Eminem Defends Mocking 'Fat Jessica Simpson'
Published Friday, 15th May, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Eminem said he felt "conflicted" about using a fat Jessica Simpson lookalike in his new music video, due to his respect for her boyfriend, footballer Tony Romo.
The 'We Made You' video, which also features parodies of other celebs, shows 'Jessica Simpson' with an overhang and eating a burger, while trying to dance sexily.
However, Eminem says that the only reason the lookalike was chubby is because Jessica Simpson was "fat" at the time.
"Tony Romo is one of my favorite quarterbacks. So I felt kinda conflicted doing the Jessica thing," he told the Metro Times.
"We were gonna have a chick who looked like Jessica Simpson come out and sing. But then Jessica got fat."
"I mean, not really fat, but she certainly got fat for…well Jessica Simpson got fat for Jessica Simpson!"
