Lizzo wants to put a spotlight on the harm caused by supposed false allegations.
In a post shared to her Substack on Saturday (Dec. 20), the “About Damn Time” singer reflected on what she described as the broader harm others endure when they watch "false allegations" of sexual assault make headlines.
"Who's gonna write the op-ed on the harm false allegations cause?” she wrote. “I'm not talking about the harm caused to the person falsely accused. I'm talking about the harm caused to the people watching it play out publicly who have experienced true traumatic crimes."
Explaining further, Lizzo wrote that "real victims of sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment and the millions of people who've been subjected to violence” end up staying silent “because no one believes them."
“Or the people who have been harmed by someone who isn’t rich or famous, so pro-bono lawyers incentivized by large settlements won’t take their case? They have to keep living their lives while they watch the world make light of the exact kind of trauma they’ve endured. I think about these people often,” she continued.
The singer also likened comment sections to “battlegrounds saturated with hearsay,” making it “harder to believe on both sides.”
“Cases like these are big business so expecting change from that well oiled machine is like pushing a boulder up a hill. Yes courtroom victories can be significant, but the courtroom that truly matters is the court of public opinion. It’s the sentence that stains...
Lizzo wants to put a spotlight on the harm caused by supposed false allegations. In a post shared to her Substack on Saturday (Dec. 20), the “About Damn Time” singer reflected on what she describe...