Eminem struggles to explain ex's problems to his daughter

Rapper Eminem was at a rare loss for words when he had to explain his former wife's legal troubles to their daughter Hailie.

The Without Me star's ex, Kim Mathers, has been in and out of jail and on the run from police over the past year after being found guilty of drug charges.

And Eminem struggled to explain to Hailie why her mother was absent.

He explains: "Trying to explain that…was one of the hardest things I ever had to go through. You can never let a child feel that it's her fault for what's goin' on.

"You just gotta let her know, 'Mom has a problem, she's sick, and it's not because she doesn't love you. She loves you, but she's sick right now.'"