Over the holidays, rapper Eminem was rushed to the hospital with pneumonia. TMZ.com, which reported his illness, also noted that 5′8″ Slim Shady has let his weight balloon to more than 200 lbs.

Now, his mother, Debbie Nelson, fears for her son’s life if he doesn’t start taking care of himself better.

The UK Sun reports that in Nelson’s new book, she reveals her son to be a deeply depressed man. Eminem, who used to be famous for his workaholic ways, has apparently been shattered by a case of writer’s block.

“He’s let his blond hair grow out so everything but the ends are dark,” Nelson said. “His face has broken out in pimples and he’s put on so much weight that he’s causing all sorts of other health problems for himself. Since childhood he’s suffered bouts of pneumonia. He’s always had throat infections and he’s asthmatic. His diet can’t help. I worry about his health all the time. He’s always had high blood pressure and his cholesterol levels must be sky high. He orders fillet steak takeout from an expensive restaurant almost every evening.”

Eminem and Nelson have been on bad terms since 2001.






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