Eminem‘s mother, Debbie Nelson, whose turbulent relationship with her son was often documented in his rap songs, has died. She was 69. A representative for Eminem confirmed the news to Variety, though a cause of death has not yet been revealed.
Nelson gave birth to Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, in 1972, when she was 18 years old. She married his father, Bruce Mathers, when she was 15 and he was 22. Bruce left the family shortly after Eminem was born, and Nelson raised him and his half-brother, Nathan, as a single mother.
In a 1999 Rolling Stone interview, Eminem spoke about fighting with his mother
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