<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo announced she’s been picked to play rock-and-roll pioneer </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sister Rosetta Tharpe when she makes her lead acting debut in a new biopic about the gospel singer.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHlw_1rP0-0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>, the 36-year-old singer/rapper &#8212; born </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Melissa Jefferson &#8212; said she was excited to finally be able to share the role she landed in </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon’s MGM Studios&#8217; film, titled “Rosetta.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Black people made rock n roll yeaaaah,” Lizzo wrote, adding on her </span><a href="https://people.com/lizzo-lands-first-lead-acting-role-as-rock-star-rosetta-tharpe-i-m-so-excited-and-honored-11702324?taid=67e1a8ea142e3e00010ce375&amp;utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram Story</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, &#8220;It&#8217;s finally out ya&#8217;ll. I&#8217;m so excited and honored.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🎶Black people made rock n roll yeaaaah🎶 <a href="https://t.co/B4Vpa53rC4">pic.twitter.com/B4Vpa53rC4</a></p>
<p>— LIZZO (@lizzo) <a href="https://twitter.com/lizzo/status/1904219256457461807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the part, the four-time Grammy award winner will take on the role of the gospel singer who is credited with being one of the first artists to appeal to both rock n’ roll and R&amp;B audiences, </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/03/lizzo-rosetta-amazon-mgm-studio-1236347889/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gaining popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, Tharpe’s work with the electric guitar and spiritual lyrics got her the title of “Godmother of rock and roll,” the outlet noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Natalie Chaidez (&#8220;The Flight Attendant,&#8221; &#8220;Queen of the South&#8221;) and Kwynn Perry (&#8220;Tigerbelles,&#8221; &#8220;The Burned Photo&#8221;) are writing the screenplay. Producers on the project include Lizzo, Kevin Beisler, and Significant Productions’ Nina Yang Bongiovi and Forest Whitaker, the outlet added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There is no word yet on a director, The </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lizzo-rosetta-tharpe-biopic-amazon-mgm-1236171384/?taid=67e197b32a0fbf0001c9f60c&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The singer previously appeared on the big screen in Jennifer Lopez’ “Hustlers” in 2019 when she played the role of a stripper named Liz, </span><a href="https://people.com/lizzo-lands-first-lead-acting-role-as-rock-star-rosetta-tharpe-i-m-so-excited-and-honored-11702324?taid=67e1a8ea142e3e00010ce375&amp;utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People magazine</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo recently took to social media and wrote a series of </span><a href="https://x.com/lizzo"><span style="font-weight: 400;">posts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> claiming poor treatment of famous black rockstars, ahead of the news on Monday about her movie.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think seeing and hearing a black woman make real music with radical joy triggers miserable people… but I follow in the footsteps of Janet, of Funkadelic, of Earth Wind and Fire… nobody’s doing it like me for Us,” the rapper </span><a href="https://x.com/lizzo/status/1901752174323155058"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. &#8220;And I stand on that.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Aretha [Franklin] &amp; Whitney [Houston] got backlash for being ‘too pop’ and they kept going… and so will I,” she added. “I’m out here reclaiming rock n roll for US…”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The way this world treats black women is sickening… blacklisted Janet and now 20yrs later y&#8217;all calling her music ‘cute black girl bops’ &amp; giving her flowers… Dogged Whitney for her love life &amp; called her a drug addict for laughs but now y’all wanna honor her,” Lizzo continued. “Y’all laughed at Tina’s abuse and never let her forget… The least protected person in America</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">…”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In August 2024, Lizzo said she was that taking a hiatus from the limelight after multiple </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lawsuits</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> were filed against her starting in 2023 by former employees, as previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lizzo-said-shes-taking-a-gap-year-following-harassment-lawsuit-drama"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lizzo-walks-back-rage-quit-in-new-post" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzo Walks Back Rage Quit In New Post</a></strong></p>


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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> announced that she’s taking a hiatus from the limelight after multiple </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lawsuits</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> were filed against her last year by former employees. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m taking a gap year &amp; protecting my peace,” she captioned a video clip of herself standing in the rain while closing her eyes. Lizzo shared three other posts to Instagram over the weekend, telling followers she was in Bali. “Unfortunately I’ll be posting way too many bikini pics,” she wrote in another update. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">recording artist</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> also posted clips of herself doing a jump rope workout while in Bali to Instagram Stories.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Previously, Lizzo told fans that she was feeling happier. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m the happiest I’ve been in 10 months,” the singer shared in an update posted in May. “The strange thing about depression is you don’t know you’re in it until you’re out of it. I’m definitely not all the way as carefree as I used to be. But the dark cloud that followed me every day is finally clearing up. My smile reaches my eyes again and that’s a win.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This update came two months after she called out followers for criticizing her.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the Internet,” Lizzo said in March. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it. But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The celeb </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5HVa0hS-VD/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “I’m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout &amp; 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 sh** — I QUIT.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shortly after, she confirmed that she wasn’t quitting music forever, but was rather leaving behind “negative energy.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just need to clarify — when I say I quit, I mean, I quit giving any negative energy attention,” she said. “What I’m not gonna quit is the joy of my life, which is making music, which is connecting with people. I know I’m not alone. In no way, shape or form am I the only person who is experiencing that negative voice that seems to be louder than the positive … I’m going to keep moving forward, I’m going to keep being me.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These updates all come after three of Lizzo’s former backup dancers sued her for creating a toxic work environment and sexual harassment. The original lawsuits were filed in August 2023. Later, six additional employees came forward with allegations of sexual harassment, per </span><a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/08/26/celebrity-news/slimmed-down-lizzo-taking-a-gap-year-amid-lawsuits/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Page Six</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>


Lizzo Said She’s ‘Taking A Gap Year’ Following Harassment Lawsuit Drama

Lizzo Said She's 'Taking A Gap Year' Following Harassment Lawsuit Drama

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> filmed herself watching an episode of “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/south-park"><span style="font-weight: 400;">South Park</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” which referenced her as being the antithesis of weight loss drugs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 36-year-old singer, who has made herself a poster child for the </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/body-positivity"><span style="font-weight: 400;">body positivity</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> movement, shared a “blind duet” reaction to her inclusion on the show. “Guys, my worst fear has been actualized. I’ve been referenced in a South Park episode,” she began in a TikTok video posted on Sunday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The episode focused on the popularity of semaglutide drugs like </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ozempic"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ozempic</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and Monjaro for weight loss. “South Park: The End of Obesity” debuted on May 24.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I’m so scared,” she said as the clip started playing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the episode, Sharon and Sheila, moms of characters Stan and Kyle, are discussing using weight loss drugs. Sharon says her doctor would not prescribe her medication like Ozempic because she doesn’t have diabetes. Sheila responded by asking how she’s managing her weight if she’s not using those drugs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Don’t you know, Sheila?&#8221; Sharon says. &#8220;Now, there’s a whole new obesity drug for those of us who can’t afford Ozempic and Mounjaro.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I controlled all my cravings to be thinner with Lizzo,&#8221; she says, at which point Lizzo makes a surprised face while reacting to the clip.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A commercial for the fictional drug Lizzo starts playing, including a parody of the song from the Ozempic commercial. Sharon makes it clear that the drug doesn’t do anything besides make the user not care about being overweight. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The faux commercial says Lizzo “makes you feel good about your weight — and it costs 90% less than Ozempic.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve lowered my standards and my expectations,” Sharon says, while the real Lizzo continues reacting with shock at the bit.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“70% of patients on Lizzo no longer care how much they weigh,” the fake drug commercial narrator continues. The ad also warns about listening to Lizzo’s music, causing her to say, “Not the f***ing album!” as the commercial cuts to an image of someone bleeding from the ears after listening to her songs. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The commercial concludes with Sharon saying, “Ask about the power of not giving a f*** with Lizzo.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I really showed the world how to love yourself and not give a f*** to the point where these men in Colorado know who the f*** I am, and put it on their cartoon that’s been around for 25 years,” Lizzo said in conclusion as part of her reaction.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And I’m gonna keep on showing you how to not give a f***,” she added.</span></p>


Lizzo Reacts To Being Part Of ‘South Park’ Ozempic Bit: ‘My Worst Fear’

Lizzo Reacts To Being Part Of 'South Park' Ozempic Bit: 'My Worst Fear'

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> walked back her &#8220;I Quit&#8221; rage post from Friday and said she wanted to clarify her now-viral post, making it clear that she had no intention of quitting music as some had suggested.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a video on Tuesday on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5RWyNRvD91/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the 35-year-old singer — bor</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">n </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Melissa Viviane Jefferson —</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">said she was making the post because she just needed to clarify: &#8220;When I say &#8216;I quit,&#8217; I mean I quit giving any negative energy attention.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;What I&#8217;m not going to quit is the joy of my life, which is making music and connecting to people,&#8221; Lizzo told her followers. &#8220;And I know I&#8217;m not alone. In no way shape or form am I the only person experiencing that negative voice that&#8217;s louder than the positive.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;If I can just give one person the inspiration or motivation to stand up for themselves and say they quit letting negative people, negative comments win then I&#8217;ve done even more than could&#8217;ve hoped for,&#8221; the singer continued. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to keep moving forward and keep being me.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p>“When I say I quit, I mean I quit giving any negative energy attention. What I’m not gonna quit, is the joy of my life, which is making music which is connecting the people.” <a href="https://t.co/5j8epMt6Cj">pic.twitter.com/5j8epMt6Cj</a></p>
<p>— Juice Pop (@TheJuicePop) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJuicePop/status/1775251787265495057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo closed out her video statement — which contained numerous edit cuts — by thanking those who had reached out to her and sent her so much love, something that she said &#8220;means more than you know.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The video statement came after the &#8220;Good As Hell&#8221; hitmaker made </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-quit-lizzo-signals-shes-done-because-shes-the-butt-of-the-joke-every-single-time"><span style="font-weight: 400;">headlines</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> last week when she posted a cryptic message on social media about quitting, leaving many to speculate what exactly she meant — and whether she was referring to her music career or something else.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I&#8217;m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,&#8221; Lizzo wrote in the post.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it,&#8221; she added. &#8220;But I&#8217;m starting to feel like the world doesn&#8217;t want me in it.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I&#8217;m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout &amp; 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&#8217;t sign up for this s**t,&#8221; the singer continued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She closed out her post on social media with the words &#8220;I Quit&#8221; and that was the last post the social media world heard from the music star until Tuesday.</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-quit-lizzo-signals-shes-done-because-shes-the-butt-of-the-joke-every-single-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;I QUIT&#8217;: Lizzo Signals She’s Done Because She’s &#8216;The Butt Of The Joke Every Single Time&#8217;</a></strong></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lawyer for some of </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s former employees has publicly responded to the singer’s recent declaration that she is quitting the music industry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Attorney Ron Zambrano is representing several individuals who accused Lizzo of harassment and are seeking damages. The Los Angeles-based lawyer claims the “About Damn Time” </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">singer&#8217;s</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> announcement was just a cry for &#8220;attention.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s a joke that </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> would say she is being bullied by the internet when she should instead be taking an honest look at herself,” Zambrano wrote in the statement, per <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lawyer-lizzo-dancers-calls-i-quit-post-1235646723/">Billboard</a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Her latest post is just another outburst seeking attention and trying to deflect from her own failings as she continues to blame everyone else for the predicament she is in. Lizzo’s legal and public relations strategy is a failure, so she is desperately trying to play the victim,” he continued. “She has thrown these childish tantrums before. No one actually believes she is quitting music. But she should quit sexually harassing, shaming and bullying her employees and finally accept responsibility for her actions.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The attorney went on, writing, “She can make all of this go away simply by seizing the opportunity here to set an example, own up to her mistakes, pay what’s due to those she’s wronged and work on becoming a better person. Celebrity toxicity is poisoning the entertainment industry with Diddy and Dan Schneider being the latest examples, and Lizzo’s conduct will not be tolerated, either. There is no more safe place in society for this sort of behavior as the entire industry is in for a reckoning for permitting such vile treatment of employees in the workplace.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zambrano was responding to the message Lizzo posted on Friday, which seemed to imply she was quitting. “I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the Internet,” she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5HVa0hS-VD/?hl=en">shared</a> with her 12.1 million Instagram followers. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it. But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout &amp; views… being the butt of the joke every single time because of how I look,” she added. “My character being picked apart by people who don’t know me and disrespecting my name. I didn’t sign up for this sh** — I QUIT.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo’s spokesperson, Stefan Friedman, responded to Zambrano’s statement. “With nearly half his case dismissed, 18 independent witnesses siding with Lizzo and no settlement on the way to get him his tasty contingency fee, Ron has started making wild personal attacks that have absolutely nothing to do with the clients who he is supposedly representing. We would humbly recommend that Ron start representing his clients and stop representing just himself,” he said on his client’s behalf.</span></p>


Lawyer For Lizzo’s Former Employees Responds To Her ‘I Quit’ Message: ‘Outburst Seeking Attention’

Lawyer For Lizzo's Former Employees Responds To Her 'I Quit' Message: 'Outburst Seeking Attention'

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<p>Pop singer and rapper Lizzo signaled late on Friday night that she might be done with either her music career or being on social media because of the mockery she receives over her weight.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,&#8221; she wrote in an Instagram post.</p>
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<p>&#8220;All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;But I&#8217;m starting to feel like the world doesn&#8217;t want me in it. I&#8217;m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout &amp; views&#8230; being the butt of the joke every single time because of how I look&#8230; my character being picked apart by people who don&#8217;t know me and disrespecting my name I didn&#8217;t sign up for this s**t.&#8221;</p>
<p>She ended her post with: &#8220;I QUIT.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lizzo suggested last summer that she was considering quitting music because of the issue.</p>
<p>&#8220;I HATE IT HERE,&#8221; she posted on X. &#8220;Y&#8217;all don&#8217;t know how close I be to giving up on everyone and quitting and enjoying my money and my man on a F***ING FARM.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;Y&#8217;all really need to touch grass&#8230; I&#8217;m not trying to BE fat. I&#8217;m not trying to BE smaller,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m literally just trying to live and be healthy. This is what my body looks like even when I&#8217;m eating super clean and working out!&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;ALSO: to the people who haven&#8217;t had an original thought or fresh air in years&#8230; BEING FAT ISN&#8217;T MY &#8216;BRAND&#8217;,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;BEING FAT IS WHAT MY BODY LOOKS THAT. THAT&#8217;S IT. THATS ALL.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lizzo-responds-to-outrageous-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-body-shaming">Lizzo Responds To ‘Outrageous’ Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment, Body-Shaming</a></strong></p>


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‘I QUIT’: Lizzo Signals She’s Done Because She’s ‘The Butt Of The Joke Every Single Time’

<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo&#8217;s</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss a harassment and discrimination </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lawsuit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> brought by a former employee.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">singer</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s lawyers requested the dismissal on Friday, per court documents obtained by </span><a href="https://people.com/lizzo-requests-to-dismiss-designers-harassment-lawsuit-8417614"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The documents claim that the case filed on behalf of Asha Daniels is “meritless and salacious,” the outlet noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The dismissal request further accused Daniels of “abandoning her post” by skipping a concert she was scheduled to work at in Paris. The document claims Daniels, who was employed as a wardrobe stylist, did not fulfill her employment obligations as she &#8220;failed to perform the work that she was assigned and, eventually, just played hooky and refused to show up for work.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo’s attorneys also said the harassment case should be tossed on a technicality because Daniels &#8220;is a New York resident who worked for a Delaware corporation while the singer was touring in Europe.&#8221; This would mean she &#8220;has alleged no nexus to California,” which is where the original suit was filed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniels&#8217; attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a statement that the motion to dismiss was &#8220;another Hail Mary by Lizzo’s team to try to shift blame to the victims, as she has done to the three other plaintiffs who have sued her for similar allegations of harassment, disability discrimination and retaliatory termination.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Lizzo and her lawyers can continue trying to rationalize her illegal and wretched conduct but we remain committed to seeking justice for our clients, and look forward to our day in court where Lizzo can explain her behavior in a public forum,&#8221; he continued.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniels filed the lawsuit in September, claiming that she was the victim of a “racist and sexualized environment” while working for Lizzo. The suit also named Lizzo’s production manager, tour manager, and makeup artist in the document.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I felt like I was living in a madhouse. It was totally shocking,” Daniels </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/lizzo-sued-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-racial-discrimination-tour-rcna105930"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> NBC News of her alleged experience. “I was listening to this black woman on this huge stage have this message of self-love and caring for others and being empathetic and being strong and standing up for others. And I was witnessing myself, the dancers and the background vocalists and my local team in every city be harassed and bullied regularly.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Grammy Award-winning singer has multiple pending lawsuits. Three of her former backup dancers, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez, also </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lizzo-responds-to-outrageous-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-body-shaming"><span style="font-weight: 400;">accused Lizzo of harassment</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and body-shaming during their employment with her. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 35-year-old singer, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson, has denied wrongdoing in both cases.</span></p>


Lizzo’s Attorneys File Motion To Dismiss ‘Salacious’ Harassment Suit Filed By Former Employee

Lizzo's Attorneys File Motion To Dismiss 'Salacious' Harassment Suit Filed By Former Employee

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo is just one example of an increasingly common phenomenon: high-profile employers facing media scandals and expensive litigation due to toxic workplace allegations.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to recent reports, pop star Lizzo has been dropped from the shortlist of performers being considered for the Super Bowl halftime show. This is the latest public setback for the embattled star, who was recently sued by three former dancers alleging that her company created a hostile work environment of weight-shaming, sexual harassment, extreme stress, and other problems. The resulting media coverage presented a damning story to the public, and Lizzo&#8217;s online streams and downloads plummeted dramatically while her image transformed overnight.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, as is common in many of these situations, the lawsuit generating such breathless negative media coverage is itself quite weak. The suit is rife with questionable assumptions and leaps of logic. The most publicly damaging allegations — such as those of weight shaming lack any substantiation whatsoever. At times the lawsuit reads like the diary of a person afflicted by paranoia. Perhaps this is why Lizzo and her team confronted the main claimant about her mental health at one point, as the lawsuit alleges.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yet the flawed nature of the lawsuit has not prevented it from causing tremendous damage to Lizzo&#8217;s image. Almost no one will actually read the lawsuit or read it with a critical eye, as the claimants and their attorneys well know, but bad headlines generated by the lawsuit are the real objective anyway. Those headlines can force an employer to the settlement table, no matter the facts: many of these suits are blatant money grabs aimed at easy settlements.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Toxic workplace allegations are becoming increasingly common, particularly in situations with high-profile targets and heavy media attention. Often these allegations entail lawsuits, but in many cases, damaging media coverage is the goal of disgruntled ex-employees. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recently, talk show host and pop star Kelly Clarkson was accused by multiple anonymous employees in a hit piece by Rolling Stone. According to her accusers, her highly rated “The Kelly Clarkson Show” is run by overly demanding producers who don&#8217;t pay lower-level staff what they believe they should make. Similar allegations dogged the canceled HBO Max shows “Lovecraft Country” and “The Other Two,” while the Woody Harrelson series “The White House Plumbers” officially paused production to deal with workplace toxicity claims. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">In another arena, famous celebrity chef and restauranteur Barbara Lynch found herself besieged in the press recently over her supposedly toxic managerial style.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you find such claims highly subjective, you are correct. In fact, the problem with many of these toxic workplace scandals is their basis on the claimant&#8217;s subjective perception and understanding of events. Whereas the bar for establishing a toxic workplace claim was once quite high, it has now become unnecessary to prove anything at all to launch a negative media campaign, damage the target&#8217;s reputation, or even cancel the target altogether.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In hindsight, Ellen DeGeneres may have been the canary in the coal mine. In 2020, the media gleefully disseminated and amplified the claims of anonymous ex-employees who complained about the high-stress environment on “The Ellen Show.” A number of these overwrought allegations bordered on the comical, and one might wonder how much of this much ado about nothing is the result of a discordance between generational worldviews: one can detect in many of these allegations a particular whine indicative of a younger, self-entitled perspective. At any rate, despite any proof of actual misconduct, “The Ellen Show” was canceled within months.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If it feels as if we have been down this road before, perhaps that is because the new #ToxicWork movement feels similar to #MeToo in a number of concerning respects. Both movements contain threads of well-intentioned sentiment but are all too often weaponized to settle personal grievances, generate media coverage, and make money. And just as heavily publicized #MeToo claims often rely less on legitimate evidence of wrongdoing and more on subjective &#8220;she-said&#8221; accounts, so too do many allegations of workplace toxicity presented in the media and in high-profile civil litigation. In far too many situations, the truth doesn&#8217;t matter and it certainly doesn&#8217;t outweigh the power of dramatic, attention-grabbing misconduct headlines. And of course, the reputational and professional damage done is generally irreparable even if the claims can be legally invalidated.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perhaps we would do well to take a lesson from #MeToo&#8217;s failures all too clearly illustrated in the hoax against Johnny Depp exposed last year in court and reserve judgment on toxic workplace allegations until such claims have been proved in court. A successful career takes decades to build but only hours to destroy in our current cancel culture.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kristen Lacefield, PhD, Lecturer of English &amp; Media Studies. Kristen is an independent new media journalist and one of the most outspoken critics of the #MeToo movement and cancel culture. She is known as &#8220;Colonel Kurtz&#8221; on social media and broadcasts on Instagram and YouTube.</span></em></p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</em></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Singer Grimes came out publicly in support of </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> as she faces a sexual harassment </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lawsuit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> brought against her by three former backup dancers.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grimes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> shared on X, formerly Twitter, that she&#8217;s had nothing but positive experiences with Lizzo for years. “I love Lizzo. Not saying I don’t believe ppl when bad things happen, but I had dancers mistreated on my watch in ways I didn’t find out about until way later. Mebe sh** is bad,” the 35-year-old pop singer wrote on social media.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“But loyalty matters to me. Lizzo was kind to me and others for a decade before she was ‘cool,’ and she checked in on me when no one cared. I’ve only ever seen exemplary behavior from her, especially when everyone was hating on me and she was on top of the world. There was no reason for her to check in, besides to be a good person. Just my two cents.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I recall when she first blew up being so happy because I’d never known such an admirable person to find fame in the music industry. I struggle to believe she would have so radically changed tired of a culture that seeks to destroy it’s greatest virtues. Lizzo is amazing,” Grimes added.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I love Lizzo.  Not saying I don&#39;t believe ppl when bad things happen, but I had dancers mistreated on my watch in ways I didn&#39;t find out about until way later.  Mebe shit is bad.  But loyalty matters to me.  Lizzo was kind to me and others for a decade before she was &quot;cool&quot;, and…</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On August 1, dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez filed a lawsuit against Lizzo and Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc. that included accusations of body-shaming, racial and religious discrimination, and being pressured to interact with nude dancers during a live sex show.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo issued a statement in response to the accusations.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Usually I choose not to respond to false allegations but these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed,” the rapper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lizzo-responds-to-outrageous-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-body-shaming">wrote</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “These sensationalized stories are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself but I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not,” Lizzo continued. “There is nothing I take more seriously than the respect we deserve as women in the world. 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.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I’m hurt but I will not let the good work I’ve done in the world be overshadowed by this,&#8221; she said in conclusion. &#8220;I want to thank everyone who has reached out in support to lift me up during this difficult time.&#8221;</span></p>


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Grimes Voices Support For Lizzo Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: ‘Loyalty Matters’

Grimes Voices Support For Lizzo Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: 'Loyalty Matters'

<p>Pop singer and rapper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-lizzo-dancers-file-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-and-toxic-work-environment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzo</a> responded Thursday to a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and a toxic work environment.</p>
<p>Along with a slew of other allegations, three former backup dancers &#8212; Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez &#8212; claim Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, pressured them to engage with nude performers at an Amsterdam club in February.</p>
<p>The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, takes aim at Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc., and Lizzo’s dance team captain, Shirlene Quigley.</p>
<p>Lizzo described the allegations as &#8220;outrageous&#8221; in an Instagram post.</p>
<p>“Usually I choose not to respond to false allegations but these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed,” the 35-year-old wrote. “These sensationalized stories are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional.”</p>
<p>Lizzo is also accused of body-shaming a dancer for gaining weight, which runs counter to the brand the singer has cultivated.</p>
<p>“The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for publicly, while privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in ways that are … absolutely demoralizing,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lizzo-dancers-weight-shamed-pressured-touch-nude-performer-lawsuit-rcna95161" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.</p>
<p>“I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself but I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not,” Lizzo reacted on Instagram. “There is nothing I take more seriously than the respect we deserve as women in the world. 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.”</p>
<p>&#8220;The last few days have been gut wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing,&#8221; she added. &#8220;My work ethic, morals, and respectfulness have been questioned. My character has been criticized.&#8221;</p>
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<p>As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-lizzo-dancers-file-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-and-toxic-work-environment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, Lizzo’s former creative director Quinn Whitney Wilson and dancer Courtney Hollinquest expressed support for the backup dancers suing the pop star.</p>
<p>“I’m not a part of the lawsuit – but this was very much my experience in my time there,&#8221; Hollinquest wrote. “I very much applaud the dancers courage to bring this to light.”</p>
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<p>“I haven’t been a part of that world for around three years, for a reason,” Wilson said. “I very much applaud the dancers&#8217; courage to bring this to light[,] and I grieve parts of my own experience. I’d appreciate space to understand my feelings.”</p>
<p><em>Katie Jerkovich contributed to this report. </em></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-lizzo-dancers-file-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-and-toxic-work-environment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Former Lizzo Dancers File Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment And Toxic Work Environment</a></strong></p>


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Lizzo Responds To ‘Outrageous’ Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment, Body-Shaming

‘Outrageous’: Lizzo Responds To Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment, Toxic Work Environment

<p>Former backup dancers for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzo</a> filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the singer and her production company alleging sexual harassment and a toxic work environment.</p>
<p>In a lawsuit obtained by <a href="https://people.com/lizzo-sued-by-former-backup-dancers-sexual-racial-harassment-hostile-work-environment-7568410?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=9849347-20230801&amp;utm_campaign=ppl-breakingnews_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=080123&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> and filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against the 35-year-old singer &#8212; born Melissa Jefferson &#8212; the three backup dancers are suing Lizzo, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. and Lizzo&#8217;s dance team captain, Shirlene Quigley.</p>
<p>The three dancers &#8212; Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez &#8212; in the suit allege that Lizzo pressured them to engage with nude performers at an Amsterdam club in February of 2023.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lizzo forced dancers to ‘eat bananas’ from sex workers’ vaginas during Amsterdam trip: bombshell lawsuit <a href="https://t.co/i7cAwDeCPz">https://t.co/i7cAwDeCPz</a> <a href="https://t.co/z0an9AKkJI">pic.twitter.com/z0an9AKkJI</a></p>
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<p>&#8220;Lizzo began inviting cast members to take turns touching the nude performers,&#8221; the filing states, per <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lizzo-dancers-lawsuit-ea96f4c865bdd48fa8056a92cf14e7a7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>. During the sexually themed show in Amesterdam&#8217;s Red Light District, the &#8220;Good as Hell&#8221; hitmaker allegedly led a chant pressuring Davis to touch the breasts of one of the nude women performing at the club, despite the dancer &#8220;expressing her desire not to touch the performer,&#8221; People noted.</p>
<p>&#8220;Finally, the chorus became overwhelming, and a mortified Ms. Davis acquiesced in an attempt to bring an end to the chants,&#8221; the complaint states, the outlet noted. &#8220;Plaintiffs were aghast with how little regard Lizzo showed for the bodily autonomy of her employees and those around her, especially in the presence of many people whom she employed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Another part of the filing reads: &#8220;… things quickly got out of hand. Lizzo began inviting cast members to take turns touching the nude performers,&#8221; and interacting with objects &#8220;launched&#8221; from the performers&#8217; vaginas, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/08/01/lizzo-sued-by-dancers-for-allegedly-forcing-them-to-watch-sex-shows/?_ga=2.131360847.1760837938.1690663866-1931908156.1667952896&amp;_gl=1*om2s9d*_ga*MTkzMTkwODE1Ni4xNjY3OTUyODk2*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY5MDkxNTMwNy45NjIuMS4xNjkwOTE1Njk3LjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> noted.</p>
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<p>The suit also alleged that a member of the &#8220;About Damn Time&#8221; singer&#8217;s security team was reportedly pressured to get on stage and told by the singer to &#8220;take it off.&#8221;</p>
<p>Davis also alleged that she underwent what was labeled an &#8220;excruciating&#8221; 12-hour rehearsal, and &#8220;fearing the repercussions&#8221; of excusing herself to go to the restroom, &#8220;had no choice but to &#8216;soil herself&#8217; on stage,&#8221; Page Six noted.</p>
<p>In the suit, Quigley is accused of allegedly pushing her Christian beliefs onto dancers and &#8220;oversharing her masturbatory habits and sex life with her husband&#8221; with the team, People noted.</p>
<p>Davis and Williams started performing with Lizzo in 2021, and were later fired in April and May. Rodriguez, who was hired in 2021, left earlier this year, People noted.</p>
<p>&#8220;The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for publicly, while privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in ways that are … absolutely demoralizing,&#8221; the plaintiffs&#8217; attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lizzo-dancers-weight-shamed-pressured-touch-nude-performer-lawsuit-rcna95161" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.</p>
<p>After the lawsuit surfaced, Lizzo&#8217;s former creative director Quinn Whitney Wilson and dancer Courtney Hollinquest posted messages on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cquestt/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media</a> showing support for the dancers, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/08/01/lizzos-former-creative-director-backs-allegations-of-problematic-behavior/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> noted.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not apart of the lawsuit &#8211; but this was very much my experience in my time there…&#8221; Hollinquest wrote. &#8220;I very much applaud the dancers courage to bring this to light.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wilson shared the dancers&#8217; screenshot.</p>
<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t been apart of that world for around three years, for a reason,&#8221; the former director wrote. &#8220;I very much applaud the dancers courage to bring this to light[,] and I grieve parts of my own experience. I&#8217;d appreciate space to understand my feelings.&#8221;</p>


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Former Lizzo Dancers File Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment And Toxic Work Environment

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> said she’s considering quitting the </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">music</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> business because of negative comments about her body.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 35-year-old musician shared a screenshot of a critical message she received and included a caption that said, “I JUST logged on and the app and this is the type of sh** I see about me on a daily basis.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s really starting to make me hate the world,” Lizzo continued, according to </span><a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lizzo-slams-body-shamers-make-me-hate-the-world-1235343163/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Billboard</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “Then someone in the comments said I eat ‘lots of fast food.’ I LITERALLY STOPPED EATING FAST FOOD YEARS AGO… I’m tired of explaining myself all the time and I just wanna get on this app w/out seeing my name in some bullsh**.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo also set her tweets to protected so they can only be viewed by followers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Love definitely do not outweigh the Hate on social media… all because I’m fat????” she wrote in a follow-up, followed by a message that said, “Y’all don’t know how close I be to giving up on everyone and quitting and enjoying my money and my man on a F***ING FARM…”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I literally NEVER search my name this stuff just comes up on my TL &amp; my FYP it’s wild,” Lizzo tweeted. “I swear I just wanna look at dance videos and science news and this sh** comes in every day…”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her tirade against naysayers went on.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m not trying to BE fat I’m not trying to BE smaller I’m literally just trying to live and be healthy,” she wrote. “This is what my body looks like even when I’m eating super clean and working out!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Yall speak on sh** y’all know NOTHING ABOUT and I’m starting to get heated,” she said, per Billboard.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lizzo often addresses her weight and professes to </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/body-positivity" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">love her body</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> just the way it is. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“As I got more professional in my career, I started to take the physical part more seriously,” she said in a video posted on May 15. “I’ve always loved moving my body, I’ve always loved working out.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think a lot of people see a fat person that way and immediately just assume everything they are doing is trying to be thin,” she went on. “I’m not trying to be thin, I don’t ever want to be thin.”</span></p>


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