Eminem's album "Relapse" was an instant success when it was released in 2009. It quickly shot to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, and spawned several successful singles. "We Made You," the first track released from the album, was released alongside a controversial music video. For the video, which now has over 230 million views, the rapper tapped Trisha Paytas to star as Jessica Simpson.
Dressed in daisy dukes and a red cropped blouse — seemingly mocking Simpson's character in "The Dukes of Hazzard" — Paytas dances and even eats a cheeseburger in the music video. The portrayal, which Eminem later defended, was a jab at Simpson's physical appearance at the time.
During a 2009 interview with the Detroit Metro Times, the rapper said he was "conflicted" about mocking Simpson in the video, but ultimately chose to anyway. "I felt kinda conflicted doing the Jessica thing. Because we were gonna have a Jessica in the video. When I say, 'Jessica Simpson, sing the chorus,' we were gonna have a chick who looked like Jessica Simpson come out and sing the chorus," he told the publication. Adding, "But then Jessica got fat ... And we wanted to stay within the current of what's going on right now in pop culture."
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