‘Audibly sobbed’: Eminem’s daughter makes sad confession

Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade Smith said she finds it tough to listen to some of her famous father’s songs without getting emotional.

Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade Smith said she finds it tough to listen to some of her famous father’s songs without getting emotional.

While discussing his new song, Somebody Save Me, on her Just a Little Shady podcast, Jade Smith admitted the music video was so rough that after watching it “in entirety” once, she’s not sure if she “can do it again”.

“I definitely cry every time I hear it at all,” she said of the song and video, which feature Jelly Roll.

“Between that and Temporary … I audibly sobbed I think for both songs but especially Temporary.”

The podcast host went on to praise her parents as she reflected on her upbringing in the same household as her rapper father, who has famously discussed his struggles with addiction over the years.

Hailie Jade Smith said she finds it tough to listen to some of her famous father’s songs.

“But I will say, watching the video back, and listening to the songs, I feel like my parents did such a good job growing up where I didn’t realise how bad things were,” she said.

“But, now like, as an adult in hindsight, it’s so scary to think about. And I think that’s why I get emotional so much, like just thinking that could have happened.”

She continued, “Obviously that’s the point of the song, but if you’ve ever lost an addict or loved one, I feel for you.”

The 28-year-old admitted that she struggles with listening to some of her dad’s older songs, too.

“I can’t even listen to [Mockingbird] anymore without crying,” she shared.

Hailie says listening to her dad’s songs makes her think “my parents did a good job.” Picture: AFP

“The older I get, the less I can listen to any of the songs,” Jade Smith continued. “But it is fun to see [old family] clips [in the videos], just not in that context.”

In 2021, Eminem revealed he once had to relearn how to rap due to his intense addiction.

Things were so bad that he took aim at Rihanna, referencing her 2009 domestic violence incident with Chris Brown, on his song ‘Zeus’ which was recorded in 2009 and leaked online in 2019.

In an interview with SiriusXM’s Gray Rizzy, Eminem admitted he had “zero recollection” of the verse, but said he said was just putting words that rhymed in whatever way because he was relearning how to rap.

Hailie says there are Eminem songs she just can’t listen to without crying.

“I said it and I was wrong for saying that. It was f**king stupid. You know, a lot of times, especially with the Relapse record, when I first started learning how to rap again, because of the drug situation that I went through and having to relearn a lot of things, that was one of those things that it was like, ‘Well, if it rhyme, say it,’” Slim Shady continued.

In April, the rap hit maker publicly celebrated 16 years of sobriety by sharing a photo of himself holding a sobriety chip in his hand.

Decorated with the words, “Unity,” “Service” and “Recovery,” the black coin was inscribed with the number 16 inside a triangle.

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission.

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