"Since my divorce, I’ve had a few dates and nothing’s panned out in a way that I wanted to make it public," he said. "Dating’s just not where I’m at lately."
Ok, pretty standard interview answer for Eminem so far — until he was asked if he uses any dating apps. Here's what he said:
Yeah, Tinder. And Grindr. I also used to go to strip clubs.
"Yeah, Tinder. And Grindr." For those of you who don't know, Grindr is a "social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people to connect."
Obviously, people were confused — especially considering his previously problematic lyrics:
Me: Eminem really came out as bi/curious today. Wow good for him! Friend: He just mentioned he’s been on Grindr, t… https://t.co/6T4NPwkqL3
Eminem is gay?
So Eminem is gay? That... fits. And I know all his fans heads have exploded which is great.
Some said it's Eminem's way of making a joke:
Y’all know Eminem jokes about being gay..he likes getting reactions. That man don’t like nor want the peen
am i missing something or is it not obvious the eminem grindr thing was a joke
Now if Eminem is gay or bi I really don’t mind, like that’s his business but if he says all this things for attenti… https://t.co/qQ8g8twztS
Maybe he'll follow up with this in a song? Maybe it was a joke? Who knows? You can read the rest of the interview here.
