Lizzo has been making headlines of late for her incredible weight loss journey, but now she’s opening up about being ‘cancelled a lot.’
The 37-year-old rapper (born Melissa Viviane Jefferson) broke through with her blockbuster single Truth Hurts in 2019, but she also made headlines for other reasons.
Back in August 2023, she was sued by three former backup dancers, who alleged Lizzo created a hostile work environment.
With her fifth album Love In Real Life getting ready to drop at some point this summer, the singer is opening up about her past, during her weight loss journey.
She revealed on an episode of the Therapuss podcast that she’s learning to find grace in certain situations.
‘I’ve been cancelled a lot,” she said on the May 14 episode of Therapuss with Jake Shane,’ adding, ‘I shouldn’t say I’ve been cancelled, because I’m still going, but I’ve gotten backlash a lot.’
Lizzo has been making headlines of late for her incredible weight loss journey , but now she’s opening up about being ‘cancelled a lot’
The 37-year-old rapper (born Melissa Viviane Jefferson) broke through with her blockbuster single Truth Hurts in 2019, but she also made headlines for other reasons.
She added, ‘Literally every single time I’ve received backlash I use it as a growing and learning lesson.’
One of her first experiences in receiving backlash from fans was when she synced her hit Good as Hell to Weight Watchers, after Oprah Winfrey bought a stake in the company.
She explained that at first she was thrilled, stating, ‘It was like, “Oprah wants to use your song.” I lost my mind. I was like, “Oh my god Oprah knows who I am!” I was like, “Yes! Yes.”‘
However, after posting the Weight Watchers ad, she found many fans quickly turned on her.
‘I remember posting the commercial because I was so proud and everybody was like, ‘You’re f–king joking right, like this is promoting eating disorders,’” she told Jake. “And I was like, ‘Oh my god.’ It broke my heart. It truly broke my heart.”’
She also opened up about being canceled back in October 2024, just a few months after she announced taking a year off of performing.
‘I’ve been canceled for everything at this point. Only God can cancel me now,’ the singer admitted last fall.
‘I think that I talk about the things that are important to me, and I talk about the things that I can bring a difference to, and I think those are my boundaries now with the public,’ she added.
The performing hiatus came after the lawsuit was announced, with claims that the dancers were targets of sexual, religious and racial harassment.
She also opened up about being canceled back in October 2024, just a few months after she announced taking a year off of performing; pictured May 5, 2025 in NYC at the Met Gala
Lizzo said on social media at the time, ‘These last few days have been gut-wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing.
‘My work ethic, morals and respectfulness have been questioned. My character has been criticized.,’ she added.
It’s unclear if Lizzo will be launching a new tour in support of her album once her performing hiatus comes to a close.
