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3rd October 2022
11:34am BST

"Not to be insensitive to anybody whose families were involved in this and lost loved ones. At the time, it was a song that we were writing about Kesha. It was a tongue-in-cheek funny song. It was not actually about cannibalism. It was just a title. "I'm sorry for anyone who's lost a family member in this tragedy. We certainly never meant to hurt anybody or make anybody feel bad. There's a [series] out right now that's kind of bringing attention back. The song's been out for more than 10 years, probably almost 12 years. This is not something that we've recently written." At the time, she said that "Jeffrey Dahmer was just part of the culture back then" and that every one "talked about him for many years." Adding that knowing his crimes were extreme, she did note that they were "worse than anyone had ever done that anybody knew about." In the single, Dahmer's name was used in the verse: "Use your finger to stir my tea // And for dessert I'll suck your teeth // Be too sweet and you'll be a goner // Yeah, I'll pull a Jeffrey Dahmer." The backlash comes after Evan Peters stars as the killer in Ryan Murphy's new crime Netflix drama which takes a deep dive into his crimes, with many saying it is "re-traumatising" for the victim's families.@pebesebert Some context on the lyric that’s bothering people 12 years later. All opinions are valid. Not meant to shut anyone down, just more info #jeffreydahmer #kesha #cannibal #dahmer ♬ Cannibal - Ke$ha