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‘Betrayed’: Lizzo Attacked By Body-Positivity Crowd For Going On Health Detox

Amanda Prestigiacomo
‘Betrayed’: Lizzo Attacked By Body-Positivity Crowd For Going On Health Detox
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Body-positivity folks slammed the singer Lizzo on social media this week for apparently “betraying” them by going on a smoothie detox for her health.

“So I did the 10-day smoothie detox and as you know I would normally be so afraid and ashamed to post things like this online because I feel like as a big girl people just expect if you are doing something for health you’re doing it for like a dramatic weight loss,” the “Truth Hurts” singer explained Monday in a video posted to social media. “And that is not the case.”

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