Kim and her twin sister Dawn had run away from home; they moved in with Eminem and his mother when he was 15, and he began an on-and-off relationship with Kim in 1989.
Kim dan saudara kembar perempuannya yang bernama Dawn kabur dari rumah; mereka pindah bersama Eminem dan ibunya ketika dia berusia 15 tahun, dan mulai menjalin hubungan putus sambung bersama Kim pada tahun 1989.