On this day - 29 June
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Eminem sued by his mum
On June 29th 2000 Marshall Mathers, more commonly known by his stage name Eminem, was sued by his mother. Debbie Mathers gave birth to Eminem when she was 18 and his father left when Eminem was around one and a half years old. Debbie sued for deformation due to a lyric in one of Eminem's songs. He raps “My mom does more dope than I do” in the song ""My Name Is"". The case was settled outside of court, with Debbie awarded $25,000. Most of this money went towards paying her lawyer.
In 2013 Eminem released the song ""Headlights"" and addresses his relationship with his mother in the lyrics, apologising for some of his prior lyrics directed towards her.
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