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Date Set for Eminem's Court Fight
28 June 2000 | 0:00:00 GMT/UTC

A court date has now been set for Eminem's mother's $10,000,000 lawsuit against him.

Eminem, known to his mother as Marshall Mathers will be appearing at Macomb County Courthouse outside Detroit on 13 September.

Deborah Mathers-Briggs is suing her son son because she claims his lyrics have damaged her reputation as a mother. Lines like: "I just found out my mom smokes more dope than I do," from My Name Is. Eminem claims his mother is profiting from his name by charging visitors to have a look around his original trailer park home.

Eminem is currently on bail following incidents earlier this month, they occurred over a weekend and resulted in him being slapped with weapons charges and aggravated assault.

Eminem is currently at the top of the US charts with The Marshall Mathers LP and is tipped to knock Kylie Minogue off the top of the UK singles chart this Sunday (2 July) with The Real Slim Shady.