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The 35-year-old artist said: Instagram On Friday night, she posted that she was “quitting.” Lizzo wouldn’t say what she was leaving, but she said online that she was tired of being “dragged down.”
“All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little bit better than when I met it. But the world needs me to be there.” I’m starting to feel like I don’t want to,” Lizzo wrote.
She continued: “I am constantly fighting back against the lies that are told about me to gain influence and attention… being the butt of jokes all the time because of my looks… being discriminated against because of my personality by people who don’t know me… Despised” my name. I didn’t sign up for this crap, I quit. ”
In the comments, celebrities including Paris Hilton and rapper Killer Mike offered words of encouragement.
“We love you, the Queen,” Hilton wrote.
Lizzo did not reveal what “lies” or “jokes” led to her remarks.
Singer faces wave of criticism and fatphobia after decision to perform at re-election President Joe Biden campaign event on Thursday.
Some questioned her decision to perform at Biden’s event, given his support for Israel during the Gaza war.
“I’m really disappointed in your pro-genocide stance,” one commenter wrote on Instagram.
vice versa, conservative commentator A lawsuit filed in August last year accused the Biden campaign of choosing the artists to perform, amid allegations of body shaming and sexual harassment by backup dancers.
Lizzo previously called these claims “outrageous” and “false.”
Lizzo has also faced fatphobic comments and spoke out about how it affected her after releasing her song “Rumors” in 2021.
“It makes no sense at all for people to say shit about me. It’s fatphobic, it’s racist, it’s hurtful,” the singer said in 2021. I like the song “Rumors” because it’s cool, but a lot of people don’t like me because of the way I look.
A representative for Mr. Rizzo did not respond to a request for comment.