An Eminem fan was banned from owning a stereo, radio or TV after Birgmingham's City Council issued an order because she routinely played Slim's music too loud.
Sharon McCloughlin reportedly kept bumping Em's "Stan" loud enough that it caused her neighbors' furniture to vibrate across the floor. Following complaints, the Birmingham, U.K City Council repeatedly raided her apartment and confiscated thousands of pounds of hi-fi equipment, including a karaoke machine. Since she kept buying more equipment and bumping the music, the Council sought an antisocial behavior order to stop her antics.
Consequently, McCloughlin is now barred from owning a stereo, radio or TV and causing harassment alarm or distress in England and Wales for the next two years. The mother of three was also evicted from her apartment.
Environmental health staff measured the noise from the apartment above and estimated it at roughly 65 dB, ten times louder than normal background music and the equivalent of a passing train.
"My settee moves across the living room, my son's cot moves across the floor and the constant music has me permanently on edge," Sadie Renenhan, who lives above McCloughlin told ThisisLondon.com. "My GP prescribed me anti-depression tablets to cope."