Azealia Banks hopped online to slam Lizzo for announcing she is quitting the music industry.
Lizzo has been sued by former employees for “fostering a hostile work environment” and sexual harassment, which she has denied.
The star also receives a lot of hostility about her weight.
“I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,” the “Juice” singer said in an Instagram post. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it.”
Azealia Banks thinks Lizoon brought some of the criticism on herself.
“I retracted my criticism of you because it dawned on me that I hadn’t fully grasped how insidious corporate forces were positioning you in demeaning ways. But sis… your handle is ‘lizzo be eating.’ You’ve openly invited the public to laugh both at and with you by actions like twerking at a Burger King counter and bathing in Skittles…,” she wrote.
“Self-deprecation was the aesthetic you chose upon your introduction. So, rather than playing the victim, why not cease intentionally inviting people to joke about that? You’re a talented individual, with a strong understanding of music theory, Grammy awards, and significant success,” she continued.
Azealia told Lizzo to try working with different artists and chagne her narrative instead of giving up.
