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Eminem Battles 'Swim Shady' on Name Rights
It's Eminen vs.
'Swim Shady'
Nov 18, 2025 9:48 AM CST

It's Eminen vs. 'Swim Shady'

Rapper claims beachwear company's name infringes on his trademark

(Newser) - Eminem is taking legal action against an Australian beachwear company, Swim Shady, claiming its name infringes on his famous "Slim Shady" trademark. The rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, put in a petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office seeking to cancel the company's US trademark,...

Eminem's Mom Dead at 69
Eminem's Mom Dead at 69
Dec 4, 2024 1:30 AM CST

Eminem's Mom Dead at 69

Debbie Nelson and the rapper had a contentious relationship at times

(Newser) - Eminem's mother, Debbie Nelson, died Monday at age 69 after a battle with advanced lung cancer. Her diagnosis was first reported in September, and at the time, it was revealed that she didn't have much time left, reports TMZ , who confirmed Nelson's death with her rapper son'...

Eminem Just Set a Billboard Record
Eminem Just Set
a Billboard Record
Sep 12, 2024 9:35 AM CDT

Eminem Just Set a Billboard Record

Rapper's Curtain Call is first hip-hop album to amass 700 weeks on Billboard 200

(Newser) - Marshall Mathers brought the MTV Video Music Awards audience to their feet in New York on Wednesday night, but that wasn't his only accomplishment of the week. Until now, no other hip-hop album had earned a place on the Billboard 200 chart for 700 weeks, but Hypebeast reports that...

Will the Real Father of the Bride Please Stand Up

Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade got hitched to partner Evan McClintock, danced with her dad

(Newser) - It seems hard to believe, but the little girl that Eminem used to rap about in his earliest songs is now a married woman. Hailie Jade Scott, the 28-year-old daughter of the "Slim Shady" rapper (real name: Marshall Mathers), tied the knot over the weekend with her longtime partner,...

'Obituary' Says Slim Shady Met a 'Horrific End'

'Covert' promos for new Eminem album appear in Detroit newspapers

(Newser) - While Eminem is believed to be alive and well, things aren't looking so good for his alter ego. The Detroit News reports that an "obituary" for Slim Shady appeared in the sports section of its print edition Monday, titled "Slim Shady Made Lasting Impressions." It described...

In Rare Chat, Eminem Opens Up About Daughter
In Rare Chat,
Eminem Opens
Up About
Daughter
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Mar 31, 2020 11:47 AM CDT

In Rare Chat, Eminem Opens Up About Daughter

Rapper tells 'People' he's proud of 24-year-old Hailie

(Newser) - If you've ever listened to the Marshall Mathers discography, it soon becomes apparent that he's obsessed with someone named "Hailie." That someone is his daughter, and the rapper more commonly known as Eminem just opened up about her in a rare interview. "It definitely is...

How Slim Shady Got Slim Again
 How Slim Shady Got Slim Again 
Aug 4, 2015 10:42 AM CDT

How Slim Shady Got Slim Again

The rapper takes to exercise like he did drugs

(Newser) - In 2007, when Eminem overdosed on prescription pills, he wound up in rehab and clocked in at 230 pounds. (He's 5-foot-8.) "I'm not sure how I got so big, but I have ideas," the 42-year-old Detroit native tells Men's Journal in an exclusive interview...

Eminem Makes Really Awkward TV Appearance

Says 'nothing' excites him about new album in promotional appearance for new album

(Newser) - Eminem doesn't do a lot of live TV interviews. Now we know why. The rapper made an appearance on ESPN's Saturday Night Football last night in an effort to promote his new album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, and things got, in his own words, "uncomfortable,"...

Eminem: 'I Think I've Calmed Down'

 Eminem: 
 'I Think 
 I've Calmed 
 Down' 
interview
Jun 19, 2010 1:48 PM CDT

Eminem: 'I Think I've Calmed Down'

He's even warming up to gay marriage

(Newser) - Eminem's album Recovery is out Monday, and he tells Deborah Solomon of the New York Times that his volatile Slim Shady alter ego is less visible. "I felt like I was starting to run it into the ground," he says. Click here for the full interview. Highlights:
  • Gay
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Eminem: Serial Killers 'Inspire' Me

Rapper talks about how he's never been in a better place

(Newser) - Where has Eminem been since his last album hit the shelves in 2004? At first, mostly drowning in a sea of depression and prescription drugs, the rapper says in an interview with the Guardian. But for a year now he's been clean and focused on getting back to his roots—...

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