Eminem's Estranged Father Marshall Bruce Mathers Dead At 67

Mathers, who went by the name Bruce, reportedly died near Fort Wayne, Indiana after a heart attack at his home.

Los Angeles: Rap god Eminem's estranged father, Marshall Bruce Mathers, has died. He was 67. Mathers, who went by the name Bruce, reportedly died near Fort Wayne, Indiana after a heart attack at his home, reported TMZ. The exact cause of death remains unclear. Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, had a well-documented, troubled history with his father, whom the rapper has said he never met. The Grammy-winning artiste's hit tracks "My Name Is" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet" were inspired from their estranged relationship.

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According to Debbie Nelson, Eminem's mother, she and Bruce separated shortly after the singer's birth in 1972. The mother-son duo settled in Detroit with her family while Bruce moved to California where he had two other kids. Eminem has said in interviews, as a child, he wrote letters to his father but they always came back "return to sender". In 2001, Bruce published a letter addressed to Eminem in a newspaper explaining his side of the story, that Debbie didn't let the father-son reconnect. PTI