First it’s his wife and now his mother is filing a $1 million lawsuit against Eminem, who might as well just se up a bed in the courthouse soon. Eminem’s mother filed the civil lawsuit against her chart-topping son, augmenting the $10 million defamation suit she already has pending, according to the Macomb Daily.
Debbie Mathers-Briggs filed the $10 million lawsuit against her son in September 1999, claiming that on his debut album, The Slim Shady LP, Eminem portrayed his mother as an unstable drug user — who regularly filed frivolous lawsuits.
That characterization hasn't deterred Mathers-Briggs from going after her son again for comments he made regarding the original suit in a recent magazine piece, which quotes Eminem as saying, "She doesn't have a leg to stand on, so she's looking for things I say in interviews which might help her."
Referencing interviews that the rapper has given to Rolling Stone, Rap Pages, and The Source, the original suit states, "The accusations that Plaintiff committed a crime or crimes were and are false. Through the publication of such statements, inferences, or remarks, Plaintiff has sustained physical and psychological injury and damages."
Eminem's attorney, Peter Peacock, says his famous client is claiming truth as a defense against defamation. Eminem has a Sept. 13 court date to appear for deposition in the civil case, according to Mrshowbiz.com.
Meanwhile, the rap star's move to file divorce papers Wednesday could spell trouble for his upcoming criminal case, stemming from the incident on June 4 in which the rapper got into an altercation outside a nightclub in Warren, Mich., after witnessing a man kissing his wife, Kimberly Mathers.
David Portuesi, the Macomb County assistant prosecutor in charge of Eminem's case, told The Macomb Daily that if the divorce is final before the weapons case comes to court, it could eliminate any spousal privileges — which means Kim could be called upon to testify against her ne'er-do-well ex-husband. The case doesn't deal with private matters between the couple (there were several witnesses to the June 4 incident), so once the divorce is final, spousal privilege is negated.
A preliminary examination in the criminal case is scheduled for Aug. 31—Albawaba.com.
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