According to the Detroit News, a man has filed a lawsuit against Eminem over allegations he was sucker-punched by the rapper in a bathroom in a Detroit nightclub in 2006 - a sucker-punch being a punch that comes out of nowhere, apparently.
Miad Jarbou says he was hit by Slim Shady after he and a friend ran into him in the bathroom at Detroit's Cheetah strip club. He alleges that his friend said "Hey Eminem, what's up man" to which the rapper (or possibly a security guard with him, I'm not entirely clear on that) responded: "Shut the fuck up, man! Don't say another word". Jardou says he came to his friend's defence by saying "Hey, man, my friend ain't starting trouble, it's just cool to see Eminem", which prompted Shady to lash out with his fists "without warning or provocation".
I'm not sure why it's taken two years for Jarbou to sue in relation to the incident, which was apparently reported at the time, but without any police action being taken. He is reportedly suing for over $25K in damages to compensate for the "physical pain and suffering, emotional distress, ongoing serious injuries requiring medical treatment... embarrassment, humiliation, medical expenses, wage loss and other economic and non-economic" damages caused by the punch.
Eminem's people are yet to comment.