Eminem’s 19-year-old child has come out as non-binary.
The teenager made the announcement in a TikTok video last week and asked fans to ‘call me Stevie (they/she/he)’.
Eminem legally adopted Stevie, formerly known as Whitney, in 2005, after the rapper, 48, briefly reconciled with Stevie’s mother Kim Scott, 46.
Announcement: Eminem’s 19-year-old child has come out as non-binary and asked fans to ‘call me Stevie’
In a video posted on the social media site, Stevie shows their journey to non-binary- an umbrella term for people whose gender identity doesn’t sit comfortably with ‘man’ or ‘woman’.
Audio of the teenager crying with joy is played at the start of the video before a montage of photos is shown to document their transformation over the years.
The video begins with snaps of Eminem’s child being known as Whitney with ‘she/ her pronouns’ captioned before transitioning into photos alongside the pronouns ‘they/ her’ 19 seconds in.
Cutting their blonde hair short and sporting a nose piercing, Stevie then poignantly reveals their name alongside the caption ‘all pronouns’.
Family: Eminem legally adopted Stevie, formerly known as Whitney, in 2005, after the rapper, 48, reconciled with Stevie’s mother Kim Scott
Non-binary: The teenager made the announcement in a Tik Tok video and asked fans to ‘call me Stevie (they/she/he)’
Stevie wrote: ‘Watch me become more comfortable with myself’ and ‘forever growing and changing’, and has used the hashtags ‘#genderfluid #bi and #nonbinary’ in several posts.
The post was liked by their sister Hailie Jade, 25, who is Eminem’s biological daughter with Kim.
According to The Sun, Stevie was referenced in their grandmother Kathleen Sluck’s obituary last month.
It read: ‘Kathleen was a exceptional mom to her two daughters; Kim and Dawn; and was overjoyed to become a grandmother to her grandchildren; Alaina, Adam, Hailie, Stevie, P.J., and Parker.’
Profile: Stevie’s Tik Tok bio reads ’19, any pronouns’
Journey: The video begins with snaps of Eminem’s child being known as Whitney with ‘she/ her’ pronouns captioned
Self-acceptance: The photos transition to the pronouns ‘they/ she’ 19 seconds in
Self-love: Cutting their blonde hair short and sporting a nose piercing, Stevie then poignantly reveals their name alongside the caption ‘all pronouns’
Gender fluid: Stevie wrote: ‘Watch me become more comfortable with myself’ and ‘forever growing and changing’
Acceptance: Stevie wrote: ‘Watch me become more comfortable with myself’ and ‘forever growing and changing’
Stevie came out as bisexual in 2017, and at the time their Instagram bio requested to be referred by the pronouns she/ they.
The teenager said in a now deleted post: ‘Happy national coming out day!’ I am bisexual???? I would like to say you’re perfect the way you are and that love is love!?????????? be yourself!’
Stevie’s biological father is Eric Hartter, a tattoo artist, who died of a suspected drug overdose in 2019, after a history of substance abuse and brush ins with the law.
Kim had Stevie six months after her divorce from the rapper in 2001. Eminem was already father to Hailie.
Family: Eminem adopted Stevie in 2005, after reconciling with his ex-wife Kim and spoke about how he wanted to provide a stable environment for his child (pictured with Kim in 2004)
Eminem adopted Stevie in 2005, after reconciling with his ex-wife Kim and previously spoke about how he wanted to provide a stable environment for his child.
The Slim Shady hitmaker also has an adopted daughter Alaina, 28, whose mother is Kim’s late twin sister Dawn.
Dawn died of a drug overdose in 2016.
The musician has shielded his children from the spotlight but shared a rare insight into being a father in a Rolling Stones Interview in 2004, where he also spoke about Kim’s history with substance abuse.
‘You can never let a child feel like it’s her fault for what’s goin’ on,’ he said.
Supportive: Stevie’s sister Hailie Jade, 25, who is Eminem’s biological daughter with Kim, has shown her support by liking their sibling’s TikTok posts (pictured)
‘You just gotta let her know: “Mom has a problem, she’s sick, and it’s not because she doesn’t love you. She loves you, but she’s sick right now, and until she gets better, you’ve got Daddy. And I’m here”.’
Kim was hospitalised following a suicide attempt on July 30, reports TMZ.
It was claimed Kim was taken to hospital to undergo a medical and psychological evaluation, but is now at home recovering.
The ex-wife of the rapper was grieving the death of her mother and penned a heartbreaking tribute saying she wished she’d died instead of her – four days before she ‘attempted to take her own life’.
Grieving: Kim was hospitalised following a suicide attempt on July 30, it has been reported (pictured in her last public sighting in August 2018)
Heartfelt: The family have been devastated by the loss of Kim’s mother Kathy Sluck who passed away last month, here is Kim’s tribute
Her mother Kathy Sluck passed away on July 23 at the age of 65 and her funeral took place in Michigan four days six days later. It is not known how she died.
Kim and Eminem married in 1999, only to proceed with a nasty divorce two years later during their famously stormy romance.
They remarried in January 2006 but had broken up again by April. Their relationship and Eminem’s rise to global fame inspired his hit movie, 8 Mile.
Eminem and Kim’s volatile relationship is one of rap music folklore – the controversial rapper has frequently taken verbal shots at his on-off lover during his recording career – rapping about killing her, her drug use and infidelity.
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Stormy: Eminem and Kim’s volatile relationship is one of rap music folklore – the controversial rapper has frequently taken verbal shots at his on-off lover during his recording career – rapping about killing her, her drug use and infidelity (pictured 2000)