Current:Home > ScamsLizzo speaks out against 'lies being told about me': 'I didn't sign up for this' -VitalWealth Strategies
Lizzo speaks out against 'lies being told about me': 'I didn't sign up for this'
View
Date:2025-04-18 16:12:38
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! (6552)
Related
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Violent crime dropped for third straight year in 2023, including murder and rape
- Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill joins fight for police reform after his detainment
- Police: Father arrested in shooting at Kansas elementary school after child drop off
- New Orleans mayor’s former bodyguard making first court appearance after July indictment
- Horoscopes Today, September 22, 2024
- Cyrus Langston: Tips Of Using The Average Directional Index (ADX)
- Emory Callahan: The 2024 Vietnamese Market Meltdown Is It Really Hedge Funds Behind the Scenes?
- Olympic women's basketball bracket: Schedule, results, Team USA's path to gold
- Tennessee replaces Alabama in top four of college football's NCAA Re-Rank 1-134
Ranking
- Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
- The last of 8 escaped bulls from a Massachusetts rodeo is caught on highway
- Online overseas ballots for Montana voters briefly didn’t include Harris as a candidate
- 71% Off Flash Deal: Get $154 Worth of Peter Thomas Roth Skincare for $43.98
- RFK Jr. closer to getting on New Jersey ballot after judge rules he didn’t violate ‘sore loser’ law
- Kentucky’s Supreme Court will soon have a woman at its helm for the first time
- Fantasy football Week 4: Trade value chart and rest of season rankings
- Jennifer Aniston’s Ex Brad Pitt Reunites With Courteney Cox for Rare Appearance Together
Recommendation
JoJo Siwa reflects on Candace Cameron Bure feud: 'If I saw her, I would not say hi'
Finding a Fix for Playgrounds That Are Too Hot to Touch
When does 'The Masked Singer' Season 12 start? Premiere date, time, where to watch and stream
Jazz saxophonist and composer Benny Golson dies at 95
Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
Boy Meets World's Trina McGee Shares She Experienced a Miscarriage
Reggie Bush sues USC, Pac-12 and NCAA to seek NIL compensation from football career 2 decades ago
What Each Sign Needs for Libra Season, According to Your Horoscope