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Lizzo clarifies she is not quitting music industry, just 'negative energy' | Lizzo clarifies she is not quitting music industry, just 'negative energy' |
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Lizzo appears at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party | Lizzo appears at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party |
Lizzo appears at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party | |
US pop star Lizzo is not leaving the limelight anytime soon, she has assured her fans in a social media post. | US pop star Lizzo is not leaving the limelight anytime soon, she has assured her fans in a social media post. |
The Grammy winner wrote last week "I quit", saying she was fed up of being targeted for her looks and character online. | The Grammy winner wrote last week "I quit", saying she was fed up of being targeted for her looks and character online. |
But she has clarified in a new video: "When I say 'I quit', I mean I quit giving any negative energy attention." | But she has clarified in a new video: "When I say 'I quit', I mean I quit giving any negative energy attention." |
The pop star built her reputation on body positivity, but has been accused of fat-shaming one of her dancers. | The pop star built her reputation on body positivity, but has been accused of fat-shaming one of her dancers. |
The singer - real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson - has rejected that allegation, as well as others filed last year in a lawsuit by her former dancers accusing her of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. | The singer - real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson - has rejected that allegation, as well as others filed last year in a lawsuit by her former dancers accusing her of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. |
In the singer's "I quit" post on Instagram on 30 March, she said she was "tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet". | In the singer's "I quit" post on Instagram on 30 March, she said she was "tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet". |
The message came just days after she performed in New York City in front of a sold-out crowd and three US presidents. | The message came just days after she performed in New York City in front of a sold-out crowd and three US presidents. |
A lawyer representing the singer's former dancers had criticised the decision to have Lizzo headline the event amid the accusations made against her. | A lawyer representing the singer's former dancers had criticised the decision to have Lizzo headline the event amid the accusations made against her. |
In a new video posted to Instagram on Tuesday, Lizzo sought to set the record straight. | In a new video posted to Instagram on Tuesday, Lizzo sought to set the record straight. |
"What I'm not gonna quit is the joy of my life, which is making music, which is connecting to people, because I know I'm not alone," she said. | "What I'm not gonna quit is the joy of my life, which is making music, which is connecting to people, because I know I'm not alone," she said. |
"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." | "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." |
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Lizzo | Lizzo |
United States | United States |
Music | Music |