took legal action against her eldest son, filing a defamation suit worth around $11million defamation in 1999 over his songs.
ABC News reports that a judge ruled in her favor at the time but offered her a $25,000 settlement amount, of which she took home around $1,600 after legal fees.
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