Lizzo 'quits music' as she says 'I didn't sign up for this' in emotional post
30.03.2024 - 13:01
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Lizzo has told her fans she is "done" with music after sharing an emotional post on social media. Taking to Instagram stories last night, the music sensation said she is sick of being made fun of and lied about for other people to get attention, reports the Mirror.
Fans were quick to keep going, with many stating how much her music has impacted their lives. In a post shared on Friday, she wrote: "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 and 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. I didn't sign up for this s**t. I quit," ending her message with a peace sign emoji.
The singer has been keeping a low profile since claims were made that she mistreated her backup dancers. She came back into the public eye at the Grammy Awards last month, where she gave SZA the award for Best RandB Song.
The Truth Hurts crooner was sued by some of her backup dancers slamming her for creating a hostile work environment and sexual harassment. They say she was not a good boss and was not appropriate with them.
Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, is dealing with these allegations along with her touring company and dance captain Shirlene Quigley.
In the lawsuit, three of Lizzo's dancers said that she made them touch naked people at a strip club in Amsterdam and also claimed they were taken to the club without knowing where they were