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Handy that Lizzo has taken attention away from Ariana Grande

152 replies

Dreamersdontdie · 02/08/2023 20:27

Seems very convenient for her.

www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/ariana-grande-giving-ethan-slater-space/

OP posts:
Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:30

AllyCart · 02/08/2023 23:28

On a thread about Lizzo?

Have you seen the fucking state of her?!

😂

She looks great. And - more importantly - she’s talented.

WhereTheSuburbsMeetUttoxeter · 02/08/2023 23:30

PurpleButterflyWings · 02/08/2023 23:28

@WhereTheSuburbsMeetUttoxeter Please stop.

I'm sorry.

Nn.

🤷

Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:31

Andy Warhol once said that everyone would be famous for 15 mins. Now it looks as though everyone will be cancelled for at least 20 minutes.

AllyCart · 02/08/2023 23:32

PurpleButterflyWings · 02/08/2023 23:29

Bit rude. But that poster is on about the man Ariana is dating. Not Lizzo.

She!s waaay more hideous than that bloke, whoever he is.

BabblativeBean · 02/08/2023 23:32

What's the connection, OP? Are you saying Lizzo's dancers made up the allegations against her in order to deflect from who Ariana Grande is dating, or have I missed something?

WhateverMate · 02/08/2023 23:34

Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:17

We’ve all been hangry, haven’t we? And a pizza delivery getting the order wrong when you’re in that state is just asking for trouble.

After facing her second plagiarism accusation over “Truth Hurts”, Lizzo is now being sued by the Postmates driver she previously accused of stealing her food earlier this year.

In September, Lizzo had tweeted at the company, saying: “This girl Tiffany W stole my food she lucky I don’t fight no more,” alongside a photo of the driver.

Lizzo withdrew her accusation, and publicly apologised for name-dropping Wells, acknowledging that her actions “put (her) in danger”. Now, the singer is being sued for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Wells claims that Lizzo’s actions have made her “subject to ridicule and humiliation, along with stress and anxiety”.*

According to Wells, who claims to have moved onto her next delivery after being unable to reach the musician at her Boston hotel, “Lizzo lacked reasonable grounds for any belief in the truth of her statements and acted negligently in failing to determine the true facts,” the suit reads.

It also asserts that Lizzo “acted with actual malice and reckless disregard for the truth when she tweeted the false statements of or concerning (Wells)”.

That was out and out bullying, putting a photo up of the woman and accusing her of stealing her food.

Not just someone being 'hangry' Hmm

Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:34

BabblativeBean · 02/08/2023 23:32

What's the connection, OP? Are you saying Lizzo's dancers made up the allegations against her in order to deflect from who Ariana Grande is dating, or have I missed something?

I guess it’s feasible that Grande’s team could make this story go viral to take the heat off Ariana

Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:36

WhateverMate · 02/08/2023 23:34

After facing her second plagiarism accusation over “Truth Hurts”, Lizzo is now being sued by the Postmates driver she previously accused of stealing her food earlier this year.

In September, Lizzo had tweeted at the company, saying: “This girl Tiffany W stole my food she lucky I don’t fight no more,” alongside a photo of the driver.

Lizzo withdrew her accusation, and publicly apologised for name-dropping Wells, acknowledging that her actions “put (her) in danger”. Now, the singer is being sued for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Wells claims that Lizzo’s actions have made her “subject to ridicule and humiliation, along with stress and anxiety”.*

According to Wells, who claims to have moved onto her next delivery after being unable to reach the musician at her Boston hotel, “Lizzo lacked reasonable grounds for any belief in the truth of her statements and acted negligently in failing to determine the true facts,” the suit reads.

It also asserts that Lizzo “acted with actual malice and reckless disregard for the truth when she tweeted the false statements of or concerning (Wells)”.

That was out and out bullying, putting a photo up of the woman and accusing her of stealing her food.

Not just someone being 'hangry' Hmm

I was being a bit tongue in cheek but I am discovering it’s difficult to make that work on MN.

WhateverMate · 02/08/2023 23:39

Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:36

I was being a bit tongue in cheek but I am discovering it’s difficult to make that work on MN.

Trying to trivialise bullying doesn't really work anywhere to be fair.

AllyCart · 02/08/2023 23:41

@Siouxiesiouxiesioux

We’ve all been hangry, haven’t we?

No. We haven't "all been"...

🙄

Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:43

AllyCart · 02/08/2023 23:41

@Siouxiesiouxiesioux

We’ve all been hangry, haven’t we?

No. We haven't "all been"...

🙄

Okay… we’ve established the “joke” fell flat. Now, give it a rest.

PutinSmellsPassItOn · 02/08/2023 23:43

I wasn't aware that shagging someone else whilst married was illegal ? 🤔

Inkpotlover · 02/08/2023 23:46

Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:34

I guess it’s feasible that Grande’s team could make this story go viral to take the heat off Ariana

Lizzie being sued by three dancers for appalling behaviour would make headlines regardless of any PR spin by Grande’s team. I think OP is stretching it somewhat to link the two. One had got fuck all to do with the other.

Inkpotlover · 02/08/2023 23:46

Inkpotlover · 02/08/2023 23:46

Lizzie being sued by three dancers for appalling behaviour would make headlines regardless of any PR spin by Grande’s team. I think OP is stretching it somewhat to link the two. One had got fuck all to do with the other.

Lizzo! Damn autocorrect.

AllyCart · 02/08/2023 23:47

Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:43

Okay… we’ve established the “joke” fell flat. Now, give it a rest.

You don't get to gatekeep the thread.

If you think that you joking about sexual assault, bullying and other abuse is going to just be accepted then you're very wrong.

Siouxiesiouxiesioux · 02/08/2023 23:49

AllyCart · 02/08/2023 23:47

You don't get to gatekeep the thread.

If you think that you joking about sexual assault, bullying and other abuse is going to just be accepted then you're very wrong.

Hang on… who was joking about sexual assault? I responded to a post that just said she accused someone of stealing her pizza. Where did sexual assault come into that?

Nellynoowhoareyou · 02/08/2023 23:51

Just because it is being reported by reputable news channels doesn’t make the claims anymore likely than if they weren’t. Tho I do agree she seems unhinged (benignly so!) in the documentary and I haven’t actually looked at the claims but I stand by my original points!

SealHouse · 02/08/2023 23:58

sorry, that was to @Nellynoowhoareyou, re the iplayer doc on lizzo

SealHouse · 03/08/2023 00:03

and yeah, not sure what any of this has to do with Ariana Grande

Honeychickpea · 03/08/2023 00:06

Well, arriana and ethen certainly got a lot of free publicity for their upcoming movie. I doubt they want the attention taken away from them.

EconomyClassRockstar · 03/08/2023 00:22

The only thing I have to add to this conversation is that Ethan Slater looks like a young Pee Wee Herman, RIP.

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 03/08/2023 00:32

What AG and her pet scarecrow is awful and immoral and confirmed.

Pet Munchkin actually.

maratara · 03/08/2023 01:20

What's Ethan SLater done wrong? Or is he just being insulted for fun.

EconomyClassRockstar · 03/08/2023 01:31

How is being compared to Pee Wee Herman who is currently being celebrated all over social media by the people that knew him for being a genuinely good person (the wanking in the cinema aside) being insulting?