Lizzo’s Ups and Downs Over the Years: Grammy Wins, Sexual Harassment Lawsuit and More

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Lizzo has made headlines over the years, both for her empowering music and controversial moments.In 2017 and 2019, the singer was accused of plagiarism by British singer Mina Lioness and producer Justin Raisen over her 2017 single “Truth Hurts.” The drama surrounded one of the song’s opening lines — “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that bitch” — for which Lioness and Raisen each took credit for writing.Lizzo (real name Melissa Jefferson) also came under fire in August 2023 after three of her former backup dancers filed a highly publicized lawsuit against her.

According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, the group sued the Grammy winner for sexual and religious harassment, disability discrimination, creating a hostile work environment and more.She later denied the dancers’ claims by calling them “too outrageous not to be addressed,” alleging she is “not the villain” the lawsuit portrays her to be.Scroll below for a look back at Lizzo’s ups and downs over the years: Five years before her breakout record Cuz I Love You, Lizzo released her debut album, Lizzobangers.A few months after Cuz I Love You’s release, Lizzo received backlash for calling out a Postmates delivery person who stole her order. “Hey @Postmates this girl Tiffany W.

stole my food. She lucky I don’t fight no more,” she tweeted at the time alongside a photo of the woman.Some people were quick to criticize her inclusion of the Postmates worker’s photo in her tweet, with one Twitter user writing, “This is ridiculous Lizzo, u could have dealt with that privately instead of shaming a woman who was probably hungry.

It’s only food u can reorder it.”Another fan tweeted: “Publicly shaming someone in the service industry (esp. when you’re wealthy) is