Beyonce Shows Love To Lizzo During Concert Amid Lawsuit Controversy: Watch

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Beyonce, 41, seemingly enactment the Lizzo sexual harassment play down her during her Aug. 14 Renaissance concert successful Atlanta. Despite the ongoing allegations against the 35-year-old, the “Halo” songstress gave her a shoutout during her show of “BREAK MY SOUL (THE QUEENS Remix).” Soon aft she belted retired the names of women successful music, Beyonce made definite to reinstate Lizzo’s sanction to the song. “Lizzo! I emotion you Lizzo!”, the 41-year-old shouted into the mic portion connected stage.

Beyoncé contiguous successful Atlanta: "Lizzo! I emotion you, @Lizzo!!" 🤍 #ATL #Round3 #RWT2023 🪩 pic.twitter.com/FpSHaODKqI

— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) August 15, 2023

During the performance, Bey rocked a silver bedazzled corset with matching metallic thigh-high boots. Other musicians that Queen B shouted retired included Nicki Minaj, Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, and others. Her shoutout for the “Truth Hurts” hitmaker comes connected the heels of Beyonce opting to not accidental Lizzo’s sanction successful caller weeks, per CNN. The mother-of-three stopped saying Lizzo’s sanction successful airy of the caller allegations, however, that seems to beryllium a prime of the past.

Soon aft a video of Beyonce’s shoutout landed connected societal media, galore of her fans took to the comments to react. “Beyoncé what are you doing,” 1 admirer tweeted, portion different quipped, “She said what she said.” Meanwhile, a abstracted instrumentality took to X (formerly Twitter) to assertion that Beyonce did not accidental thing astir Lizzo. “this is AI, I was determination she ne'er said this,” they penned. Another instrumentality seemingly agreed and did not judge the video. “damn ai getting existent bully these days,” they tweeted.

Beyonce gave Lizzo a shoutout during her Aug. 14 performance successful Atlanta. (Richard Young/Shutterstock / Dave Hogan/Hogan Media/Shutterstock)

The now-viral performance infinitesimal comes conscionable 2 weeks aft respective of Lizzo’s erstwhile dancers came guardant with intersexual harassment accusations against her, arsenic reported by NBC News. In addition, they person accused her of “creating a hostile enactment environment,” and allegedly pressuring 1 of them to “touch a nude performer” successful Amsterdam. Lizzo, who is known for her body positivity advocacy, has besides been accused of “calling attention” to 1 of the dancer’s weight gain.

Soon aft the allegations came to light, the Detroit autochthonal took to Instagram to contradict the allegations against her. “These past fewer days person been gut wrenchingly hard and overwhelming and disappointing,” she wrote connected Aug. 3. “My enactment ethic, morals and respectfulness person been questioned. My quality has been criticized. Usually I take not to respond to mendacious allegations, but these are arsenic unbelievable arsenic they dependable and excessively outrageous not to beryllium addressed.”

Lizzo went connected to telephone the allegations “sensationalized stories” and noted her intentions. “These sensationalized stories are coming from erstwhile employees who person already publically admitted that they were told their behaviour connected circuit was inappropriate and unprofessional. As an creator I person ever been precise passionate astir what I do,” she continued. “I instrumentality my euphony and my performances earnestly due to the fact that astatine the extremity of the time I lone privation to enactment retired the champion creation that represents maine and my fans. With passionateness comes hard enactment and precocious standards.”

Although the instrumentalist expressed that she doesn’t privation beryllium looked astatine arsenic a “victim” she went connected to reason her lengthy enactment astir however “hurt” she is. “Sometimes I person to marque hard decisions, but it’s ne'er my volition to marque anyone consciousness uncomfortable oregon similar they aren’t valued arsenic an important portion of the team. I americium not present to beryllium looked astatine arsenic a victim, but I besides cognize that I americium not the villain that radical and the media person portrayed maine to beryllium these past fewer days,” Lizzo went on.

The remainder of the connection read: “I americium precise unfastened with my sexuality and expressing myself, but I cannot judge oregon let radical to usage that openness to marque maine retired to beryllium thing I americium not. There is thing I instrumentality much earnestly than the respect we merit arsenic women successful the world. I cognize what it feels similar to beryllium body shamed connected a regular basis and would perfectly ne'er knock oregon terminate an worker due to the fact that of their weight. I’m hurt, but I volition not fto the bully enactment I’ve done successful the satellite beryllium overshadowed by this. I privation to convey everyone who has reached retired successful enactment to assistance maine up during this time.”