Kim Scott, Eminem‘s ex-wife, was arrested on suspicion of DUI near Detroit last week. Bodycam footage shows the emotional moment officers placed her in handcuffs, with Scott visibly breaking down in tears.
According to police, Scott was involved in a vehicle collision and admitted to consuming alcohol earlier in the evening. When questioned at the scene, she explained that she had turned a corner and was temporarily blinded by the headlights of an oncoming truck, which led to the crash. The bodycam interaction captures her retrieving her license and registration while the officer conducts questioning.
After administering standard field sobriety tests, officers placed Scott in handcuffs. That’s when her composure shifted. The footage shows her turning away from the camera as tears began to flow. Later at the precinct, however, she appeared more composed, even cracking a smile for her mug shot.
Police allege that Kim Scott had a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit at the time of her arrest. This incident marks another legal complication for Scott, who had only recently resolved a separate drunk driving case from February involving a parked car collision while she was driving her son Parker and three of his friends.
Precinct video shows officers checking Scott’s BAC again inside the station, with one officer informing her she would be released once she sobered up. The shift in her demeanor from the emotional bodycam moment to the composed mug shot was notable, revealing the toll of the arrest process.
Just days before this arrest, Scott pleaded no contest to impaired driving and failure to report an accident charges connected to the February incident. With that case pending sentencing next month, this new arrest compounds her legal troubles considerably.
Scott’s sentencing in the earlier case is scheduled for the coming month.
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