Eminem’s Rep Addresses His Leaked Lyric Siding With Chris Brown Over Rihanna Assault
An alleged song leak is circulating online featuring Eminem siding with Chris Brown while rapping about his assault on Rihanna.
The snippet was recorded in 2009, the same year Chris was charged with felony assault against RiRi.
Eminem’s spokesperson just responded to the leak.
Warning: This article contains descriptions of violence against women in Eminem’s alleged song lyrics.
Update: November 13, 2019
Eminem’s spokesperson Dennis Dennehy just gave a statement about the song to XXL basically saying it was scrapped for a reason.
“This is a leak of something that’s over 10 years old,” his statement said. “After Eminem recorded it, he scrapped it and rewrote it. Obviously, he and Rihanna have a great relationship.”
Original story: November 5, 2019
Er, it looks like Eminem might have some explaining to do. According to both Complex and E! News, a snippet of a leaked verse from the rapper has been making its way around Twitter and Reddit—and in it, Eminem sides with Chris Brown while rapping about Chris’s 2009 assault on Rihanna.
The leaked part is allegedly from recording sessions for Eminem’s 2009 album Relapse, and in it, he raps, “Of course I side with Chris Brown, I’d beat a bitch down too.” Complex reports that the song never made it onto Relapse but that a “different version of it” was released, which has references to other instances of violence against famous celebrity women.
Naturally, everyone on Twitter is deeply unimpressed and coming to Rihanna’s defense:
To think that Rihanna is mainly the sole reason Eminem got brought into the 2010s since she graciously featured him on his own verses.. pic.twitter.com/7IvTfVH0mJ
— jp (@jus10pr) November 4, 2019
eminem grown ass really glorifying rihanna abuse for a damn song after my fav lend her vocals to numerous songs for him is disgusting pic.twitter.com/gfgJjHPKZt
— ririreaddy🇯🇲 (@ririreaddy) November 3, 2019
She basically gave him two No. 1 hits and helped keep him relevant. Rihanna is unbothered, but this is another item on Eminem’s long, long list of problematic verses and quotes (against women). pic.twitter.com/f29aB31kTS
— Bryan Boggiano (@Bryan_KnowsBest) November 4, 2019
As Complex notes, Eminem and Rihanna have worked together before on “Love the Way You Lie,” “Numb,” and “The Monster.” They even performed “Love the Way You Lie” at the 2011 Grammy Awards during a medley with Dr. Dre, Skyler Grey, and Adam Levine—and they went on what E! News described as a “mini tour” together in 2014 after the release of “Monster.”
At this point, neither Rihanna nor Eminem have commented directly on the alleged song lyrics, but stay tuned.
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