Phaedra Bell, 16, a fan from Southport, said: 'We totally understand gay people's worries but they have read Eminem wrong. Why should we give this bigot a warm welcome? Telling people to 'kill faggots' endangers people's safety and encourages gaybashing.' Eminem has had nine of his albums debut consecutively as number one on Billboard 200. His tenth studio album, Kamikaze, was released in 2018. 'Manchester is proud of its diversity, women, gay and straight. Eminem’s next album was 2013’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which won two Grammy Awards before the rapper took a longer hiatus coming back again in 2017 with his ninth studio album, Revival, in 2017. Eminem, seen here earlier in 2017, has denied the rumours hes gay. Outside the arena, they handed out flyers saying: 'Eminem has gone too far!' 'We want people to see that Eminem is affecting the day-to-day lives of lesbians and gays,' said Daniel Murphy, NUS campaign representative. Eminem has denied hes gay, saying he was 'joking' when he said he used the dating app, Grindr.
Among the crowd was the Manchester United footballer David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria.Įarlier, students from Sheffield, York and Liverpool arrived by bus for a protest organised by the National Union of Students' lesbian, gay and bisexual campaign and backed by gay rights' groups including OutRage!. Inside the Manchester Evening News arena, the rapper ran through songs such as The Real Slim Shady and the No1 hit Stan wearing his trademark white mask and wielding a chainsaw. He seems like he raps good but now seems like such a bad time to stan Eminem.