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How to Raise Creative Kids
2024 Sees Rise in Transfer Tax Exemptions
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Tasty Turkey Meatloaf
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Parks Pave the Way for Accessibility
Eminem’s Family Feud
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Slim Shady’s Mom Sued Him for Millions
Eminem has famously feuded with Machine Gun Kelly, Mariah Carey, and many other musicians and celebrities. In many cases, his rivals become the subject of his rap lyrics.
He has even written entire songs as parts of long-standing rap battles and disputes, some of which become massive hits. In 2018, Eminem released a music video for his single, “Killshot,” a song targeting rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Despite the video being nothing but a still image — a drawing of Machine Gun Kelly seen through a gun’s scope and crosshairs — it has amassed nearly half a billion views on YouTube. But one of his earliest, and perhaps most hurtful battles, hit close to home. Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, was sued for defamation by his mother, Debbie Mathers-Briggs, in 1999. She sought $10 million in damages, claiming that the then-26-year-old rapper had slandered her in songs and interviews. Background of the Beef Eminem first mentioned Mathers-Briggs in his 1999 single, “My Name Is.” The song
won the artist a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2000. The lyrics include explicit references to his mother in the lines, “I just found out my mom does more dope than I do,” and “I told her I’d grow up to be a famous rapper. Make a record about doin’ drugs and name it after her.” Mathers-Briggs claimed that she did not use illegal drugs and that the rapper’s lyrics were untrue and amounted to slander. Eminem’s attorney refuted this claim, arguing that everything the rapper sung about her was verifiably true. Rapper’s Result The court awarded Mathers-Briggs a settlement in this case, but it was far from the $10 million she originally sought. She initially won around $25,000, which was reduced to just $1,600 by a Macomb County judge, who awarded the majority of the settlement, some $23,354, to her attorney to cover legal fees.
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