EMINEM has been slammed for taking a “disgusting” swipe at Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting in his new song, Houdini.
Megan, 29, was shot in the foot by rapper Tory Lanez, 31, in July 2020 after a party in Los Angeles.
The Savage rapper said she was “tormented and terrorized” by Tory after the shooting during his 2023 trial.
Tory was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Eminem took a jab at the incident in the first verse of the song Houdini – which dropped on Thursday – from his upcoming album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce).
“If I was to ask for Megan Thee Stallion if she would collab with me / Would I really have a shot at a feat?” the 51-year-old rapped.
The rapper mimed humping the air in the music video while rapping “a shot at a feat.”
Critics slammed Eminem for the “unnecessary” dig on X, formerly Twitter.
“Yeah, this was disgusting, especially coming from a grown man. Just unnecessary,” one raged.
“WEIRD. Making a joke out of someone’s trauma? Megan literally got shot on both her feet and she has been depressed,” another added.
“He needs to retire asap, a third posted and another commented, “Unprovoked and unnecessary.”
“Girl it’s time to retire,” someone else wrote.
Eminem fans suspect he sneakily ‘announced his retirement’ in shocking video to promote new song Houdini
Tory shot Megan after an altercation in a car as they left a party at Kylie Jenner’s house.
In August 2023, he was found guilty of all three felony counts, including assault, having a concealed gun in a vehicle, and discharge of a firearm with gross negligence.
“I’ve been tormented and terrorized. He lied to anyone that would listen,” Megan said in her statement at Tory’s trial.
“In his tantrum of lies, he’s blamed the system, blamed the press and, as of late, he’s using his childhood trauma to shield himself and avoid culpability.”
Megan Thee Stallion shooting
MEGAN Thee Stallion was shot by rapper Tory Lanez in Los Angeles in July 2020.
The rapper, 29, was hit in the feet after an altercation in a car with Tory following a party at Kylie Jenner’s house.
Megan spoke out about the shooting in August 2020, accusing Tory of being the gunman.
He was arrested at the time for carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle but didn’t face charges for shooting Megan until October of that year.
He denied her claims in his album, Daystar, in September and accused her team of trying to “frame” him.
In April 2022, Megan tearfully opened up about the shooting in an interview with Gayle King for CBS.
She said she feared for her life, recalling, “I was really scared cause I had never been shot at before.
“And I looked down at my feet cause the adrenaline is pumping so hard I wasn’t sure if he hit me. I can feel it but I wasn’t sure what was happening.
“And so I look down at my feet and I’m like ‘oh my god I’m really bleeding.'”
Tory faced trial over the shooting in August 2023.
Megan slammed the rapper’s “heinous” crime and accused him of blaming “the system, the press, and his childhood trauma” for the incident.
He was found guilty of all three charges, including assault, having a concealed gun in a vehicle, and discharge of a firearm with gross negligence.
The rapper was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
She added that he “must be forced to face the full consequences” of his “heinous” actions.
Tory denied shooting Megan in his 2020 album, Daystar, claiming her team is “trying to frame” him.
“I ain’t do it ‘ Megan[‘s] people trying to frame me for a shooting / How the f**k you get shot in your foot but don’t hit no bones or tendons?” he rapped.
Eminem has been busy promoting his new album in recent weeks.
Earlier this week, the rapper’s fans thought he hinted that he will retire while plugging the track, Houdini.
In a teaser for the song, he shared a video of him FaceTiming magician David Blaine on Instagram,
“Well for my last trick, I’m going to make my career disappear,” he said at the end of the clip, prompting fans to speculate that he plans to step back from the limelight.
