Thanks, Beyoncé, but if we’re verbing, I think you meant ‘Bill Clinton’d all on my gown,’ not ‘Monica Lewinsky’d.’” In a 2014 essay for Vanity Fair, she wrote about the endless pop-culture references made about her: “Miley Cyrus references me in her twerking stage act, Eminem raps about me, and Beyoncé’s latest hit gives me a shout-out.

It’s not the first time Lewinsky has addressed the lyric. While she’s at it, Monica Lewinsky would like to request another lyric change. In response to the news that Beyoncé would remove the insensitive lyric from “Heated,” Lewinsky tweeted, “uhmm, while we’re at it…#Partition.” In “Partition,” from Beyoncé’s 2013 self-titled album, the singer references Lewinsky’s infamous affair with Bill Clinton, singing, “He Monica Lewinsky’d all on my dress.”īeyoncé to Remove Renaissance Lyric After Outrage: Ableist, Offensive - Variety - Monica Lewinsky (she/her) August 1, 2022 Beyoncé also changed the lyrics in “Heated,” removing an ableist slur that sparked backlash over the weekend. Beyoncé is apparently in the process of removing the interpolation of Kelis’s song “Milkshake” from the track “Energy” after Kelis accused her and “Milkshake” producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of using the song without asking.

In the week since Beyoncé released Renaissance, her first solo album in six years, it’s been met with celebration - as well as a few post-release tweaks. Photo: Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

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