Lizzo<\/a> began losing weight in 2023 to process the pain of a \u201cvicious scandal,\u201d she wrote. Though she did not specify which scandal she was referring to, that year, Lizzo faced different lawsuits accusing the singer of sexual and racial harassment and for creating a hostile work environment. Some of the charges have been dropped against Lizzo, while she and her company, Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc, remain defendants in one case. Lizzo has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n In her essay, Lizzo wrote that as she lost weight, she became publicly regarded as a \u201cperformative\u201d member of the body positivity movement.<\/p>\n JOHN ANGELILLO\/UPI\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/p>\n Writing that she was \u201csick and tired\u201d of her persona being \u201covershadowed by my fatness,\u201d Lizzo explained, \u201cI know that my story isn\u2019t unique. I know that women in bigger bodies, especially black women in bigger bodies, have had this working against them since forever.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re in an era where the bigger girls are getting smaller because they\u2019re tired of being judged,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a lot of work to do, to undo the effects of the Ozempic<\/a> boom,\u201d wrote Lizzo. \u201cI have a lot of work to do to regain the trust of the movement that gave me wings. It is work I am willing and ready to do.\u201d<\/p>\n In January of this year, the singer revealed she had \u201creached\u201d her \u201cweight release goal,\u201d writing on Instagram<\/a>: \u201cLet this be a reminder you can do anything you put your mind to.\u201d<\/p>\n This story Lizzo Slams the \u2018Ozempic Boom\u2019 In Body Positivity Essay: \u2018We Have a Lot of Work to Do\u2019<\/a> first appeared on Globe<\/a>. Add Globe as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13e517fd5aff79ac8891612b5849cad5.jpeg\"\/)
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