Kim Mathers, 32, had an exclusive interview with “20/20′s” JuJu Chang to set the record straight about her perceived image and her near 20-year relationship with rap star Eminem “Marshall Mathers”.
“Money is great, but it doesn’t make your husband stay at home with you,” said Mathers. “Or sleep in the same bed with you … Him being on the road and on tour … that was like the big one. I mean … constant infidelities, all the time,” she said.
After starting off in a relationship (on again and off again) since the age of 13, (Eminem, 15) Kim Mathers stated that Eminem and herself vowed to always protect each other no matter what. When he didn’t have a place to stay she would walk the street with him until she knew he had somewhere to live and he would be there for her.
The problems actually didn’t began until after the rapper found stardom.
Kim says she found out about his affairs not only by word of mouth but also by walking in on him a few times.
“He would constantly try to belittle me and make me think, like, I should be grateful, basically, that he was with me,” said Kim Mathers.
Eminem used words to get at Kim Mathers by using it in one of his raps after he pistol-whipped a man he claims was kissing her.The rapper was given a weapons charge for the incident. To overcome the humiliation from the rap he wrote, Kim Mathers ran to cocaine which landed her in and out rehab and court.
“I had low self-esteem,” she said. “I just really wanted attention and love from somebody.”
Kim Mathers admitted to having her share of affairs.
In 2000, Kim slit her wrists which landed her in the hospital after Eminem stated he wouldn’t perform the song in their hometown. The rapper performed the song anyways with blow-up dolls where he choked them and threw them into the crowd.
The incident drove her to the end,”I made it home,” she said, “and I went upstairs in my bathroom and I slit my wrists and ended up in the hospital.”
“I am not trying to bash Marshall or make him look bad, [I] just, you know, want people to know, I am a person, too,”said Mathers. “I am trying to move forward with my life,” stated Kim Mathers.
After ending two marriages with the rapper currently Kim Mathers is launching a career in interior design and focusing on raising her two daughters along with a niece and nephew.
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i think eminem is great he says what he want and doesnt care ,but some people cant stand him for that and like to make a big deal about his music well maybe they shouldnt listen to him then i no he wont miss them stabbing him in the back he will go on never care.u wont bring him down because he is above u and i dont blame him when hes on stage its like he’s sharing a part of himself with us and i no i am a fan a huge fan so shady dont let these people bring u down i will still stick up for u , i like the fact he says and does what he wants and people trying to guilt him in to walking the stright line should just shut the f up and let the man rap because he can handle things hisself , keep sticking it to them slim i will still be a fan,……kyle webb
I love Eminem’s songs and that’s it. I don’t care what he does. But if Kim is being mistreated then she should leave Eminem for good and find love else where because I think he doesn’t give a fuck at this point, he’s famous.
i love thiss boyy eminem is the shit his music is amazing and he does have feelings to listen to the song mockingbird its my favorite and its the shit and dont listen to what anybody says shady live yuh life and do the best for yuh kids- henry nowinski
Em is an incredible artist but I can totally understand why Kim would’ve been upset by the ‘Kim’ track and the stage performance. I think that Em & Kim will always have something special and will always love one another. To be honest it really wouldn’t surprise me if they end up together again, especially as Em’s sobered up now and seems to have matured a little. Also, because I think he (understandably) finds it very tough to trust people that he hasn’t known since childhood.
okay yeah he’s a great artist. As a person he may be great too. But that’s just not the way you should treat your wife. I don’t know what kind of shit she really put him through. But he put her through alot of shit too. I would like seeing her pistol whip all of eminem’s groupies for fucking with him. Don’t forget she loved him before he ever was a star. I thought that they were meant for each other… i mean 17 years!… but now that i think of it she should run away as fast as she can from this little blonde douche who treats her like shit. Not saying that I hate eminem. i like him actually. and his music. Just hope he’ll understand one day.