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Eminem has apologised to his mother in his new music video.
The rapper appears to hug a woman resembling his mum, Debbie Nelson, and expresses his regret about their feud in the official clip for 'Headlights', which was released on Sunday (11.05.14) to coincide with Mother's Day in the US.
The reflective video, directed by filmmaker Spike Lee, also sees the 41-year-old star - real name Marshall Mathers - flick through a photo album featuring snaps from his childhood.
The lyrics even reflect on Eminem's earlier song, 'Cleanin' Out My Closet' in 2002, in which he accused his mother of making him ill due to her alleged drug habit and the song, featuring Nate Ruess, is taken from his album 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2', which was released last year.
He raps: "I went in headfirst, never thinking about who what I said hurt / In what verse, my mum probably got it the worst, the brunt of it / But as stubborn as we are, did I take it too far, Cleanin' Out My Closet /And all them other songs, but regardless I don't hate you / Cause ma, you're still beautiful to me, cause you're my mum."
The 'Rap God' hitmaker has had a troubled relationship with his mother over the years, often rapping about his troubled childhood in his autobiographical songs.
Debbie sued Eminem for $10 million in 1999 for slandering her by implying she was a habitual drug user, but she was only awarded $25,000 - some $23,000 of which went towards her lawyers' fees.

Jimmy Page has received an honorary doctorate at Boston's Berklee College of Music.
The Led Zeppelin guitarist addressed the audience at the 7,000-capacity Agganis Arena on Friday (09.05.14) and wished fellow students good luck for the future.
According to Rolling Stone, he told the crowd: "What a spirit there is here.
"Music has so much power across so many avenues. To be in a position to do the thing you're best at, which is making music, and bringing joy and pleasure to other people, it can't be much better than that. I wish to pass that on to all of you. Congratulations with your degrees and lots of success in the future."
The 70-year-old musician, who also has an OBE, founded Led Zeppelin in 1968 with singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham.
Berklee also presented honorary doctorates this year to R&B songwriter Valerie Simpson and jazz pianist Geru Allen, while past honorees have included Willie Nelson, Steven Tyler and Annie Lennox.
When the doctorate was announced in March, Jimmy told Rolling Stone magazine: "It's truly an honour to be the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee as the music of America has been a primary driving force in my early years and pivotal to my musical development."
Meanwhile, Led Zeppelin will release a "super deluxe album series", featuring unreleased material from their nine records. The first three will be released on June 3.

Kelly Rowland, Janelle Monáe and Rita Ora feature on a new soundtrack for Pepsi to celebrate the World Cup.
The stars appear on a visual album 'Pepsi MAX Beats of the Beautiful Game', a collection of 11 anthemic songs and companion short films, two of which are directed by Oscar-winning director Spike Lee and actor Idris Elba.
Talking about the album, Kelly said: "I was immediately attracted to 'The Game' because I can identify with its theme of overcoming challenges and finding your voice.
"It's a very important message and I'm honored to partner with Pepsi on a project that brings the worlds of music, sports and film together. As an artist - and a huge film and sports fan - it's been an incredible experience."
'Beats of the Beautiful Game' also showcases a mix of rising and celebrated artists from around the world including Don Omar, Santigold and Timbaland and marks this year's World Cup, which kicks off in Brazil in June.
From May 20, Pepsi MAX will premiere songs off the album as singles on iTunes, with accompanying filmtracks free to view the same day on pepsi.com/thegame, as well as artists' YouTube or Vevo channels.
The complete 11-track album is released on June 9 internationally and June 10 in the U.S.

The full track list includes -

Janelle Monáe - Heroes
Don Omar - Pura Vida
Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down (Switch Remix)
R3hab feat. Eva Simons - Unstoppable
Jetta - Crescendo
Kelly Rowland - The Game
Santigold - Kick Down Doors
Timbaland staring Rachel Assil - Whoever We Are
Pearls Negras - Guerreira
Jolin Tsai Yl-ling - Now is the Time
Hassan el Shafei - Ahlam Men Gedial

Retired Brazilian footballer Pele is a One Direction fan.
The 73-year-old star made a "surprise appearance" at Estadio Morumbi in Sao Paulo on Saturday night (10.05.14) where Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne were performing as part of their 'Where We Are Tour'.
Coming up on a big screen for a cameo, he said: "I admire and love you.
"I play the guitar and one day we'll play together. I don't want to play football, we'll play guitar, OK? Welcome to Brazil again and good luck."
The sportsman is reportedly in talks with the boys to collaborate and perform with them.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Pele does a lot of work for charity and is keen to make this happen. He is an enthusiastic amateur musician and genuinely excited about the prospect of playing guitar with Niall.
"At the moment a list of potential dates and venues are being discussed but it is looking likely that this will happen. Obviously the boys say they are happy to wear the Brazil shirts in return."

Mariah Carey says her twins were fantastic while they worked on her album.
The star's daughter Monroe and son Moroccan, both three, both contributed to a song on 'Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse' and their famous mother was delighted at how they handled the recording sessions.
She told the Sunday Mirror newspaper's Notebook magazine: "It's astonishing to hear my daughter sing and to sing with her, she's a natural.
"I feel like I'm bragging, but they're both featured on a song called 'Supernatural' on the album, I wrote it about them and for them.
"It blows my mind, the attention span they have when we're recording."
Mariah suggested her "script" parenting with regards to technology could be a reason they were more tuned into the session.
She explained: "I guess it's because I don't let them sit on the iPad all day, I'm strict about that.
"Monroe if I put her on stage, doesn't want to leave, and I've noticed she wants to sing a song in her own way. She's taking creative control.
"Roc is a true guy, he'll be there in his pyjamas and lie next to me and watch a whole movie - he'll know the dialogue, know what scene is coming next, they're both aware of everything."

Biffy Clyro's next album will feature beatboxing, "black metal pop" and "stoner-reggae".
The 'Mountains' rockers are excited about going into the recording studio to start work on the eclectic new record, and frontman Simon Neil says he loves to "surprise" himself and their fans.
He said: "I've written about 14 songs, we probably won't start recording properly until next year, but I'm really f***ing excited about it at the moment.
"I don't want people to think the whole album will sound like this, but I've written my first ever beatbox song, and I've written a black metal pop song which I can't wait for people to hear. There's also some cool stoner-reggae s**t going on, believe it or not.
"We're still looking to do new things and surprise ourselves. It's really exciting."
The group will headline T in the Park this year - their tenth appearance at the event - and are amazed at how far they've come since their first appearance, which saw them land a record deal afterwards.
Simon told NME magazine: "T in the Park is kind of like home for our band, and it's where we've cut our teeth at every level.
"It was the first place where we played a big stage, it was the first place we played to 10,000 people, throughout the life of this band it's been a marker for us.
"So it feels poetic we're going to be headlining it, in our 15th year."

Lily Allen understands the music industry's need to play it safe.
The 29-year-old singer has previously admitted her single choices - particularly 'Air Balloon' - to promote her new album 'Sheezus' haven't been the best, but she understands why record label bosses opt to release radio friendly pop tracks compared to her more risqué material.
She explained: "People fear for their jobs in this economy. No one wants to approve something that might offend. But the simple answer is, if people paid for music instead of stealing it, we'd be in a position where people would go with their gut instincts instead of being scared of losing their jobs. But I don't blame anybody. I write all my songs. I just feel sad that the record industry doesn't work like it used to."
The outspoken star claims she'd love to go against the grain and release the more daring songs on her album, like the title track - which talks about the rivalry among pop divas to be number one - but she ultimately has to answer to her record label.
Lily added in an interview with Britain's Glamour magazine: "I'd like to, but unfortunately I signed a record deal! I took a mortgage out on myself, that's how it works."

Ozzy Osbourne says rock won't ever die.
The Black Sabbath singer doesn't keep up with the new generation of musicians so although he doesn't know who'll carry their torch when they're gone, he insists there will always be fans of the genre who want to watch band's play live.
He said: "I was doing an interview the other day and someone asked me what the latest band I liked was, and I shouted 'I don't know any f**king new bands!' They said to me, 'So you guys are done?'
"To be honest, I don't know who's going to be the next big thing. I do know that rock won't die, though - and you'll never kill live music."
The 65-year-old star's band - which includes Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler - has sold over 70 million records worldwide since forming in 1968 and he doesn't think many bands can enjoy such long careers.
He explained: "When we first played in London, one of the first places we played was - what's its f***ing name, on Wardour Street ... The Marquee Club! People thought we were f***ing nuts, and we probably were back then.
"Now here I am 45 years later and still doing everywhere and getting ready to headline Hyde Park [at the Barclaycard British Summer Time festival in London this summer].
"I was saying to [wife] Sharon back the other day that there aren't many bands this far into their career that can still sell out shows ... let alone play Hyde Park. We've had an incredible time so far and we're not done yet! I still love it."
Ozzy is honoured to have the chance to headline at the festival and still has to pinch himself to remind him it's all real.
He added to Kerrang! magazine: "I'm really honoured and to be honest with you, it's all too much for me to take in. The last album we did was in 1979 - that's 35 years back down the road. I keep pinching myself about the opportunities that we have now."

Manic Street Preachers will keep performing until they are in "wheelchairs".
The Welsh trio - who formed in 1989 - don't think any younger bands have emerged who can "replace" them so they can't ever see themselves retiring.
Bassist Nicky Wire said: "I think the reason we're still around is because there's never been anyone to f***ing replace us - no one to make us extinct...
"I think it's full-on, blasting rock 'n' roll from now on, until we literally have wheelchairs."
The 'Motorcycle Emptiness' group - who release new album 'Futurology' on July 7 - also admitted they occasionally felt "awkward" when promoting last year's largely-acoustic 'Rewind the Film'.
Frontman James Dean Bradfield said: "It pushed us to be delicate and intimate and earnest and all those things we'd never really been.
"It didn't come naturally, it was really awkward at times."
The band - which also includes drummer Sean Moore - say that, with 'Let's Go To War', one of the tracks on 'Futurology', they wanted to create another "f***ing angry" song.
Nicky told NME magazine: "'Let's Go To War' has implications of the crisis of the working classes in it, but it's also referencing us as a band. Let's have one last f***ing angry song, like 'The Masses Against the Classes' or 'You Love Us' that references our own desire to lay waste."