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Marshall Mathers III, aka Eminem, was sued for defamation by his own mother, Debbie, on 29th June, 2000. The suit was primarily in response to a lyric, \u201cMy Mom does more dope than I do\u201d, from his hit song \u2018My Name Is\u2019.\nHowever, the case never made it to court. Eminem settled for $25,000 - almost of all of which went to Debbie\u2019s lawyer, who then commented that the cash was not enough to compensate for having to deal with his client...\nIn this episode, Rebecca, Arion and Olly consider Eminem\u2019s use of the Slim Shady \u2018character\u2019 in his lyrics, explain how tough it is to prove a defamation lawsuit against a piece of art; and revisit the work of Australian drag artiste \u2018Pauline Pantsdown\u2019.\nFurther Reading:\n\n\u2018Eminem's Mom Makes Music\u2019 (People, 1998):\xa0https://people.com/celebrity/eminems-mom-makes-music/\n\n\n\u2018The Mother Who Sued Her Own Son\u2019, (Mel Magazine, 2019):\xa0https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/eminem-mom-debbie-mathers\n\n\n\u2018I\u2019m A Backdoor Man\u2019 by Pauline Pantsdown (1997):\xa0https://soundcloud.com/pauline-pantsdown/im-a-back-door-man-1997\n\n\n\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#2000s #Art #Music #Person #Politics #White #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices