Lizzo addresses Ozempic allegations after sharing weight loss video

Lizzo has addressed fans’ allegations that she’s used Ozempic to aid her weight loss journey – see what she had to say below.

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In recent weeks, the ‘Truth Hurts’ singer has been sharing videos on social media of her losing weight. The videos have sparked conversation online if the singer is on Ozempic – a drug typically used for diabetes but has been garnering attention as a weight loss supplement.

This past weekend, the singer responded to the allegations, singling out a comment on one of her posts that reads “Did she use Ozempic or did she snort coke?”. In her latest post, Lizzo wrote “when you finally get ozempic allegations after 5 months of weight training and calorie deficit”.

Lizzo’s weight training has been on public display for some time now, as she has posted several videos and photos of her going through training with a medicine ball and more.

The post comes several weeks after the singer revealed on social media late last month that she has been working on a new album. Lizzo wrote: “I wasn’t gonna post this on [Instagram] but 2021 me would be soooo proud of 2024 me. And I’m NOT only talking about my body if yall only KNEWWWW what I’ve done for my mental & emotional health in the last year… wheeeew don’t worry imma write a album about it.”

The tease that Lizzo’s working on a new album comes just days after the singer-songwriter announced that she has landed in Bali, Indonesia, and will be taking a “gap year”. In a video showing the singer taking a moment outside in the pouring rain dressed in a black swimsuit, Lizzo captioned the post: “I’m taking a gap year & protecting my peace”.

Lizzo’s last album comes in the form of 2022’s ‘Special’. In a four-star review of the record, Nick Levine wrote for NME: “Perhaps inevitably, given Lizzo’s overwhelmingly positive message, ‘Special’ is sometimes a bit cheesy. Still, it’s cheesy in a way you won’t want to resist. “Is it your birthday, girl? / ‘Cause you lookin’ likе a present,” she sings on ‘Birthday Girl’, a song that practically marches you to the bar and orders you a shot of Tequila Rose. On this evidence, Lizzo knows exactly who she is as an artist and what she wants to achieve: she’s the bad bitch with an incredible talent for making people feel good.”

In a glowing five-star review of Lizzo’s concert at The O2 in London last year, Levine wrote: “By the time she ends with a triumphant ‘About Damn Time’ – accompanied  by a giant disco ball – it’s clear her job here is done. Lizzo isn’t just a great entertainer, but pop’s foremost purveyor of unadulterated joy.”