On Tuesday, we reported Eminem suggested in a Vulture interview that he found dates on Tinder and Grindr.
He’s now clarifying those remarks via a spokesperson.
Asked if he finds dates via social apps, Eminem said:
“Well, yeah. Yeah Tinder. And Grindr. I also used to go to strip clubs. What can I say? Going to strip clubs is how I was meeting some chicks. It was an interesting time for me.”
Well, now a representative claims Eminem was “joking” about using Grindr.
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“I’m confirming that he was joking about using both Tinder and Grindr,” a rep tells The Muse.
So there you have it. Elsewhere in the interview, Eminem addresses accusations that he’s homophobic, saying:
The first time I got a taste of being called anti-gay was on “My Name Is” when I said, “My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high / The only problem was my English teacher was a guy.” All I was saying was I don’t swing that way. So when I started getting flack for it, I thought, Alright, you people think I’m homophobic? Watch this. Hence the Ken Kaniff character and all that stuff. I was trying to push the buttons of people who were calling me something that I wasn’t. The honest-to-God truth is that none of that matters to me: I have no issue with someone’s sexuality, religion, race, none of that. Anyone who’s followed my music knows I’m against bullies — that’s why I hate that f**king bully Trump — and I hate the idea that a kid who’s gay might get shit for it….
I’m sure people have misunderstood what I was doing. Again, I’m not a perfect human being and I’m sure that I’ve said things that went a little too hard, but I think my actual life shows — I mean, meeting Elton John and being as good friends with him as I am, that’s not me saying, “Hey, I’ve got a gay friend.” It’s me saying Elton John has my back. He’ll stick up for me.
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Juanjo
“My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high / The only problem was my English teacher was a guy.” All I was saying was I don’t swing that way. ”
That is not homophobic. Homophobic is calling him a f&g and beating him up.
Bob LaBlah
Eminem, face it. You let the cat out of the bag and the only ones who are playing up on it are gay men. Your strait audience couldn’t care less. If they did, especially after this incident back in 2009, you would have been history long ago. Your clandestine appeals to attract the gay audience always made me laugh. You are what you are, another Madonna who knows how to play both sides of the fence and pump both sides for all you can get. I admire you for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8wFuPPPL9g
Ummmm Yeah
People with an ounce of sense knew it was a joke all along.
Dustolio
Obvious joke is obvious: Film at 11.
Brody
I suspect the rap community wouldn’t have responded too kindly if little Marshall came out as bi.
Just saying.
Donston
As I mentioned in his previous thread, trying to combat a homophobic image with a truly, overtly homophobic image is not “clever”. There was not a hint of irony to what he did, and the fact that he’s trying to re-write his history and intentions is just lame. You thought being seen as a homophobe made you seem “cool” and “controversial”, but now, perhaps due to sociological advancement, you perhaps you don’t feel that way. It’s pretty simple. You can’t show two men kissing in your video and then feigned disgust and years later pretend it’s irony. Don’t insult people’s intelligence. And certainly none of his millions of rabid fans interpreted it that way.
However, he shouldn’t have clarified the Grindr thing or at least he should have waited a couple more days to let the momentum truly build.
Ander
Exactly! Yes, thank you!
ChrisK
What is this. The day of male celebs pretending to be gay and then it’s naw just kidding.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Unhinged people cannot differentiate between jokes/publicity stunts and their own wish fulfilment fantasies
Josh447
He never smiles. I believe he has no teeth.
okbye
That would be helpful if he is gay 😉
ankit12121
thanks a lot
Ainsleyalexavier12
nice post