Eminem’s Mother, Debbie Nelson, Has Died — First Details

Readers of new24 showed regret and sent sympathy to the 52-year-old singer. They also recognized the impact lung cancer had on him.

One reader commented, “RIP.” Another said, “Too young, rest in peace.” As with all cancers, lung cancer is a terrible disease.

Someone else added, “Poor Eminem, I hope he’ll be okay.”

Debbie’s death came several years after that of her ex-husband and Eminem’s father, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. He died in 2019 from a heart attack at his home in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Throughout his career, Eminem often talked about his father’s absence in his music. He shared how Bruce left the family when Eminem was a child.