9. He Was In A Coma For 10 Days Due To Bullying
Eminem was the victim of severe bullying in his youth. He moved around a lot and often lived in predominantly black neighbourhoods where he would be picked on for being white. He was constantly abused by a then eighth grader, D’Angelo Bailey.
He was beaten several times by Bailey which often resulted in symptoms like vomiting, nightmares and insomnia. On one terrifying occasion, Bailey threw an ice ball at a then nine-year-old young Mathers, hitting him in the head and leaving him in a coma for 10 days. Eminem rapped about his experience with bullying in the song Brain Damage in which he called out his bully by name.
In 2001, D’Angelo attempted to sue the rapper for defamation, however the lawsuit was thrown out by the judge.
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