On Friday, Lizzo, the Grammy Award-winning singer and fashion entrepreneur, took to Instagram to declare “I QUIT,” citing the online criticism she has endured.
“I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,” she wrote. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it. But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it. ”
The post continued to detail the ridicule she has endured, culminating in her declaration of quitting.
“I’m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout & views,” she added. “Being the butt of the joke every single time because of how I look … my character being picked apart by people who don’t know me and disrespecting my name.”
Representatives for Lizzo could not immediately be reached for comment on Saturday.
Messages of support flooded the comments section of her Instagram post, including from the hip-hop pioneer Queen Latifah, the comic Eric André and the fashion illustrator and designer Hayden Williams.
