Eminem's Insane Real-Life Story

Publish date: 2024-05-06

Eminem's no stranger to the courtroom. In the first 13 years of his fame, he encountered at least one major lawsuit per year, possibly spending several million dollars in legal costs.

Several lawsuits came from immediate friends or family members. His mother sued him for $10 million for defamation of character based on his descriptions of her in interviews and his music. (She eventually won just $1,600 in damages.) His aunt and uncle also sued him after he bought them a house and wanted to keep it in his name. Kim also sued him for defamation, as did a bully from high school. None of these lawsuits panned out the way the prosecutors intended.

Other issues included a concealed weapon charge and an assault charge. The first came when he pulled an unloaded gun on someone outside a car audio store in Michigan. Eminem was arrested then released, only to be swooped back up the next day when he saw his wife smooching a club bouncer and got violent. Eminem pleaded guilty to both charges and was given two years' probation.

Finally, Eminem took out the big guns when going against Apple twice, for different incidents; they reached quiet settlements out of court. He'll have material for years!

Besides the obvious financial burden, Eminem's enemies created considerable mental distress for the rap star: he started wearing a bulletproof vest just to frequent his recording studio.

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