Eminem; Debbie Nelson. Photo:
Kurt Krieger/Corbis/Getty ; Mark Weiss/Getty
The rapper’s mom was reportedly diagnosed with lung cancer
Debbie Nelson, the mother of rapper Eminem, has reportedly died at age 69.
According to a our team report, Nelson died on Monday, Dec. 2, following a diagnosis of advanced lung cancer. News of her illness was first reported by multiple outlets in September.
Debbie Nelson in September 2005 in Detroit, Michigan.
Mark Weiss/Getty
Eminem, 52, and Nelson had a rocky relationship throughout her life, but she celebrated her son from afar in recent years. When he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, she congratulated him online.
“Marshall, I want to say, I could not let this day go by without congratulating you on your induction into the Hall of Fame,” she said in a video that has since been deleted.
“I love you very much. I knew you’d get there. It’s been a long ride,” added Nelson at the time. “I’m very, very proud of you.”
Eminem’s estranged father, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., died in 2019 at 67.
This is a developing story.
