Eminem enjoyed the support of his family when he made a surprise appearance at an NFL Thanksgiving game.
The rapper, 53, joined The White Stripes’ Jack White on stage for a halftime performance as the Detroit Lions faced off against the Green Bay Packers in his native Michigan on Thursday, November 27.
Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade McClintock took to Instagram to share a sweet clip of herself holding her 8-month-old son, Elliot, while they watched the unannounced performance from the stands.
In the cute clip, Hailie, 29, is seen holding Elliot, whom she shares with her husband, Evan McClintock, as they face the football field with a sea of Detroit supporters dressed in blue packing the stadium. Elliot is wearing noise-reducing headphones in the post as he supports his grandfather from the crowd.
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“Happy thanksgiving 💕,” the “Just a Little Shady” podcaster captioned the post.
Hailie also shared a family photo via her Instagram Story, showing herself, her husband and their baby posing for the holiday. Elliot’s face was obscured in both posts.
During the halftime performance at the football game, rocker White, 50, introduced Eminem to the stage and performed “That’s How I’m Feeling.” The pair stepped things up a notch with a joint performance of “Hello Operator” before moving on to a remix of the rapper’s hit track “‘Til I Collapse.”
Hailie Jade and Evan welcomed Elliot in March and honored her dad by giving the newborn the middle name Marshall. (Eminem’s real name is Marshall Mathers III.)
With the help of her dad, Hailie Jade announced she was pregnant in October 2024 in Eminem’s music video for his song “Temporary.”
At the end of the video, Hailie Jade is seen gifting Eminem a Detroit Lions jersey that read “Grandpa” on the back.
The music clip also featured snippets of Hailie and Evan’s wedding. The couple, who had been together for eight years before walking down the aisle, tied the knot in May 2024.
“Waking up a wife this week,” Hailie wrote on Instagram at the time, sharing photos from the nuptials. “We couldn’t have asked for a better, more beautiful weekend celebration. So so many happy tears were shed, laughs & smiles were had, & so much love was felt. Evan and I are feeling so grateful for all of the family & friends that traveled to support us and be a part of this new chapter of our lives as husband & wife.”
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As well as featuring her pregnancy reveal, “Temporary” is an emotional song for Hailie. The track is written as a message from Eminem to his daughter, encouraging her to move on and be happy when he eventually dies in the future.
Speaking on her podcast, “Just a Little Shady” in August 2024, Hailie admitted that watching the music videos and listening to the lyrics to some of Eminem’s songs, including “Temporary,” make her emotional.
“I watched it in entirety and I don’t think I can do it again. I definitely cry every time I hear it at all,” she said at the time. “Between that and ‘Temporary’… I audibly sobbed I think for both songs but especially ‘Temporary.’”
Eminem shares Hailie with ex-wife Kimberly Anne Scott. He is also the father of daughters Alaina, 32, and Stevie, 23.
