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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christi Carras

If Beyoncé is tweaking lyrics, Monica Lewinsky would like a word about 'Partition'

Monica Lewinsky would like a word with Beyoncé about her 2014 song "Partition," which references the former White House intern's infamous affair with former President Bill Clinton.

After the Grammy winner vowed to remove an ableist slur from her new album, "Renaissance," amid criticism from the disability community, Lewinsky tweeted on Monday, "uhmm, while we're at it… #Partition."

Lewinsky's tweet alludes to an explicit lyric in the Beyoncé hit that name-checks her to illustrate a sexual act. On the steamy track about hooking up in the back of a car, Beyoncé sings, "He popped all my buttons, and he ripped my blouse/ He Monica Lewinsky-ed all on my gown."

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