Eminem no longer performs hit song that he apologised for writing

Eminem is back in the news after his ex-wife Kim Scott was sent to jail after multiple bond violations, as the rapper apologises for a popular song he no longer performs.

According to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, Scott, 51, is being held after prosecutors claim a judge revoked Scott’s bond and agreed to release her if she went into inpatient treatment, per CBS News.

Previously, she reportedly pleaded no contest in May to charges of operating while intoxicated (OWI) after the mum crashed into a truck.

Days later, she was once again arrested for OWI in another incident.

She was then handed bench warrants in June, which were cancelled after Scott was arraigned and is now set to appear in court on 14 October 14 for a probable cause conference.

After her arrest came to light, people online said Eminem was partly to blame for her situation, after their tumultuous relationship ended and her issues with substances continued.

Their relationship culminated in Eminem writing some of the best tunes of his career, but there's one song Eminem won't take the stage to perform.

Eminem, who was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, has never been shy to rap about controversial subjects before, but one of Slim Shady's most famous - and controversial - tunes takes us back more than two decades.

Way back in 2002, the notorious song was released on Mathers' The Eminem Show album. But as far as he's concerned, one of its biggest songs will never be performed again by him.

As well as having the more dark comedy persona of Slim Shady, Eminem is known for his incredibly serious takes on matters personal to him, which includes historical family issues. And it has meant that things have got pretty dark on occasion.

On the second single from The Eminem Show, the rapper calls his own mum a 'selfish b***h' who he hopes will 'burn in hell', before vowing that she will never get to see his daughter Hailie.

The song - 'Cleanin' Out My Closet' - is an intense listen, with the music video no different.

See for yourself here but be warned, there is very strong language:

Some of the song's lyrics include: "My whole life I was made to believe I was sick when I wasn't, 'til I grew up, now I blew up it makes you sick to your stomach, doesn't it?

"Wasn't it the reason you made that CD for me, ma? So you could try to justify the way you treated me, ma?

"But guess what? You're getting older now and it's cold when you're lonely and Nathan's growing up so quick he's gonna know that you're phoney.

"And Haile's getting so big now, you should see her, she's beautiful. But you'll never see her, she won't even be at your funeral."

Eminem holds his mother Debbie Nelson responsible for a lot of the problems he had as a child; problems that he says he then took in to his adolescent years and beyond. But despite twisting the metaphorical knife on his mum, an apology of sorts did come from the rapper in 2014 through song 'Headlights'.

His apology begins: “My mom probably got it the worst. The brunt of it, but as stubborn as we are, did I take it too far?

Debbie sued her son due to his music (Photo by Mark Weiss/Getty Images)

“'Cleaning Out My Closet' and all them other songs. But regardless, I don’t hate you ‘cause ma. You're still beautiful to me, 'cause you're my mom. But I’m sorry mama for 'Cleanin’ Out My Closet', at the time I was angry.

"Rightfully maybe so, never meant that far to take it though, ‘cause. Now I know it’s not your fault and I’m not making jokes. That song I no longer play at shows and I cringe every time it’s on the radio."

Debbie sued her son for $10 million in 1999 before settling for $25,000. In the song 'Headlights', Eminem speaks out about a number of alleged incidents from his life with his mum. This included allegedly getting kicked out of his home on Christmas Eve, fighting, and his younger brother Nathan being sent to foster care.

But in the lyrics, Eminem tries to bury the hatchet.

He continues: “But ma, I forgive you, so does Nathan yo. All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us both. Foster care, that cross you bare, few may be as heavy as yours. But I love you Debbie Mathers, oh what a tangled web we have.”

Rounding off his heartfelt apology, Eminem raps: "And I’m mad I didn’t get the chance to thank you for being my mom and my dad."

The artist's mum would pass away from complications related to lung cancer on 2 December 2024, aged 69, which marked the end of a tumultuous relationship between her and her sons.