Eminem’s biological father, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., has passed away in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was 67.
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RadarOnline.com confirmed the elder Marshall passed away after suffering a heart attack.
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Eminem has never been shy about talking about his relationship with his father. The 8 Mile star claimed his father abandoned him and his mother, Debbie, when he was just a baby.
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Debbie and Marshall reportedly married when she was 15 and he was 22. Eminem, who real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, was born two years later.
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Eminem talked about his tense relationship with his father in songs like “My Name Is” and “Cleaning Out My Closet.”
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In 1999 track “My Name Is,” Eminem rapped, “And by the way, when you see my dad / Tell him that I slit his throat in this dream I had.”
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Eminem said in interviews that, as a child, he sent his father letters that were always returned to sender.
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Marshall claimed that Debbie kept him away from his son and that he wanted to reconcile with the “Stan” rapper.
RadarOnline.com confirmed the elder Marshall passed away after suffering a heart attack.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Eminem has never been shy about talking about his relationship with his father. The 8 Mile star claimed his father abandoned him and his mother, Debbie, when he was just a baby.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Debbie and Marshall reportedly married when she was 15 and he was 22. Eminem, who real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, was born two years later.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Eminem talked about his tense relationship with his father in songs like “My Name Is” and “Cleaning Out My Closet.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
In 1999 track “My Name Is,” Eminem rapped, “And by the way, when you see my dad / Tell him that I slit his throat in this dream I had.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Eminem said in interviews that, as a child, he sent his father letters that were always returned to sender.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Marshall claimed that Debbie kept him away from his son and that he wanted to reconcile with the “Stan” rapper.
Photo credit: Getty Images
