Lizzo was feeling unhealthy as hell.
The 36-year-old singer is opening up about reaching an actual low level after she was sued by former backup dancers and an ex-stylist in 2023 for alleged sexual harassment and claims that she created a poisonous office atmosphere.
Lizzo has denied all allegations, however she continues to be going through ongoing lawsuits. (Nonetheless, she was dismissed from the stylist’s lawsuit, though her manufacturing firm, Massive Grrrl Massive Touring Inc., stays a defendant.)
“About a year and a half ago — it’s so hard for me to talk about — I was in such a dark, deep depression,” she advised the group throughout an intimate present at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
“I was so heartbroken by the world and so deeply hurt that I didn’t want to live anymore, and I was so deeply afraid of people that I didn’t want to be seen. Eventually I got over that fear.”
The four-time Grammy winner acquired a psychological well being enhance whereas attending a live performance round that point.
“As I was walking through the crowd to get to my spot, something miraculous happened. Somebody, who I didn’t know, looked at me and said, ‘Lizzo, I love you,’” she mentioned. “And they reached out, and I reached back, and we hugged, and it felt so damn good.”
Others on the live performance joined in to indicate their help for the “About Damn Time” singer, which was “f—king life-saving,” she mentioned of the second that impressed the title of her upcoming album, “Love in Real Life.”
“And after that experience I was like, ‘Damn, you can’t get this s—y on the internet, bro. This is the kind of love you can only get in real life.’ And I don’t share that story to gain some sort of sympathy. We’re beyond that, bitch. Look at me!”
Lizzo advised the story to assist others who’re coping with “depression, or darkness, or felt so betrayed by someone they trusted or was lied on and hated on for those lies.”
The slimmed-down star inspired others to “reach out” in the event that they’re struggling too.
“If you’re depressed, reach out to someone who will listen,” mentioned Lizzo. “If you’re mad about the government, reach out to someone else who’s mad about the government and f—king organize.”
“If you hate the way you look, reach out to someone who loves you and who will tell you, ‘You are f—king beautiful as you are right now, no matter how your body changes,’” she continued. “Because you may not believe, but you are special.”
For those who or somebody you realize is affected by any of the problems raised on this story, name or textual content the Suicide & Disaster Lifeline at 988.
