Eminem cleared of domestic violence charges

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

Rapper Eminem was cleared by the Macomb County Police of domestic violence charges stemming from a September incident where he allegedly threatened his soon-to-be ex-wife's 13 year-old niece. Eminem and Kim Mathers have guardianship of Kim's sister's child. According to The Macomb Daily, Eminem and the niece were having a phone conversation on September 24th over school clothing and when the young lady didn't like what she heard, she hung up on the rap star.

According to Eminem after calling back several times, he drove over to Kim Mather's home in Macomb County to see if everything was alright. He allegedly went into the house without knocking and told his niece, "Don't you ever hang up on me again. The next time you do you won't have anything at my house and will never see me again. And you wanna know the reason I left your aunt was because she had hung up on me."

According to the niece, Eminem then poked her in the head and raised his hand as if he was going to hit her before grabbing her cellphone and leaving the house.

According to the rapper, he only poked the child in the head because she wasn't paying attention to what he was saying.

The niece and the mother-in-law, Kathleen Sluck, also said in a written statement that the rapper yelled, "I'll kill you."

Prosecutors decided against pressing charges. Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel said, "There were no injuries and nothing to give an indication of a domestic assault. We don't think there was any intent to hurt her."

Eminem publicist released a statement that read, "After an independent investigation by the Macomb County Sheriff's Office and a review by the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, both have decided that the basis for the complaint was without merit, and the prosecutor has declined to issue any charges. Anybody who is remotely familiar with Marshall's life knows he is a caring and loving guardian of his niece."