Eminem has already received plenty of backlash for his reference to the 2017 Manchester bombings.
On Friday, after the surprise album had dropped, Manchester mayor Andy Burnham addressed the upsetting line in a statement. “This is unnecessarily hurtful and deeply disrespectful to the families and all those affected.” Mr. Burnham’s sentiments were echoed by Figen Murray, the mother of Martyn Hett, who died in the attack. In a tweet that has seen been deleted, Figen voiced her disapproval for the lyric, writing, “Feels like he is piggybacking on the fame of Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber and says distasteful things about other celebrities. Not clever. Totally pointless. And before all Eminem fans pounce on me, I am not interested and will not engage.” Figen revealed that she ultimately deleted the tweet because “I knew I would get lots of abuse and insults.”
Figen has campaigned for the introduction of Martyn’s Law, which would require venues to introduce more stringent security checks. Martyn’s former partner, Russell Hayward, also expressed his disappointment in the lyric.
“It’s disappointing but not surprising that #Eminem would use controversial lyrics about the Manchester bomb, dragging the victims’ families & Ariana back into a very dark time,” Russell tweeted. “Not sure how popular he is these days but I hope any success he gets from the back of this is worth it.”














































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