Kimberly Anne Scott is the ex-wife of everyone’s favorite rapper, Eminem. Everyone who has followed the rapper’s music must have heard about her from his raps where he talks about how much he loved her, their failed marriages, their daughter, and much more.
While her husband is a very famous individual, not so much is known about Kim, apart from the fact that she is the rapper’s wife. More than that, there is so much to know about her, from her personal life to struggles, family, and much more.
Here Are All Facts You Never Knew About Kimberly Anne Scott
1. Quick Biography of Kim Ann Scott
Eminem’s former wife was born Kimberly Ann Scott Mathers on Jan 9, 1975, in Warren. She was born alongside her twin sister, Dawn Scott to their parents Kathleen and Casimer Sluck. She was brought up in Michigan together with her sister.
2. Kim had a very challenging childhood
It is known that Eminem had a very rough childhood, but his former wife also had a similar experience while growing up. The marriage of her parents came to an end when she was a little girl, and that made her childhood experience even worse.
3. She was abused by her step-father as a child
After the marriage between her parents ended, her mother proceeded to get married for a second time. Unfortunately, the man her mother married ended up abusing her and because of that, Kim and Dawn decided to run from home in 1988 and moved into a youth shelter outside of Detroit, Michigan.
4. Kim and Eminem met when they were teenagers
The love story between Eminem and his former wife is one that many would have expected to last a lifetime because the two met when they were still teenagers. While Eminem was 15, Kim was 13 at the time they met at a house party and started dating.
5. She moved in with Em shortly after they started dating
Even though they were still very young, Kim moved in with Eminem and his mother Debbie. The two lied to Debbie that she was 15 but she later found out the true age of Kim after the teenager got involved in a police case.
6. They had their daughter Hailie Jade in 1995
On 25 December 1995, Em and Kim welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Hailie Jade Mathers. After her parents divorced, Eminem remained with Hailie whose name he has mentioned many times in his songs.
7. Kimberly Anne Scott and Marshal Mathers got married the first time in 1999
After dating for many years including through their high school days and with a daughter between them, Em and Kim got married for the first time in 1999. Unfortunately, the marriage did not last long as one would think. They divorced in 2001 only two years after they married.
8. Eminem once assaulted a man he saw kissing Kimberly
Eminem was once dragged before the court for assaulting a man he caught kissing his then-wife, Kimberly Mathers in 2000. The rapper was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
Eminem later settled the case with the said man, John Guerra, paying $100,000 in damages. Kim insisted Marshall Mathers mistaken what was an innocent kiss.
It was a few months after this incident that the rapper filed for divorce from Kim.
9. They got married a second time in 2006
In spite of the many struggles they had through their first marriage, Eminem and Kim decided to give another shot at marriage in 2006 when they got married again. Unfortunately, the marriage ended in divorce that same year.
10. Eminem attacked his former wife in his songs
Slim Shady is one of the few rappers who have opened up almost all aspects of their lives in their songs. He has also attacked different people he has had problems with in his songs including his mother and Kim.
In ’97 Bonnie & Clyde, he sang about killing his wife with his daughter, and in Kim, the Just Lose It rapper rapped about Killing his wife again. He also attacked her in songs like Till I collapse and Say Goodbye to Hollywood among others.
11. Kim tried to end her life more than once
In 2000 during his Up in Smoke tour, Eminem performed one of his most controversial songs, Kim, where he envisioned killing his then-wife and dumping her body in a lake. In the fallout, Kim was found with a slashed wrist at their home in Sterling Heights, Michigan in what was a suicide attempt.
Her next attempt at taking her life was in 2015 when she took pills and sped with her car for the electric pole, hoping to end her life. She was charged with DUI and was sentenced to 1-year probation and was made to pay $900.
12. There were rumors in 2013 that Kim and Eminem were back
It is no secret that Kim Scot was the first love of Eminem and vice versa, hence it seems as though they are always drawn to each other. After their many stormy attempts at having a sane relationship, Eminem and Kim were rumored to be seeing each other in 2013, a rumor that was confirmed by Kim’s mother.
She said the two had never been closer and the rapper was even building a house for his former wife in Mile 12 in Michigan.
13. Kim lost her sister in 2016
In 2016, Kim endured a personal tragedy with the loss of her sister, Dawn Marie Scott who died at the age of 41. Reports had it that the struggling Dawn died as a result of drug overdose.
14. Hailie is not Kim’s only child
Although Halie is the only biological daughter of Eminem, she is not the only one for Kim who has another daughter from another relationship.
15. Eminem has adopted Kim’s niece, Alaina Mathers
Even before the death of Dawn, her daughter, Alaina had always been with Eminem who adopted her as his daughter. The rapper adopted Lainey as he likes to refer to her in his songs when Kim was in for treatment for addiction.
16. Her daughter from another relationship is also with Eminem
Eminem’s youngest daughter, Whitney Scott Mathers was actually birthed by Kim in another relationship with Eric Hartter. Whitney was born in 2009. Hartter was a tattoo artist who had many troubles with the law and because of that, he was not present at the birth of his daughter as he was wanted for drug possession.
He was later sentenced to prison for drug possession. How other arrests included theft, felony, and other smaller offenses. Sadly, Eric died in August 2019 in what was said to be an apparent drug overdose.
17. She accused him of cheating on her
After their second marriage came to an end, Kim revealed that the rapper was never at home and he was not sharing a bed with her. According to her, he was always on the road touring and there were cases of infidelity.
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Is Kimberly Anne Scott Still Alive?
Kim is not only alive, but she is also in very good shape. She has seen so much troubles and tragedies in the past, including the loss of her sister and the father of her daughter, but Kim has since bounced back from all those and is doing well for herself.
She is currently in Michigan where she has always been, and she is said to be sober for a long time now. In addition, she works as a writer and illustrator and even though she might not be romantically linked to the rapper at the moment, it has been revealed that Eminem and Kim are not at loggerheads. In fact, they are friends.
