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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 |
| 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. | |
| 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." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Lizzo | Lizzo |
| United States | United States |
| Music | Music |