Lizzo hits back at body-shamers who made ‘fat jokes’ about her

Lizzo Hitting back at body shamers in the best possible way.

Lizzo, 37 Instagram Show off her bikini bod while shutting down the haters on Thursday, December 4. “Today I saw a fat joke about me in 2025 that went viral. It was a stupid joke and they were just laughing at me because I was fat,” she wrote.

“Let me remind you all, never let anyone shame you for what you choose to do to your body,” the singer continued. “Because when you’re older, they talk dirty, and when you’re little, they talk dirty. Your body is never going to be good enough for them because it’s not for them. This is for you.”

Lizzo added, “If I get a BBL, don’t mind your business, if I lose 100 pounds, don’t mind your business, if I gain every pound and then some… don’t mind your business.”

She concluded her post by writing: “No matter what… my fat ass still has to pay off the mortgage in your heads bitches. 🥱.”

Lizzo’s celebrity friends and followers jumped to her defense, hyping her up in the comments section.

“You look amazing 😍 people don’t want to see someone doing great right now 🙌,” Trisha Paytas wrote. One of her fans added, “Word! And me: Damn she looks amazing! (all the time).” Another commented: “Tell it sis! You are beautiful in every way, inside and out. ❤️‍🔥👏🏾.”

Lizzo’s bikini featured bright yellow triangle cups and a black snakeskin print. Her top features a halter strap and a knot in the center of the cups. The rapper paired the piece with matching bottoms, high-cut legs and a bow that tied at the hip.

Lizzo’s post follows her Reaching Her “Weight Release Goal” January.

“I did it,” she wrote in a mirror selfie wearing a red bra and leggings. “Today, when I stepped on the scale, I met my weight release goal.”

Lizzo added: “I haven’t seen this number since 2014! Let this remind you that you can do anything you put your mind to. It’s time to reach new goals!”

Lizzo later revealed that she was “suicidal” when she began her weight loss journey in November.

“I started losing weight in the fall of 2023. I was extremely depressed. I had been the subject of a vicious scandal and felt like the world had turned its back on me. I became very suicidal,” she wrote via Substack. “I cut off all contact with everyone I loved.”

She added that she “can’t trust anyone” after the 2023 “scandal,” referring to lawsuits filed against her by three of her former backup dancers for sexual and religious harassment, disability discrimination, creating a hostile work environment and more. Lizzo denied the claims.

“I found that I lost some weight in the process, but not as much as I do now. Because it wasn’t intentional,” she noted. Lizzo also shared that she changed her mindset and started viewing weight loss as a “release” rather than “losing” a pound.

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