SZA Defends Lizzo From Ex-Staffers’ Lawsuit Allegations

SZA spoke out in protection of Lizzo for a brand new profile on the “Reality Hurts” singer printed by New York Journal’s Vulture, earlier this week. Within the piece, she labeled the backlash Lizzo confronted over the lawsuit allegations from her former staffers “bizarre.”

“It was so bizarre to observe everyone assault her as a result of it really had nothing to do with what was happening,” SZA stated. Talking of their friendship additional, she added: “I feel what’s particular about my pal is she is a grasp healer. She is all the time going to resolve herself. No person cleared her title for her. No person might give her that vindication; she gave it to herself. I simply felt like she 100% genie’d herself by way of that.”

Lizzo and SZA have labored collectively a number of instances through the years. SZA first appeared on a remix to Lizzo’s music, “Particular,” in 2023. Extra just lately, SZA featured on Lizzo’s observe, “IRL,” from her mixtape, My Face Hurts From Smiling, earlier this 12 months.

A number of of Lizzo’s former workers hit her with lawsuits for varied allegations of misconduct in 2023. Her ex-wardrobe designer, Asha Daniels, accused her of harassment and discrimination, however Lizzo ended up getting dismissed from the lawsuit. Moreover, a gaggle of her backup dancers claimed the singer fostered a poisonous work surroundings that featured sexual harassment in addition to spiritual and racial discrimination. That case continues to be ongoing, however Lizzo has denied these allegations as effectively.

Elsewhere within the piece from New York Journal, Lizzo confirmed to the outlet that her upcoming album, Love in Actual Life, will not be releasing anytime quickly. “Love in Actual Life was about lots of ache and searching for pleasure and going by way of being f*cking suicidal and depressed,” she stated. “And feeling just like the world has turned their again on you after which discovering your means again into the world. It was stunning, however ain’t no one attempting to listen to that sh*t proper now.”