Lizzo avoided questions about the hostile work environment she allegedly created during a Fortune Most Powerful Women event.
"You know, I don't want to talk about things like that," Lizzo expressed when asked how she felt about the allegations. "This isn't the space for it. We're celebrating female CEOs and powerful women. This isn't really the space to talk about the negative things that happen to us. 'Cause so much negative stuff happens to powerful women, and this is not the space." "Right. As I agree with you, I don't think this is the platform for that. *laughs*," she continued when the interviewer spoke on the necessary opportunity for powerful women to address their own allegations in their own words rather than through other reports.
"I’m the happiest I’ve been in 10 months," Lizzo shared concerning her mental health a few months ago. "The strange thing about depression is you don’t know you’re in it until you’re out of it. I’m definitely not all the way as carefree as I used to be.. But the dark cloud that followed me every day is finally clearing up. My smile reaches my eyes again and that’s a win. I thought my album was finished.. but I gotta get some of these good vibes off in a banger real quick. Thanks for your patience [red heart emoji]."
Meanwhile, it's important to emphasize that this still an open case with some dismissed allegations and others still on the table. As such, we still have yet to receive an official ruling from a court of law on these accusations against Lizzo.
The interviewer baited Lizzo, and she took the bait with her response. What she should have said is that the case is currently ongoing, and she can't speak on said topic of discussion.
I'm also wondering if Lizzo campaigning for Kamala will end up hurting her campaign, especially with the contradictory messages the singer has been putting out there regarding her career.
In an Instagram post this past August, Lizzo said she was going to be getting away from the spotlight for a time.
“I’m taking a gap year & protecting my peace,” she wrote in a caption with a picture of herself in a swimsuit standing on a balcony overlooking the treetops in Bali.
Then, this past Monday, she contradicted herself at Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
“She’s charting her path forward in a way that’s not definitive,” said Kayla Larosa, who runs the pop culture commentary YouTube channel KaylaSays, where posts have included “How The Internet Fell Out of Love with Lizzo.” “[It] may be confusing for fans.”
Do you think Lizzo shot herself in the foot by not addressing the allegations? Do you also think that she's using campaigning for Kamala Harris, the recent weight loss posts as well as her women's empowerment interview as a way to rehabilitate her career?
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