Current:Home > ContactLizzo speaks out against 'lies being told about me': 'I didn't sign up for this' -GrowthSphere Strategies
Lizzo speaks out against 'lies being told about me': 'I didn't sign up for this'
View
Date:2025-04-12 09:43:04
Lizzo has had enough.
The four-time Grammy winner took to Instagram Friday evening to share a vulnerable message about feeling like she's being unfairly critiqued.
"I'm getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet. All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it," she wrote. "But I'm starting to feel like the world doesn't want me in it. I'm constantly up against lies being told about me for clout & views… being the butt of the joke every single time because of how I look… my character being picked apart by people who don't know me and disrespecting my name."
"I didn't sign up for this," she concluded. "I QUIT✌🏾"
USA TODAY has reached out to reps for the singer for comment.
Comedian Loni Love showed her support, writing, "Girl don’t let them win… stay off the internet.. hug up yo man… keep working.." Paris Hilton also chimed in, commenting, "We love you Queen😍👑."
Latto also told Lizzo to shake it off: "The ppl need u Lizzo. I remember U made me keep going when I wanted to quit before. Ur soul is SO pure." She added she's "team Lizzo" for life.
Lizzo's Instagram statement comes amid two lawsuits
In August, Lizzo was sued for allegedly pressuring and weight shaming her former dancers. Plaintiffs Crystal Williams, Arianna Davis and Noelle Rodriguez claimed in the lawsuit that they were victims of sexual, racial and religious harassment, assault, false imprisonment and disability discrimination, in addition to other allegations.
Later that week, Lizzo took to Instagram to share a statement in which she denied the allegations. The singer wrote that she typically doesn't address "false allegations," but said "these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous not to be addressed." She also claimed the allegations "are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional."
Lizzo added, "I know what it feels like to be body shamed on a daily basis and would absolutely never criticize or terminate an employee because of their weight."
Her lawyers filed a response to the lawsuit in September denying "each and every allegation contained in the complaint." The cause is ongoing in Los Angeles Superior Court.
A week prior, her former wardrobe manager filed another lawsuit against the musician that accused her, as well as the people who worked on Lizzo's The Special Tour, of alleged sexual and racial harassment, disability discrimination and creating a hostile work environment.
Backup dancers' lawsuit:Lizzo sued for 'demoralizing' weight shaming, sexual harassment
"(Lizzo) has created a sexualized and racially charged environment on her tours that her management staff sees as condoning such behavior, and so it continues unchecked," Asha Daniels' lawsuit claimed.
The next day, Lizzo tearfully accepted a humanitarian award at a Beverly Hills gala and seemingly alluded to the lawsuits in her speech.
“Thank you so much for this. Because I needed this right now. God's timing is on time,” Lizzo told the crowd.
Lizzo has made several public appearances since she was hit with these lawsuits last year.
On Thursday, she performed at President Biden's 2024 campaign fundraiser at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Earlier this month, she attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party and graced the star-studded red carpet in a brown mini dress.
In February, she returned to the Grammy Awards a year after she took home record of the year for "About Damn Time" to present the best R&B song award to SZA.
Contributing: Morgan Hines and Naledi Ushe
veryGood! (1)
Related
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks to basketball clinic, meets All-Stars, takes in HBCU game
- Army Reserve soldiers, close friends killed in drone attack, mourned at funerals in Georgia
- 4.7 magnitude earthquake outside of small Texas city among several recently in area
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- NHL Stadium Series times, live stream, TV for Flyers vs. Devils, Rangers vs. Islanders
- A Black author takes a new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
- A California judge is under investigation for alleged antisemitism and ethical violations
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him
Ranking
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con,’ a day after a $355 million ruling against him
- 'Wait Wait' for February 17, 2024: With Not My Job guest Sleater-Kinney
- 2 juveniles charged in Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting, court says
- Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there
- Congress has ignored gun violence. I hope they can't ignore the voices of the victims.
- NASA's Mars mission means crews are needed to simulate life on the Red Planet: How to apply
- Pesticide linked to reproductive issues found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats and other oat-based foods
Recommendation
Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
East Carolina's Parker Byrd becomes first Division I baseball player with prosthetic leg
New York man claimed he owned the New Yorker Hotel, demanded rent from tenants: Court
Target launches new brand 'dealworthy' that will give shoppers big savings on items
Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
Another endangered whale was found dead off East Coast. This one died after colliding with a ship
Sleater-Kinney talk pronouncing their name the secret of encores
Boy who was staying at Chicago migrant shelter died of sepsis, autopsy says