Eminem is no stranger to controversy and yet again has come under fire for his latest music video ‘Space Bound’. The rapper has been labeled ‘evil’ by an English women’s rights organization for the video which sees Em portray a character who appears to have a split personally, stimulate suicide with a gun, and strangle his on-screen girlfriend played by porn star Sasha Grey.
Following its premiere this week, parenting group Mothers Against Violence have criticised the video for showing an extreme method of suicide and violence against women.
“People who do this are really quite evil,” a spokesperson for MAV told the Daily Mirror. “Children are influenced by the things they see. If we feed violence, it becomes strong. Like an addiction.”
“It’s all about the money with these videos,” the spokesperson added. “Eminem isn’t thinking about the families affected. It’s selfish – it comes to a point when selfishness becomes evil.”
Producer Jim Jonsin spoke up in defense of Eminem and the video. “Things happen in movies all the time. People kill themselves, people get killed, they kill other people,” Jonsin told MTV. “When my kids watch it, I like to explain to them in that manner: ‘It’s like a movie, ya know? He isn’t really killing himself.'”
‘Space Bound’ is the fourth single to be taken from Shady’s hit album Recovery, with the video being directed by ‘Love The Way You Lie’ director, Joseph Kahn.
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