Eminem’s long-awaited Love the Way You Lie video featuring Rihanna premiered on MTV last night and contains a powerful and shocking message. In the video, Rihanna bravely takes on a subject she knows all too well: domestic violence. The video also stars Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan as a dysfunctional couple stuck in a vicious cycle of fighting.

Eminem says: “[Director] Joseph [Kahn] and I worked pretty closely together to make sure we got this right. Trying to make this tough subject work visually is a challenge. It was great to have Rihanna, Megan and Dominic on board for this. They really brought it and made this video super-powerful.”

While watching the video, it’s hard not to think of and be moved by Rihanna’s own personal experience in an abusive relationship. Megan Fox herself was so moved by the experience that she donated all of her proceeds to a shelter for abused women.