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Singer and songwriter Sia has revealed she will donate all proceeds from her new collaboration with Eminem, 'Beautiful Pain' to an anti-homophobia charity, after outrage over the rapper's homophobic lyrics on his new album.
The Australian star (who has previously penned huge hits for the likes of Rihanna and David Guetta) revealed her plans to donate the cash as the 'Berzerk' star drew fierce criticism for offensive and aggressive lyrics on his new album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
Sia told a writer for The Huffington Post that "she was under the impression that Eminem’s alter-ego Slim Shady was performance art, and a thing of the past, asserting that she does not believe that Eminem is actually homophobic."
Huffington Post report that Sia's donation will help support "a 50-bed shelter, a transitional living program, medical care, meals, clothing, counseling, GED prep programs, job placement services and more, according to the release from the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center."
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Performance art or not - lyrics on Eminem's new album, and particularly 'Rap God' are hugely offensive. Lyrics include "Little gay-looking boy / So gay I can barely say it with a straight face-looking boy / You witnessing massacre like you watching a church gathering taking place-looking boy / 'Oy vey, that boy's gay,' that's all they say looking-boy / You take a thumbs up, pat on the back, the way you go from your label every day-looking boy."
Eminem has made his career offending people, and his attempts to justify his justify his continued use of words like 'faggot' in his music fall far short of excusing such offensive matterial.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the rapper limply explained his stance on homophobia, telling the magazine: "It was more like calling someone a bitch or a punk or asshole. So that word was just thrown around so freely back then. It goes back to that battle, back and forth in my head, of wanting to feel free to say what I want to say, and then [worrying about] what may or may not affect people.
"And, not saying it's wrong or it's right, but at this point in my career - man, I say so much shit that's tongue-in-cheek. I poke fun at other people, myself. But the real me sitting here right now talking to you has no issues with gay, straight, transgender, at all."
Below: what the critics have to say about The Marshall Mathers LP 2
