October 21, 2003
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Artist: Eminem

Eminem judge raps out dismissal
By JAM! Music


A Michigan judge may be considering a music career of her own after the Friday dismissal of a defamation lawsuit against rapper Eminem.

According to the BBC, Judge Deborah Servitto submitted a portion of her 13-page ruling against Eminem's childhood bully DeAngelo Bailey in the form of a rap:

"Mr. Bailey complains that his rep is trash / so he's seeking compensation in the form of cash / Bailey thinks he's entitled to some monetary gain / because Eminem used his name in vain / The lyrics are stories no one would take as fact / they're an exaggeration of a childish act / It is therefore this court's ultimate position / that Eminem is entitled to summary disposition."

The judge's rap was in response to a $1 million suit filed by Bailey in December 2001. Bailey, 32, claimed that the track "Brain Damage" on Eminem's 1999 album, "The Slim Shady LP," invaded his privacy and slandered him.

In the song, the 31-year-old Eminem, also known as Marshall Mathers III, details the abuse he suffered at school:

"I was harassed daily by this fat kid named DeAngelo Bailey / An eighth grader who acted obnoxious 'cause his father boxes / So every day he'd shove me in the lockers / One day he came in the bathroom while I was pissin' / And had me in the position and beat me into submission."

Bailey claims he only "bumped into" Mathers, while his circle of friends used to "do bully-type things."

Bailey's attorney, Byron Nolen, was surprised at the judge's ruling and the accompanying rap.

"I don't know how the Court of Appeals would look at something like that," he said.


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