Eminem vs. M-O-M

Withhernewbook, Marshall Mathers”motherstrikesback

Fewpop-culturepunchingbagshavebeenlickingtheirchopslongerthan Debbie Nelson, Eminem”smother. While
wehadn”tseen Eminem”snewmemoiratpresstime, inhernewautobiography, My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem:
Settingthe Record Straighton My Lifeas Eminem”s Mother (Phoenix), theauthorformerlyknownas Mrs. Mathers
rebutssomeofherson”smostvitriolicinsults. Now, gogiveyourmomahug. KENNYHERZOG

EM”SBEEF

“When I was little, I used to get so hungry I would throw fits / “How yougonnabreast-feedme, Mom?/ Youain”tgotnotits!”” “MY NAME IS”

DEBBIE”SDOWNER

“That washorribleandupsetting,
because I”dcontractedtoxemia—
bloodpoisoning—when Igave
birthtohimandhadn”tbeenable
to breast-feed.”

“Remember when Ronniediedand
yousaidyou wishedit wasme?/
Well, guess what?/Iamdead,
dead to you as can be.”
“CLEANIN” OUT MY CLOSET”

“Getready,”causethisshit”sabout
to get heavy / I just settled all my
lawsuits/Fuckyou, Debbie!”
“WITHOUT ME”

“Madeitclearthat I wasjusttheretorunerrands/ Told
herfriends I wasasonfromherlastmarriage/Sentme
uptothelittlecornerstore withalittlenote/“Please,
sellmystepsonsomecigarettesso Icansmoke.””
“OURHOUSE”

“Ihaveapologizedto Marshall
so many times for saying I wished
he weredeadinsteadof
[his uncle] Ronnie. Of course
I didn”t mean it.”

“Ididnotmeantosuemysonfor
defamation;Ijust wantedtostop
myhomebeingrepossessedand
clearupthefinancialproblems
that had been caused.”

“Someofourcrowdtook LSDand
smoked weed. I wasn”tinterestedin
tryingeither. I”dstartedsmoking
cigarettes at13. That was myonly vice,
although Imanagedtoquitoffandon.”

“Onetime, Igotfoodpoisonfromahotdog/Mom
suedandgot$2,000from Ballpark/“Hey, Ma, you
gotadollar?”/“Idon”tthinkso/Now, keepaneye
onyourbrother, I”mgoin” tobingo.””
“OURHOUSE”

“Itooktheremainingsausagestothehospital
techniciansfortesting….[Thestoremanager]
offeredmeafreecaseofhotdogs….Then we were
offered $1,500, which of course I took. I needed it
tocoverthemedicalbills. But Marshalldemanded
thatthemoneyshouldgotohim. Intheend, I
gavehimtwoorthreehundreddollars.”

“Which is it, bitch, Mrs. Briggs or Ms. Mathers? /
Itdoesn”tmatter[yourattorney Fred Gibson”sa]
faggot/ Talkin” about Ifabricatedmypast/
He”sjustaggravated I won”tejaculateinhisass.”
“MARSHALLMATHERS”

“Gibsontoldmenotto worry. Hesaidthat
to sue Marshall for defamation would be a
wake-upcalltohimtostophimdemeaning
meinpublic.IfeltasifIwereinabaddream
andneededto wakeup. Thelastthing I
wantedtodo wasupsetmyson.”

Buzzcatcher

UNDER THE RADAR AND BLASTINGFROMOUROFFICES

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