Eminem made a rare public appearance at a basketball game, drawing attention as his ex-wife Kim Scott faced legal troubles. The 53-year-old rapper was spotted at the Detroit Pistons playoff game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, May 13, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Dressed casually in a black hoodie, sunglasses, a silver chain necklace, and matching watch, Eminem completed his look with Air Max 90s. He sat courtside next to his “Patiently Waiting” collaborator, 50 Cent, and the pair received a standing ovation after appearing on the jumbotron.
50 Cent shared a photo of the event on Instagram, captioning it, “Detroit vibes playoffs 🔥 there is nothing like it! @50centaction.” Meanwhile, talent manager Paul Rosenberg posted a selfie featuring both Eminem and 50 Cent, with Eminem appearing to frown at the camera.
Fans took notice of the unusual expression, with one comment asking, “Why EM look like that 😂,” while another joked, “Did Em have a stroke?” Some fans also speculated about why Eminem would attend such an event. One Instagram user wrote, “50 is the only person on earth who can make Em go outside of his house,” while another countered, “Em be at the games regularly he just don’t play the camera.”
According to TMZ, this was the first time Eminem had been seen at an NBA game since 2005, when he and 50 Cent were last spotted courtside during a Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs matchup.
The timing of Eminem’s outing coincided with a troubling development for his ex-wife, Kim Scott. On the same day, she was taken into police custody after allegedly hitting a parked car in the 21 Mile Zone near Detroit. Chesterfield Township PD Detective Sergeant Joseph Feld Scott told a news outlet that the incident occurred around 9:20 p.m.
Scott appeared unrecognizable in her mugshot, with puffy under-eyes and bruises on her eyelids. This marked her second arrest in three months. Earlier, on Monday, May 11, she pleaded no contest after being booked on suspicion of a DUI crash in February.
According to reports, Scott collided into a parked car while taking her son, Parker, and his three friends shopping, then crashed into her garage door. Body camera footage from the incident showed Scott taking a breathalyzer test before officers discovered bottles of alcohol-spiked soda in her possession.
Eminem and Kim Scott were married between 1999 and 2001, and briefly reunited in 2006 for a few months. Despite the recent developments, the rapper has not publicly commented on his ex-wife’s pending sentencing for the February DUI, which is set to take place in June.
This latest chapter in their complicated history highlights the ongoing challenges faced by both Eminem and Kim Scott, with the rapper making a rare appearance in the public eye while his ex-wife continues to deal with legal consequences.
