Eminem’s half-brother, Nate Mathers, broke his silence after their mother Debbie Nelson died at age 69.
Nate, 38, shared a put up on his Instagram Tales on Tuesday, the day after his mother misplaced her battle with lung most cancers, and alluded to their turbulent relationship.
“Hatred and mixed emotions today,” Nate wrote.
TMZ confirmed that Nelson died Monday evening in St. Joseph, Mo., after a battle with superior lung most cancers.
It was reported by In Contact in September that Nelson was “terminally ill” and had “a very limited amount of time left.”
A supply additionally informed the outlet that Eminem, 52, was supporting his mother financially regardless of not chatting with her for “years.”
The rapper has but to publicly touch upon his mother’s dying.
Nelson was 18 years previous when she had Eminem (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III) together with her highschool sweetheart, Marshall Mathers Jr. They bought divorced after Eminem’s delivery.
When Eminem was 13 years previous, Nelson welcomed her second son, Nate, together with her then-boyfriend Fred Samra.
Nate was in foster care from when he was 8 to 16, after which Eminem grew to become his younger brother’s authorized guardian.
“When he was taken away I always said if I ever get in a position to take him, I would take him,” the Grammy Award winner recalled to Rolling Stone in 2004. “I tried to apply for full custody when I was 20, but I didn’t have the means. I couldn’t support him.”
“I watched him when he was in the foster home,” Eminem continued about his brother. “He was so confused. I mean, I cried just goin’ to see him at the foster home. The day he was taken away I was the only one allowed to see him. They had come and got him out of school. He didn’t know what the f–k was goin’ on.”
Nate, who’s now married with three children, praised his huge brother on Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade’s podcast final 12 months.
“He was the best role model I could have had to help me be the dad that I am today,” Nate mentioned.
Eminem and Nate each grew to become estranged from their mom. The well-known musician even dissed Nelson in his music, together with within the lyrics to his 2002 observe “Cleanin’ Out My Closet.” In response, Nelson sued her son for defamation.
In accordance with ABC Information, Nelson received the lawsuit however solely acquired $25,000 after asking for $11 million. She reportedly walked away with lower than $2,000 after lawyer charges.
It’s unclear if Eminem and Nate made amends with their mother earlier than her dying.
However in 2022, Nelson congratulated her oldest son on his induction into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in a now-deleted video on X (previously Twitter).
“Marshall, I want to say, I could not let this day go by without congratulating you on your induction into the Hall of Fame,” Nelson mentioned.
“I love you very much. I knew you’d get there. It’s been a long ride. I’m very, very proud of you,” she added.
