Lizzo clarified that her “I Quit” Instagram post last week wasn't about quitting music, but her intention to “stop paying attention to any negative energy.”
In a video shared on social media on Tuesday, April 2, the musician — who faces allegations of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment — said: “What I'm not going to give up is the joy in my life, which is making music. connecting with people. Because I know I'm not alone. In no way, shape, or form am I the only person experiencing this negative voice that seems to be louder than the positive one.”
In the original post, Lizzo said she was “sick of being dragged around by everyone in my life and on the internet.” While she didn't specifically mention the harassment and misconduct lawsuit filed last year by three of her former dancers, she said: “I'm constantly faced with lies being told about me for influence and opinions … it's the point of the joke. time because of my appearance… my character is singled out by people who do not know me and do not respect my name.”
Lizzo also stated in that first post that all she wanted to do was “make music and make people happy,” a sentiment she reiterated in her video. “If I can just give one person the inspiration or the motivation to stand up for themselves and say they've stopped letting the negative people win, the negative comments win, then I've done even more than I could ever hope to do.” , he said. “With that said, I'm going to keep going, I'm going to keep being me. Once again, I just want to say thank you. The love I have received means more than you know.”
Along with the complaint filed by three of Lizzo's former dancers last August, her former wardrobe designer filed a separate lawsuit accusing Lizzo and her team of racial and sexual harassment, disability discrimination, retaliatory wrongful termination and assault.
Lizzo has denied the accusations, previously releasing a statement that read: “I'm not here to be seen as a victim, but I also know that I'm not the villain that people and the media have made me out to be these past few days. . There is nothing I take more seriously than the respect we deserve as women in the world. I know what it's like to be body shamed on a daily basis and I would never criticize or fire an employee because of their weight.”
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