Debbie Nelson, Eminem's Mother, Dies at 69: Report
The rapper's mom was reportedly diagnosed with lung cancer
The rapper's mom was reportedly diagnosed with lung cancer Kurt Krieger/Corbis/Getty ; Mark Weiss/Getty Eminem; Debbie Nelson:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)/eminem-mom-debbie-nelson-1-6114695e1edd4cc296263459aa7ab833.jpg "Eminem attends a ceremony honoring Curtis")
Debbie Nelson, the mother of rapper Eminem, has died. She was 69.
According to a TMZ report, Nelson died on Monday, Dec. 2, following a diagnosis of advanced lung cancer. News of her illness was first reported by multiple outlets in September.
Reps for Eminem did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Mark Weiss/Getty Debbie Nelson in September 2005 in Detroit, Michigan.
Eminem, 52, and Nelson had a rocky relationship throughout her life, but she celebrated her son from afar in recent years. When he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, she congratulated him online.
"Marshall, I want to say, I could not let this day go by without congratulating you on your induction into the Hall of Fame," she said in a video that has since been deleted.
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"I love you very much. I knew you'd get there. It's been a long ride," added Nelson at the time. "I'm very, very proud of you."
Eminem's estranged father, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., died in 2019 at 67.
This is a developing story.
