Eminem’s Trademark Dispute With ‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ Stars Gizelle Bryant And Robyn Dixon Heats Up As He Files Protective Order

The drama is only getting more intense between Eminem and The Real Housewives of Potomac stars Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon amid their ongoing trademark battle. According to legal documents obtained by AllHipHop, the rapper has requested a protective order that would permit him to skip out on an in-person deposition with the Bravolebrities.

Earlier this year, Eminem — whose real name is Marshall Mathers, but who also goes by the moniker Slim Shady — filed an opposition to Bryant and Dixon’s attempt to trademark their Reasonably Shady podcast, which first premiered in 2021. He claimed that trademarking the title of the podcast could “damage” his brand and “cause confusion in the minds of consumers” since it uses the same word as his famous nickname, per Page Six.

Eminem is now requesting that he not be required to attend a deposition with the reality TV stars, which his lawyers said would be “premature and procedurally improper” since he has yet to be served with “a notice of deposition.” He argued that it would be “both duplicative and unduly burdensome” to depose him as he has “limited knowledge of the subjects at issue.”

Instead, the singer was willing to send three people, including his manager Paul Rosenberg, who are more qualified to answer questions about the trademark. However, his lawyer said that Bryant and Dixon are “insistent on deposing Mathers,” which is why he asked for “a protective order precluding” his deposition.

Meanwhile, Dixon and Bryant’s attorney, Andrea Evans, told Page Six that Eminem filed the motion “to preserve the confidentiality of the information.” She explained that they would “like to question Mathers at least about his use of the expressions Slim Shady and Shady.” However, he is now “refusing to be deposed.”

“Mathers is the owner of the marks at issue and his attorneys are saying he doesn’t have information about the marks,” Evans told the outlet. “We have filed a motion to compel Mathers to be deposed. It seems obvious to us that if you file a lawsuit, you should be made available to be deposed.”

She added, “It’s unclear to us that Mathers can be the owner of the trademarks and file this suit against our clients but he will not make himself available to be deposed.”