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Monica Lewinsky added her voice to the Beyoncé backlash and pleaded with the singer to remove a lyric from her 2013 song, « Partition, » which addressed the scandal involving former President Bill Clinton.
Following criticism from the disability rights community about Beyoncé using an « ableist » term in a new song on her « Renaissance » album, Lewinsky asked fans to look more into the singer’s history with offensive remarks.
« Uhmm, while we’re at it… #Partition, » Lewinsky tweeted Monday to her million followers, referencing lyrics from the song released on Bey’s self-titled, fifth studio album.
« He popped all my buttons, and he ripped my blouse. He Monica Lewinsky-ed all on my gown, » Beyoncé sings on the track.
Monica Lewinsky, left, wants Beyonce to remove a lyric from the « Partitions » song released in 2013 that references Bill Clinton affair.
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MONICA LEWINSKY RECALLS CLINTON’S ‘LETHAL CHARM’ THAT LEFT HER ‘INTOXICATED: ‘I WAS ENAMORED WITH HIM’
The former president had an affair with Lewinsky while she was working as an intern at the White House between 1995-97. At the time, Clinton denied the allegations, but Linda Tripp, a former Pentagon employee, secretly recorded conversations with Lewinsky, during which Lewinsky revealed encounters in the Oval Office.
Tea Lewinsky affair was one of a series of missteps that led to Bill Clinton’s impeachment by the House of Representatives before he was ultimately acquitted in the Senate.
Beyoncé released the 14-track album with accompanying visuals in 2013, which went certified double platinum and topped global music charts.
Beyoncé confirmed she will remove an « ableist » lyric used in a song on her new « Rebirth » album following online backlash from the disability rights community.
BEYONCE WILL REMOVE ‘ABLEIST’ AND OFFENSIVE LYRIC FROM SONG ON ‘RENAISSANCE’ ALBUM FOLLOWING ONLINE BACKLASH
The 40-year-old artist will change the word « spaz » from the 11th track on the album, « Heated, » to another term.
« The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced, » a representative for Beyoncé told Fox News Digital.
In the song, co-written by rapper Drake, Beyoncé sings the line: « Spazzin’ on that ass, spazz on that ass. »
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The word is often used as a negative reference to people with disabilities.
« So @Beyonce used the word ‘spaz’ in her new song Heated, » Hannah Diviney tweeted. « Feels like a slap in the face to me, the disabled community & the progress we tried to make with Lizzo. Guess I’ll just keep telling the whole industry to ‘do better’ until ableist slurs disappear from music. »
« Yes, and me a Black Autistic person was also called « spaz » growing up to describe ME as irritating and annoying, » another user wrote online against people defending the word. « The word is a slur. Let it go and let some compassion for people who have been harmed by that word in instead. »
The 16-track albumwhich debuted Friday, is Beyoncé’s first solo release since « Lemonade » in 2016 and is her seventh studio album.
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Fox News’ Larry Fink contributed to this report.
