Eminem divorce proceedings held in private

Eminem poses before his appearance at the Detroit Hip-Hop Summit, on May 22, 2004, in Detroit. Eminem continued divorce proceedings with his wife, Kimberly Mathers, in a private hearing. (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza)

Grammy-winning rapper Eminem continued divorce proceedings with his wife, Kimberley Mathers, in a private hearing Thursday. Details of the meeting were not disclosed.

Kimberley Mathers, who is seeking financial support, attorney fees and joint custody of the couple's 10-year-old daughter, Hailie Jade Scott, was seen being escorted out of the building by a sheriff's deputy.

Her lawyer, Michael J. Smith, declined to comment. A message seeking comment was left Thursday with Eminem's attorney, Harvey Hauer.

Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, was not seen by reporters at the courthouse, but was present for the hour-long meeting before Court Referee David Elias, court officer Mark Mileski said.

Eminem filed for divorce April 5, 82 days after the couple remarried.

The 33-year-old rapper remarried Kimberley Mathers in Rochester on Jan. 14, a month after the couple announced they were getting back together.

Their first marriage lasted from 1999 to 2001.

Macomb County Circuit Judge Antonio Viviano, who originally was scheduled to preside over Thursday's hearing, had set a deadline of Aug. 25 for completion of depositions, interrogatories, pension evaluations and other matters.

A settlement conference is scheduled for Sept. 19.