EMINEM - EMINEM GOES PRIVATE WITH DIVORCE

Rap star EMINEM has continued divorce proceedings with his estranged wife KIMBERLEY MATHERS in a private hearing today (22JUN06) - during which Mathers was reportedly seen being escorted from the courthouse by a sheriff's deputy. Mathers is seeking financial support, attorney fees and joint custody of the couple's 10-year-old daughter, HAILIE. Eminem, real name MARSHALL BRUCE MATHERS III, was present for the hour-long meeting before Court Referee DAVID ELIAS, court officer MARK MILESKI said. Neither of the couple's representatives were available for comment. Eminem, 33, filed for divorce in April (06) - just 82 days after they remarried in January. Their first marriage lasted from 1999 to 2001. A meeting to discuss a potential settlement is scheduled for September (06).