Welcome to the Eminemshow.
Indeed, all eyes were on the “Without Me” rapper when he made a surprise appearance at the New York City premiere of his documentary film, Stan, on August 6.
Sporting his signature hat and leather jacket combo, the 52-year-old showed up to the sold-out screening at The Rooftop at Pier 17. But before the movie started, Eminem (whose real name is Marshall Mathers) took a moment to thank his fans for supporting him over the last two decades. After all, the film—which released in theaters on August 7—sees his biggest “stans” detailing how his music impacted their lives.
“This film was a thank you to all of you,” he told the audience, per a fan TikTok video. “This is my thank you to all of you for sticking by me the entire f–king time. Through all my bulls–t, through all my mediocre s–t, the good s–t, the bad s–t—all of it. I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Eminem wasn’t the only star who celebrated his career. In fact, Devon Sawa—who played Stan in the 2000 music video—also surprised fellow fans at the film’s pop-up party earlier that day. He also brought his son Hudson to the event, and in a full circle moment, his little one took a photo with the 8 Mile rapper.
And when Eminem isn’t looking back at his iconic discography, he’s gushing over his family. During his May 18 performance at Jelly Roll’s show in Detroit, the “Not Afraid” star gave his oldest daughter Hailie Jade Scott, 29, and her husband Evan McClintock a sweet shoutout.
“Long time, no see, Detroit,” Eminem said at the time. “One more time, make some noise for Jelly Roll, y’all. Hailie and Evan, happy anniversary, I love y’all.”
Hailie, who shares 3-month-old son Elliott Marshall McClintock with Evan, also dedicated a tribute to their romantic milestone on Instagram.
“One year ago today, I made the easiest decision I’ve ever made- becoming your wife,” she wrote on the post that same day. “Cheers to this last year and choosing each other for the rest of our lives.”
Keep reading to see more of Eminem’s family tree…
Kim Mathers
Born Kimberly Ann Scott, the Michigan native was Eminem’s high school sweetheart. She welcomed their daughter Hailie Jade in 1995.
Kim was married to the rapper from 1999 to 2001, and briefly again in 2006. Their tumultuous relationship has been referenced in several of Eminem’s songs, including “’97 Bonnie & Clyde,” “Puke” and “Bad Husband.”
“In our relationship, there’s a pattern,” Kim said of their on-and-off romance in a 2007 interview with 20/20. ” We’ll have two good years and then it will go bad for some reason. It’s like a two-year max with us and we hadn’t reached the two years yet. I just didn’t want to rush into anything before the two years.”
However, Kim noted that Eminem has always been an “excellent” father.
“He loves the kids very much,” she shared. “He’s always lending a helping hand.”
Hailie Jade Scott
Eminem and Kim welcomed Hailie on Dec. 25, 1995. According to music star, her birth was a “real wake-up call” to “get my a– in gear.”
“Everything that I am doing right now is for Hailie,” he told Q magazine in 2001. “The money—it’s for her college.”
She spent most of her youth under Eminem’s 15,000-square-foot roof in the Detroit suburbs, before attending Michigan State University to study psychology. There, she met her now-husband Evan McClintock, who she married in May 2024 after getting engaged the year prior.
“She’s doing good,” Eminem said of Hailie during a 2020 episode of Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson, adding that the influencer—who now goes by Hailie Jade—graduated from college with a 3.9 GPA. “She’s made me proud for sure.”
In October 2024, Hailie announced her pregnancy with her and Evan’s first child, a baby boy.
Alaina Marie Scott
Born on Feb. 22, 1993, Alaina is the daughter of Kim’s sister Dawn Scott.
She was adopted by Eminem in the early aughts due to her mother’s struggles with addiction. “I have full custody of my niece and joint custody of Hailie,” the 8 Mile star told Rolling Stone in 2004. “I was always there for Hailie, and my niece has been a part of my life ever since she was born. Me and Kim pretty much had her, she’d live with us wherever we was at.”
Having been largely raised by Eminem, the Oakland University alum calls him “dad” and had him accompany her down the aisle when she wed Matt Moeller in June 2023.
“He wasn’t going to miss that,” she told People after the nuptials, during which Hailie served as a Maid of Honor. “None of this would have been possible without my dad. I’m beyond blessed.”
Her mother passed away in 2016 at the age of 41.
Stevie Laine Scott
Kim welcomed Stevie on April 16, 2002, with her then-boyfriend Eric Hartter. Eminem legally adopted Stevie in 2005, when he reconciled with Kim.
Stevie came out as nonbinary in August 2021, sharing in a TikTok video that they identify using “all pronouns.”
They added in the caption, “forever growing and changing.”
Debbie Nelson
Born in 1955 at a military base in Kansas, Debbie is the mother of Eminem.
She married the “Without Me” artist’s father Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. when she was 15, according to her 2008 memoir My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem. She became pregnant with Eminem 16 months later and relocated to Michigan, where her maternal grandmother lived.
Debbie and Eminem’s strained relationship has been documented in several of his songs, including his 2002 smash hit “Cleanin’ Out My Closet.” In the track, he alleged that Debbie abused prescription pills when he was young—which she denied in her autobiography.
“What mother wants to be known as a pill-popping alcoholic who lives on welfare?” she wrote. “None of it was true, but the fibs kept getting bigger, and ultimately Marshall and I became estranged.”
However, Eminem has since expressed regret in airing out his family drama. In his 2013 song “Headlights,” he rapped, “I went in headfirst, never thinking about who, what I said hurt / In what verse, my mom probably got it the worst.”
Nelson died at the age of 69 in 2024 following a battle with cancer.
