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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Eminem asks to skip deposition in trademark battle against Real Housewives stars
Caption: The rapper, who also goes by the nickname Slim Shady, filed an objection in February after The Real Housewives of Potomac stars Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon applied to trademark the phrase "Reasonably Shady", which is also the name of their podcast. Lawyers for reality stars filed a motion earlier this month to compel Eminem to sit for a deposition, where he would have to answer questions under oath. However, Eminem's lawyer argued in a motion filed on 15 December that the process would be "unduly burdensome" and insisted he has "limited knowledge of the subjects at issue". They offered up three other people, including Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg, for a deposition instead, claiming that they have "equal and superior knowledge to (Eminem) on the relevant topics" According to the documents, obtained by AllHipHop, The Real Slim Shady rapper's lawyer is asking for "a protective order precluding the deposition of Marshall Mathers". However, an attorney for Bryant and Dixon remained insistent in a 20 December filing that Eminem should sit himself arguing that his "state of mind and his belief as to reputation are central to claims regarding dilution" Eminem's legal team stuck by their position in the most recent filing in the case on 22 December. The 51-year-old has owned the trademarks to both "Slim Shady" and "Shady" for the past two decades. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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