In August last year, Lizzo's house collapsed as everyone knew. She was jointly sued by three backup dancers. The charges included but were not limited to:
sexual harassment, body humiliation, illegal imprisonment, racial discrimination, religious discrimination...
This matter The ins and outs are simple. Lizzo has several regular backup dancers, and Lizzo himself often advocates concepts such as "body positivity", "rejecting body shame", and "self-love".
Naturally, the backup dancers, like herself, are all plus-size types.
(lizzo tour)
But the working environment created by lizzo seems not as relaxed and happy as she appears on the surface. One of the backup dancers claimed that their working environment is very high-pressure.
One time, Lizzo suddenly and unfoundedly accused the backup dancers of drinking before a performance and asked them to "re-audition." She was worried about losing her job and did not dare to go to the bathroom midway. In the end, she held it in for several hours and soiled her pants.
And this is actually the lightest of all accusations.
What's more serious is that he suddenly took the dancers to a strip club for team building, and then forced them to touch the naked performers and the "small toys" and bananas used in the performance, perform "eating bananas" in front of everyone, and publicly discuss a certain person Whether team members are still virgins...
In addition, some people do not believe in religion, so the dance captain is marked as a "non-believer" and is required to participate in team prayers;
There are also different treatment of black dancers and humiliation of members' weight ——In short, they are the most untouchable taboos in the Western context.
Needless to say, what was revealed in these insider stories and what lizzo had shown in the past were basically two different images. So the next day, lizzo himself responded:
(a statement issued by lizzo himself)
The original text is very long, but the general meaning is It’s just that these accusations are so outrageous and so false that I must respond.
Several plaintiff dancers have been interviewed due to inappropriate and unprofessional behavior during the tour, and they themselves have publicly admitted that they have been interviewed...
Both parties have different opinions, and the truth is not yet known. Then in September, seemed to be adhering to the concept of being rejected by everyone, and lizzo was sued for again. This time it was brought up by the tour costume designer Asha Daniels.
(asha daniels was interviewed)
She said that lizzo and her company were involved in bullying, and that the backend was full of sexual harassment, racial discrimination, disability discrimination, assault, drugs, and retaliatory dismissal , so lizzo herself, and her clothing manager , tour manager, tour company, all went to court.
Of course, Lizzo once again denied all accusations. Just in late September, Lizzo won a humanitarian award, which provided her with a platform to fight back.
She did not directly file a lawsuit. She just said a few words when accepting the award, "I need this right now" and "No matter who is watching, I will be myself." This was probably a response.
(Lizzo at the award ceremony)
On the same day, Lizzo’s spokesperson took this opportunity to make a big deal, refuting the designer’s side, saying that her lawsuit was nothing more than “false, ridiculous, and eye-catching” and therefore not worth spending any money on. attention.
Although both sides have been scolding each other fiercely, the lawsuit has not come to an end so far.
Initially Lizzo told the court that the plaintiff (backup dancer)'s accusations were baseless and should be dismissed, but the court ultimately rejected most of Lizzo's requests and allowed the case to move forward.
(The court rejected Lizzo's request)
Then Lizzo filed an appeal, believing that it should still be dismissed, and the situation became deadlocked again. The latest news about
comes from March this year. The Los Angeles court simply froze in this case. The plaintiff’s lawyer said that they would also file a cross-appeal, which would make it even more endless.
According to foreign media estimates, the case will not be unfrozen for at least several months, so this matter is definitely still far away from being settled.
(The court froze Lizzo's case)
The truth is still hidden in the fog, but Lizzo's reputation has been affected to a certain extent after all. Every time Lizzo posts ig, there are almost always some discordant voices in the comments:
"I hope she will treat her now" "
" So everyone forgot about the banana? "
" Let us not forget what she did. "
" We haven't forgotten that. It's an advertisement, so it's more straightforward:
"Sorry lizzo, no one has forgotten what you really are like."
If that ig is showing off your achievements/sales, let alone:
" (Since you So rich, then you should tip your service staff more."
"The more I see her showing off her wealth, the more I think those rumors are true."
(The above are all from lizzo's ig comment area)
Of course, Perhaps as long as you are a celebrity, you will inevitably be disliked, but Lizzo is not a "traditional star" after all, at least not in terms of image, so she has been surrounded by controversy since her debut, and since she was accused, there has undoubtedly been more controversy.
Now, her string seems to have finally been broken - she actually said: I want to withdraw from the circle.
html On March 29, Lizzo himself posted a short article on ig, to the effect of:"Everyone in my life and on the Internet wants to drag me down, and I'm tired of putting up with it."
"I want to do it. I just want to make music, make people happy, and make the world a little better than what I saw. "
" I have been facing lies told by others for influence and views. ...
Because of my appearance, I always become the punchline at the end of the joke...
People who don't understand me at all and don't respect me criticize my personality."
"This is not what I came here for. Yes, so - "
" I quit. "
(short essay posted by lizzo)
lizzo is not using the story function of ig. In other words, as long as does not delete it, this essay will remain there. Her ig page, and now two days have passed, she has not deleted it, nor has she made any updates or further explanations.
This shows that she is most likely not in a momentary mood, but actually has plans to withdraw from the circle.
The specific reason is still unknown to the outside world. Many media contacted lizzo, but they have not received a reply, and they don’t know what she thinks...
There doesn’t seem to be any sign of her decision. exist.
In fact, just one day before the announcement of her withdrawal from the industry, Lizzo had just promoted her brand's upcoming bikini, announcing that it would be released on April 1.
(Lizzo promotes her own bikini)
Now April 1st in North America has arrived, and her brand’s official account has still not been updated. Could it be that even the brand...?
However, this possibility should be relatively small. Maybe it is due to the time difference. It will not be announced until later than Beijing time.
If you have to find a reason, it may be that shortly before the withdrawal statement was released, the Democratic Party held a fund-raising event for Biden, and Lizzo came to support it, but was subsequently criticized by the other party's lawyer.
On that day, both Obama and Clinton came to support Biden. Lizzo was an old Democrat again, so he also came to perform a show.
(Democratic Party’s fundraising event)
The opposing lawyer certainly did not miss this opportunity, saying that "lizzo's behavior should be condemned, and I simply can't think of anyone who would want her to represent them" and so on.
What can I say? I feel that this is a daily quarrel between the two parties in the lawsuit. In order to withdraw from the circle, it should not be...
The current public has naturally divided into two groups. One group thinks that she retired well, and the other group thinks that she retreated well. One faction still supported her as usual.
The latter is represented by Paris Hilton, the "originator of socialites": "We love you, Queen!"
Talk show actor loni love: "Don't let them win... quit the Internet for a while."
American actress sophia bush: "The Internet is not real life. Protect yourself, we love you."
Of course, there are many other netizens saying good things:
"In case no one told you today, you are indeed special."
"From the Internet Give it a rest... Some of these comments are not real people.”
Looking at the ridicule from the other side, it’s all kinds of things.
"Ignore the positive comments, they are all lying to you."
"I speak for everyone, we don't care."
"Oh. Bye."
"It's better to leave without sending it away."
"So when will you send it? The song "I Quit"? "
(The above are all from lizzo's ig comment area)
Having said that, the ridicule from netizens is indeed not groundless, because lizzo has "quit" before, more than once.
For example, in an interview in 2019, she once said that her 2017 song "Truth Hurts" received a mediocre response, and she believed it to be her best work, and she "almost stopped making music" at that time.
(Lizzo’s self-report: Almost quit the music industry)
By the beginning of 2020, she said that there were too many trolls on Twitter, and she stopped using Twitter. She would come back when she wanted to...
(lizzo said at the time (Posted "Statement on Quitting the Internet")
Of course, she finally came back...
By May 2023, she once again stated that there were too many attacks on her appearance online and she wanted to quit...
(Lizzo threatened to quit her career)
However, in the past few times, she didn't say anything to the point, and she probably said "I almost quit". This time, she just said "I quit."
As for whether she really quit completely this time, or whether she will come back after taking a break like before, it is still unclear. After reading her comment section,
can only say that it is understandable that she wants to stay away from the spotlight for a while, but whether her wish can be realized...it is hard to say, after all, there is still a lawsuit ongoing.
When the lawsuit is unfrozen in a few months, Lizzo will inevitably come into the spotlight again. I'm afraid it won't be that simple to say "I quit" cleanly...
