Reclusive Kim Mathers is seen sleeping at the wheel of her car during shopping trip after downsizing home & 45-day rehab
KIM Mathers has been spotted taking a snooze at the wheel of her car in between running errands as her famous ex Eminem makes headlines for his controversial new album.
Exclusive photographs obtained by The U.S. Sun show Marshall Mathers’ former spouse having a mid-day nap near her home in Michigan.
The reclusive 49-year-old showed off her rockstar look with cropped blond dyed hair and dozens of tattoos after her transformation in recent years.
In one snap, she is seen having a small siesta during her busy day.
An eyewitness this week said she “seemed fine” despite falling asleep at the wheel and snoozed for a little over an hour as the sun shone through her car window.
The mom-of-four, who has three children with Eminem, eventually woke up and made her way across the parking lot to a Sally Beauty store.
She appeared to have injured her left thumb and was wearing a brace wrapped in red bandages.
Kim was pictured the day before with a mystery mark and bruise on her left cheek.
She told The U.S. Sun last year she is clean and sober after a 45-day stint in rehab following a mental health crisis in 2022.
During her shopping trip, Kim wore unique ear jewelry with gems and pearls, which appeared to be in the shape of a butterfly.
She was also pictured wearing a necklace, prescription sunglasses, and a paisley-patterned bandana around her head.
Photographs show her wearing a white vest top and jeans with a white studded belt.
REHAB STINT
Kim still managed to open the door to the shop with her bad hand and was seen wearing silver rings and several black leather bracelets.
She carried a small clutch purse and had a large set of keys on a lanyard tucked in a belt loop on her jeans.
Kim spent a good amount of time in the store before she was seen leaving carrying several big shopping bags.
She appeared well after her mental health scare following the death of her mom Kathy Sluck two years ago.
When approached to ask how she was doing in 2023, she told The U.S. Sun, “It’s been hard, I lost my mom, my dad, and my sister [over the past 10 years].
“[But] I’m good. I’ve been clean since about October, I went to Jefferson House … for 45 days.”
She revealed she sought treatment after taking pills to try and help her sleep.
Meanwhile, Kim recently made a profit selling her home, after initially taking out a large loan from Eminem’s company to pay for the property.
She bought her old four-bed, three-bath home in Michigan for $530,000 in 2022 shortly after her mom’s death.
She initially paid for the house after borrowing $615,000 from Eminem’s Shady Games, Inc., mortgage documents showed.
It is believed she was loaned the money as she was awaiting the sale of her mansion where she raised her four children.
She has a daughter Hailie Jade, 29, with the rapper, along with adopted daughter Alaina, 31, whose mother Dawn, Kim’s sister, died of a drug overdose in 2016.
Kim is also mom to Stevie Laine, 22, who identifies as non-binary, from a previous relationship, along with a teenage son, Parker.
Eminem adopted both Aliana and Stevie when they were young, according to reports.
Kim finally offloaded her custom-built property where they grew up in March 2023 for $1.35 million.
On her most recent house, she made a $20,000 profit when it sold for $560,000.
Kim Mathers' turbulent past
Eminem's ex hasn't had an easy ride over the years but is now thriving having spent time in rehab and rebuilding her relationship with the star. Here's a look back at her rollercoaster life.
Teen runaway
At just 13, Kim reportedly ran away from an abusive home and was taken in by Marshall’s mum, Debbie Nelson, who described her as a “tall, sulky blonde girl” in her memoir.
“[She said she] had no idea who their real father was, and claimed to have been sexually abused by her stepfather,” Debbie wrote.
Pregnant at 21
Kim and Marshall fell in love and she gave birth to Hailie Jade on Christmas Day 1995.
They moved back to the trailer but Eminem claimed it was impossible to live there because of Debbie’s drug habit and they were in and out of her home.
“My mother did a lot of dope and s***, a lot of pills — so she had mood swings,” he told Rolling Stone.
First marriage
The pair had a volatile relationship and often split up but ended up tying the knot on June 14, 1999.
They split after just a year, finalizing their divorce in 2001, and Kim sued over abusive lyrics about her in his songs which she claimed caused her to attempt suicide.
The pair settled for an undisclosed sum and agreed on a custody arrangement for Hailie.
Second marriage
Kim had another child, Stevie Laine, but the couple couldn’t stay apart.
Marshall ended up adopting Stevie and Kim’s niece Alaina as her mom Dawn was struggling with addiction.
The pair got married again in 2006, but Kim was reluctant to go through with it and after 45 days Marshall left.
Kim went on to have a son, Parker, although little is known about his father.
2015 car crash
The mom-of-four struggled with depression and addiction and in October 2015 drove her Cadillac Escalade into a telephone pole.
She later apologized and admitted she had tried to take her own life.
“I sat at the end of a road where I knew that no one else but myself would get hurt,” she told US radio station 95.5 WKQI.
Sister’s death
Just months after the crash, in January 2016, Kim’s twin sister Dawn Scott was found dead from a heroin overdose in a trailer park.
She had been homeless for two years and Kim had been caring for her daughter Alaina full-time.
Kim said Marshall had been “very supportive,” explaining, “We are very close friends; we are just trying to raise our kids together and make it as normal for them as possible.”
2017 apology
The rapper apologized for the way he treated Kim in his 2017 song, Bad Husband, and the pair’s relationship grew stronger.
He rapped: “We might have loved each other too much/ And maybe that’s what made us do what we did to each other/ All the screw-ups.”
Mom’s death & suicide attempt
Kim was left devastated when her mom Kathy Sluck, 65, died on July 23, 2021, after her health deteriorated.
Just days after her mom’s funeral Kim again tried to take her own life, but was saved by one of her children who phoned 911 after finding her surrounded by pills in the bathroom.
Rehab and weddings
She underwent treatment and has since been doing much better, while Marshall has continued to support her.
In the past two years, she has celebrated the weddings of both Hailie and Alaina and told The U.S. Sun she is very close to her children.
Kim now lives in a five-bed, three-bath home just minutes away, according to property documents seen by The U.S. Sun.
The U.S. Sun can confirm Kim reunited with her ex at Hailie’s wedding in Detroit in Battle Creek, Michigan in May.
A professional photograph featured in a collection of snaps on Alaina’s Instagram shows the former couple at the ceremony seated far apart.
It is not known whether they spoke to each other at the wedding, but Kim previously told The U.S. Sun they are very amicable after years of ups and downs.
Her ex is currently celebrating the success of his first album in four years, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace), in which he cancels his famous alter ego.
Despite some of the lyrics on the record causing a stir, it has been well-received by diehard fans, particularly in the UK where it is currently No. 1.
After rapping about his ex on his old albums, Eminem has refrained from rattling Kim in recent years as they are now on good terms.
When questioned how often she sees the superstar, she previously joked to The U.S. Sun, “Not often, but often enough!”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988 or chat on 988lifeline.org. You can also text HOME to 741741 for Crisis Text Line.