Reaching out. Eminem and his mother, Debbie Mathers, have had a rocky relationship over the years — but she still wanted to celebrate her son being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “Marshall, I want to say, I could not let this day go by without congratulating you on your induction into the Hall of Fame,” Mathers, 67, said in a video uploaded via Twitter on Sunday, November 6. “I love you very much.
I knew you’d get there. It’s been a long ride. I’m very, very proud of you.” In addition to congratulating her son, 50, Debbie praised his 26-year-old daughter, Hailie, for her own career success. “And also I’m very proud of Hailie Jade, my big girl,” she said in the clip, where she could be seen rocking a Shady Records T-shirt. “I want to tell you Hailie, great job on your podcast and God bless you guys.
I love you very much,” she concluded.The rapper and his mother have had a notoriously tumultuous relationship over the years.
Mathers sued Eminem for defamation of character in 1999, asking for $11 million dollars. While the judge ultimately ruled in her favor, she was only awarded $25,000.
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