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Popstar Lizzo has said “I quit” after releasing a dramatic statement over what she says are ‘lies’ spread about her. The American rapper has left fans fearing she has left the music industry for good after issuing a concerning post online.
The Good as Hell hitmaker said she has faced jokes over her appearance and is ‘tired’ of being ‘dragged’ by critics. She told fans she is ‘starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it’.
But she did not make it clear what she was referring to or what sparked her online statement. It comes one day after a lawyer – representing three former dancers who filed a lawsuit against Lizzo last August – said it was ‘shameful’ the singer headlined a Radio City fundraiser for President Joe Biden ‘amid such egregious allegations’.
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She said on Instagram: “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.
“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.” She ended the post saying: “I didn’t sign up for this s**t. I quit”.
It was followed by a peace sign emoji. Last August, Lizzo and her production company were sued by ex-dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodrigue. They accused the About Damn Time singer – whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson – of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.
At the time, Lizzo described the allegations as ‘gut wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing’, adding that the claims were ‘as unbelievable as they sound’. On Thursday, Lizzo appeared at Radio City Music Hall, in New York, for a fundraiser for the US president.
Lawyer Ron Zambrano, who represents the three former dancers, reportedly told NewsNation: “It’s shameful that Lizzo would be chosen to headline an event like this amid such egregious allegations.”
