|  Marshall Bruce Mathers III, aka Eminem or Slim Shady, has divorced for a second time from his childhood sweetheart Kimberly Mathers (maiden name Kimberly Anne Scott). The couple "conducted themselves with dignity and respect," Judge Antonio P Viviano said. "All in all, they are a very fine couple to deal with."
They first married in 1999 in a secret ceremony in Missouri, and divorced in 2001.
Mathers remarried Kim on January 14, 2006 in Michigan. His best man was longtime friend and D12 member Proof (who was shot to death in a Detroit night club three months later), while Kim's maid of honor was their daughter Hailie. They walked down the aisle to Mathers' song "Mockingbird." Guests at the wedding included the other members of D12, as well as the members of G-Unit. Kim's mother attended the wedding, while Mathers' mother did not. However, less than 11 weeks after remarrying Kim, he filed for divorce at the Macomb County clerk's office, citing "a breakdown in the marriage relationship," (which, in Michigan, is the only reason one can give for cause of divorce.)
Kimberly and Eminem will share custody of their 10-year-old daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers. The songs "Mockingbird" on Eminem's album Encore and "Hailie's Song" on The Eminem Show are dedicated to Hailie. The Slim Shady LP is also dedicated to her. Eminem has two tattoo's dedicated to Hailie. One is on his upper right arm which is a portrait of her. The other one is on his lower right arm that says Hailie Jade.
An undisclosed agreement spells out money and property issues. Eminem reportedly declined comment after the hearing as two men whisked him into a black Escalade.
Eminem has won nine Grammy Awards, including best rap album, for 'The Slim Shady LP,' 'The Marshall Mathers LP' and 'The Eminem Show.' He won an Oscar for the song 'Lose Yourself' from '8 Mile,' the semi-autobiographical 2002 film in which he starred, reports AP.
When his highschool sweetheart Kimberly Ann "Kim" Scott became pregnant, Mathers started working on getting a record deal to support his new family. When the Infinite album failed to generate the revenue and acclaim he had hoped for, she ended their relationship, preventing him from seeing his newborn child, a daughter named Hailie Jade Scott (born December 25, 1995). He attempted suicide with an overdose of Tylenol (right!). After the attempt failed, he resumed his efforts to succeed in the music industry and reconcile with his ex-girlfriend. He ultimately succeeded in doing both, marrying her on June 14, 1999, in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
In 2003 Eminem was named the second most powerful celebrity on the planet. Most recently, on December 5, 2006, Shady Records released Eminem Presents The Re-Up, an album compiled in mixtape format that features Shady Records artist. Having sold over 70 million albums, he's the best selling rap artist of the decade so far and also the most commercially successful hip hop artist in history.
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