Eminem’s Kids: 15 Things We Didn’t Know (2023)

Updated byRaflyGilang onMay05, 2020:Marshall Mathers —better known by his stage name Eminem— didn't have the picture-perfect childhood, but he's done everything he possibly can to ensure that his own children don't have a repeat of his experiences. Last April, Eminem took to social media to celebrate his 12 years of sobriety by showing off his 12-AA token with 'One Day At A Time ... Unit Service Recovery' bamboozled on it. This accomplishment would never be achieved without his kids.

"I think I'd been out for two days, and when I woke up, I didn't realize it was Christmas. So the first thing I wanted to do was call my kids. I wanted to get home and show them that Dad's OK," Eminem recalled his 2007 methadone overdose to Rolling Stone.

Marshall is no longer an angry blonde who is'mad at the world even if it apologizes to me.' He is now a sober, 47-year-old father of Hailie, Whitney and Alaina, and a custody-holder of his own brother Nate.

Speaking to legendary boxer Mike Tyson during the Hotboxin' podcast, Eminem told Iron Mike how proud he is of Hailie, who was featured on his 2002 track My Dad's Gone Crazy from The Eminem Show album. "She's doing good, and she's made me proud for sure. She's graduated from college [with a] 3.9 [score]," said the Lose Yourself rapper.

"I have a niece that I have helped raise [Alaina] too that's pretty much like a daughter to me, and she's 26. And I have a younger one [Whitney] that's 17 now," the proud daddy said. "It's important to keep your kids grounded."

Here are all the things you need to know about Eminem's daughters.

16 Hailie Jade Is Not His Only Child

While Hailie Jade is Eminem's most well-known daughter, he actually has two more, Alaina and Whitney.

Eminem had a turbulent childhood and never knew his father, who abandoned his family when he was an infant. He was raised by his mother, Deborah Mathers. And perhaps his childhood shaped how he would be as a parent, because he is a committed, hands-on dad.

During interviews Eminem has gushed about his daughters and his love for them, and he previously told MTV News that Hailie is his inspiration. "Hailie is ... whether she's with me or not she's with me every day ... she has been my main source of drive and motivation," Eminem gushed. He also touched on how her birth motivated him to do better, and that she has been his "number one reason for fear of failure."

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15 Whitney Is Kim's Child

Eminem really seems like a wonderful, devoted father, and he is reportedly also a dad to his ex-wife, Kim Scott's daughter, Whitney.

Whitney is the youngest of the three girls and is the product of her mother's brief relationship with a man named Eric Hartter.

Whitney was reportedly born on April 16th in 2002 (so she is only aged 18). While it's unclear whether Eminem has formally adopted Whitney, he does seem to think of her as his child. Eminem gushed about her in 2005, saying, "I'm in love with that girl, man. She's so sweet and funny."

It's adorable that even though Whitney is not his biological child, Eminem thinks the world of her.

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14 The Adopted Kid

Alaina Mathers is the name of another one of Eminem's daughters. She was reportedly born as Amanda Marie Scott on May 3rd, 1993 (so she is now aged 26, and therefore the oldest of all the girls).

Amanda was adopted in 2002 by Eminem and his then-wife, Kim Scott, and the couple renamed her Alania. She's often nicknamed Lainey.

Alania reportedly grew up with Hailie Jade, but she is actually her cousin (Alaina's biological mother was Kim's twin sister, Dawn Scott). Eminem and Kim adopted Alaina after her own parents were not fit to care for her. Dawn Scott is believed to have had a history of drug abuse and died in 2016 of "an apparent heroin overdose," Daily Mail reports.

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13 What Happened To Whitney's Biological Father

So, what happened to Eric Hartter, Whitney's biological father? According to Radar, after years of health and legal issues, 40-year-old Eric was reportedly found dead in an abandoned house in Detroit.

"A call was made by a family member who came by to check the location and found the victim unresponsive with no signs of trauma," a Detroit Police Department spokesperson told Radar. "A medic pronounced him DOA on scene."

12 Hailie's Boyfriend

Lucky for us, Hailie is willing to share certain aspects of her life on social media, and these include pictures of her boyfriend, Evan McClintock, a fellow Michigan State University student. Though Hailie doesn't post often, the pair make an adorable couple.

What we do know is that the pair have been together since at least December of 2016—so three years and going strong (according to Instagram, that is)—and that they celebrated her 21st birthday together in Michigan.

Her father also blessed the two lovebirds. Speaking to Mike Tyson, Eminem confirmed the relationship and said, "Not babies, nope. Just a boyfriend."

11 Hailie Is Also Creative

Celebrity Net Worth reports that Eminem is worth $230 million, as of 2020, which is not surprising because reports revealed that by 2014, he had sold 49.1 million albums and 42 million tracks in the United States alone. But he isn't the only one in the family who is creative.

So who in the family could give Eminem a run for his money in the creativity department? According to Movie Pilot, it's Hailie, who alsohas an artistic sideand is interested in visual arts. The publication reports that she was in Art Club when she was in school; so apart from being very talented in academics, she is clearly also gifted in the arts.

10 HailieCollabs With Dad

Eminem has dedicated songs to his girls, with some of the most well-known tracks being "Mockingbird" and "Hailie's Song" — which are absolute tear-jerkers BTW. But what you may not have known is that Hailie has actually collaborated with her famous father on other tracks.

When she was just a child, he took her into the studio with him and she can be heard making noises and speaking on various songs. No, she was not singing her heart out or showing off her rapping talent — sorry.

9 They Aren't Spoiled Rotten

Although his daughters have everything they could possibly want now, he hasn't really spoiled them rotten, either. Hailie attended a public school (even though her dad could have opted to send her to an exclusive private school) and this is fantastic because Eminem himself came from humble roots, and apparently wanted the same for his daughters.

Eminem was born in in St. Joseph, Missouri, and grew up rough living between Missouri and and Detroit, Michigan. According to The Talko, Hailie attended Chippewa High School, in Clinton Township, Michigan. She graduated from Chippewa Valley High School in June of 2014, and thanked her father in her speech. And it's thanks to him that she's been raised as a pretty normal girl.

Hailie Scott now has over2million followers on Instagram (as of May, 2020) and pops up occasionally on the social media platform. She posts selfies, loved up photos, and adorable snaps of her pet pooch, and it's a great way for fans to follow her life.

As for Alaina, it seems she wants to keep her life very private. Although there are many social media profiles in her name (claiming to be her), it's incredibly hard to determine if any of them are legit, and therefore I would rather not report on the information found in them.

7 Hailie Loves Dogs

There are a lot of things to love about Hailie, and she's one of the most beautiful and talented, yet surprisingly normal celeb children in the world.Oh, and she's an animal lover.

Hailie's Instagram account has made several posts dedicated to her adorable pet pooch, Lottie; including a tribute to her pet on national puppy day.

6 They're Very Normal

Eminem's daughter, Hailie, was born on Christmas Day in 1995, but she's now an adult, and seems like a very normal girl.

Eminem has previously spoken about his parenting style during an interview with Rolling Stone. In the interview he revealed that he tries to "teach them right from wrong as best I can." He also explained that he always tries to set rules, boundaries, and guidelines, and that he never lays a hand on his daughters and tries not to lose his temper.

Because their father is so dedicated to giving them everything that he was never able to have, and because of his decisions to let Hailie go to a public school, this has got to be what helped shape them into the lovely, relatable women that they are today.

5 Hailie Is One Smart Cookie

Hailie Jade Scott Mathers' parents have a lot to be proud of, because according to E! News, she "graduated Summa Cum Laude, with a grade point average of at least 3.9." She has now gone on to further her education and is enrolled in university. Butshe has her parents to thank for giving her these opportunities — something that she is completely aware of.

During her graduation speech she thanked both of her parents for giving her their unwavering support and helping her to achieve her educational goals. Her academic success could have been helped by her famous dad always treatingher like his equal.

4 Hailie's Also Very Well-Liked

Apart from achieving high marks at school—she graduated with honors—Hailie is also very well-liked, and in 2013 she was voted homecoming queen of Chippewa Valley High School.

According to People magazine, Hailie won the vote, and is described by those who know her as being a "smart, athletic, and a caring young woman."

3 Alaina Is A Public Relations Student

While it's particularly hard to find any information about Alaina Mathers, here's what we do know: she's career driven and ambitious. According to Daily Mail, the young lady is a public relations student at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.

Hailie (who is biologically her cousin) has also furthered her education and is reportedly studying psychology at Michigan State University.Both of these young women have not just attended high school, but have gone on to further their education, which is something that their father must be really proud of because his own school experience was really tough.

According to Biography, Eminempreviously revealed that he would have to change schools "two, three times a year." Something which he described as being rough, and led him to eventually drop out of school when he was aged 17.

2 People Have Tried To Fake Them

Because these girls are famous—thanks to their very high-profile father—they have unfortunately experienced some of the downsides of living in the public life (although Eminem has tried to shield them from as much of that as possible). This includes having their social media accounts faked. One of the most well-known incidents came about in 2012, when it appeared that an account linked to Hailie Jade Scott Mathers took aim at Taylor Swift.

Someone pretending to be Hailie tweeted, "Dear @taylorswift13, please stop whoring around with every guy you see. We all know you're only doing it so you can make another album." But luckily Eminem was quick to clear everything up. His rep told E! News that the tweet had been made by an imposter. And his daughter didn't even have a Twitter account! In fact, she still doesn't.

1 They Have A Very Loving Dad

One of the most important things to know about Eminem's daughters is not really about them at all, but rather about their dad.

When Hailie Jade, who is Eminem's only biological daughter, was born, the rapper wasn't financially stable; he and Kim Scott hadn't planned on falling pregnant, but he did whatever he could to make ends meet. He reportedly worked long hours every week (and his rap career took a back seat), but he did this so that he could provide for his family. And that clearly took off.

According to his former employer, Mike Mazur, his attitude towards work changed completely when he became a father. Mazur told Salon in 2000,"He didn't want his daughter to grow up like he did, living from day to day and moving from week to week."

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