The song 's accompanying music video was directed by the American filmmaker Rich Lee . The video depicts Rihanna as Eminem 's therapist in a session , as previous videos from his career are shown and referenced including " Mockingbird " , " My Name Is " , " Lose Yourself " , " 3 a.m. " , " The Way I Am " and the 2001 Grammy Awards performance of " Stan " with Elton John . The video was well received and was nominated for several awards . Eminem and Rihanna performed the song live at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards
2014 MTV Movie Awards
2014 MTV Movie Awards
The Monster (song)