Did Eminem Ever Forgive His Dad for Abandoning Him? - Backstage Stories

Did Eminem Ever Forgive His Dad for Abandoning Him?

Eminem has never been too discrete about his family, and he certainly wasn’t ashamed to call both of his parents out in his iconic song, Cleaning Out My Closet. But most people only took notice of the lines he rapped about his mom. Not many took the time to read about what happened with his dad.

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That’s where we come in. Here’s the real story behind Eminem’s relationship with his dad, which, sadly, didn’t really exist. The rapper grew up without a father and spent several years as a kid writing letters to him in the hopes he would respond. It was only when Eminem got famous that his dad bothered to show his face.