Gizelle Bryant isn’t just holding Eminem off her playlists; her complete family is on a Slim Shady shutdown.
The “Real Housewives Of Potomac” star revealed that her youngsters now flip off the radio each time the rapper comes on, a results of his ongoing authorized battle together with her and co-host Robyn Dixon over the identify of their podcast.
The dispute started in 2023 when Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon utilized to trademark “Fairly Shady,” the title of their podcast, a transfer Eminem legally challenged, claiming it was too near his personal “Slim Shady” model.
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Gizelle Bryant Says Eminem Is Off-Limits In Her Dwelling
Bryant, who shares daughters Grace, 20, and 19-year-old twins Angel and Adore, says her youngsters are fast to close off any music that includes Eminem. “If it comes on the radio, within the automotive, my youngsters could be like, ‘That is Eminem. Flip it. My youngsters are on prime of it. They know. No, no Eminem for us,” she shared.
The music snub comes amid an ongoing authorized dispute between Bryant and Dixon and the rap icon. Bryant instructed PEOPLE that the method has dragged on longer than anticipated.
“The Eminem lawsuit continues to be going. We’re on the tail finish, however you must perceive,it is like a Patent and Commerce subject, they usually have their very own timeline for when it is over. So we’re on their timeline,” she defined.
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Talking of the drama, she added, “I discover it to be foolishness. I would like it to be over, for certain.” Apparently, whereas Eminem’s music is off the desk, Bryant says her household nonetheless listens to Dr. Dre regardless of his shut ties to the rapper.
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The ‘Actual Housewives Of Potomac’ Star Says ‘Fairly Shady’ Is Nonetheless Thriving
Bryant just isn’t letting a trademark combat with Eminem decelerate her podcast success. The mother-of-three says her podcast with Dixon, continues to be going robust even because the authorized battle over its identify continues.
“Fairly Shady, it is nonetheless up and operating. And we’re like 10 million downloads robust in our fifth season,” Bryant shared.
The rapper, whose full identify is Marshall Mathers III, objected to the “Fairly Shady” trademark, citing potential confusion along with his well-known Slim Shady persona. The nickname has been tied to Eminem since his 1999 album “The Slim Shady LP.”
Mathers has pushed again legally, requesting a protecting order and arguing that testifying could be a burden given his “restricted information of the topics at subject.”
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The Actuality TV Women Pushed To Depose The Singer After Preliminary Denial
Bryant and Dixon weren’t able to again down after their first try to query Eminem in courtroom was denied. The podcast hosts pushed ahead of their authorized battle by submitting a brand new request to depose the songwriter.
As reported by The Blast, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Workplace dominated in September 2024 that Bryant and Dixon might solely depose Eminem’s supervisor, not the artist himself.
In October, Bryant and Dixon responded with a request for reconsideration. They argued, “Mr. Mathers’ deposition is important in figuring out possession, validity of rights, way of thinking that pertains to fame, together with precise confusion points, and present use.”
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In addition they claimed that being restricted to a third-party witness whereas going through a Movement for Abstract Judgement would stop them from mounting a correct protection.
The Rapper Argued The Podcast Title Would Confuse The Public
Eminem and his authorized crew pushed again exhausting towards Bryant and Dixon’s try to trademark their podcast identify, claiming it might mislead the general public and harm a model he spent years constructing.
The 52-year-old, via his attorneys, filed a proper opposition to the trademark utility, arguing that he had spent a long time establishing possession of the “Shady” identify.
He holds logos for Slim Shady, Shady, and Shady Restricted, which have all been a part of his id since his rise to fame within the late ’90s. Eminem’s crew stated permitting the “Fairly Shady” trademark might make folks assume he was concerned with the podcast or any associated merchandise.
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His lawyer argued that the podcast identify was too related in “look, sound, and business impression,” and would doubtless “trigger confusion and mistake and to deceive.”
Eminem Dodged Deposition, Citing Restricted Involvement
The daddy-of-three managed to keep away from being deposed within the trademark dispute, arguing that his direct involvement within the matter was minimal and that showing in courtroom would place an pointless burden on him.
Eminem instructed the courtroom that his private testimony wouldn’t add worth to the case, since he was not intently concerned within the day-to-day dealing with of the Shady model.
The artist recognized three people he felt have been higher suited to testify. His authorized crew named his longtime supervisor, Paul Rosenberg, Common Music Group’s Chief Advertising Officer, Eric Hahn, and licensing govt, Stuart Parr, as having extra related perception.
Gizelle Bryant’s stance towards Eminem’s music exhibits she just isn’t backing down in her combat to maintain issues “Fairly Shady.”
