United States: US pop sensation Lizzo has left the music business because she can no longer take the jokes about her appearance and personality that she receives online.
The singer of About Damn Time, whose actual name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, doesn’t specify what she is talking about or what prompted the comment on the internet.
But that happened only one day after Lizzo’s attorney, who is defending three former dancers in a lawsuit against the singer that was filed in August, called it “shameful” that the musician was the main attraction at a Radio City fundraiser for President Joe Biden “amid such egregious allegations”.
“I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,” 35-year-old Lizzo said on Instagram.
“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. 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,” Lizzo said.
Ex-dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez sued Lizzo and her production firm in August of last year, claiming that Lizzo had harassed them sexually and fostered a toxic work environment.
The pop diva said the charges are “as unbelievable as they sound” and that they are “gut wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing” at the moment.
Lizzo made an appearance at a fundraiser for the US president at Radio City Music Hall in New York, which was hosted by Mindy Kaling.
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