People are unfollowing Lizzo after she posted 'unnecessary' twerking video amid lawsuit

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By Nasima Khatun

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Things are not looking good for Lizzo right now after a whole bunch of fans have turned against her all thanks to her latest video.

Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the 35-year-old posted a clip of herself twerking in all different angles to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s new song 'Bongos' while wearing a cheeky baby blue floral bikini.

"My back sound like a bongoooooooo," she wrote in the caption alongside an explosion emoji.

Though the 'Good As Hell' singer appeared to post the video with no care in mind, hundreds of fans took to the comments to slam her for her insensitivity considering the ongoing lawsuit filed against her.

Have a look at the video below:

"Unfollowing," commented one user, while another pointed out that Lizzo should be proving her innocence rather than posting videos of such an "unserious" nature.

"Really wish you would address what’s going on with some seriousness. We all looked up to you and need you to show us that your words are true," they wrote.

"Exactly why I’m unfollowing her now as we speak. So unnecessary," a third also added.

However, others did their best to show their idol some support amid the ongoing controversy.

"Let that woman live her life. You only get one," this user said.

Another suggested that the singer collaborate with Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B, stating: "They should put you on the remix."

"People who follow her getting mad cause she working what her mama gave her," added this user.

And others pointed out that Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B were also twerking to the song, but didn't get nearly as many negative comments as Lizzo did: "Y’all wasn’t saying nothing when cardi and Megan was clapping cheeks lol."

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Credit: Instagram

The singer doubled down on her activities just a few hours later taking to her Instagram Stories to post twerking videos of herself along with her loved ones.

In one clip, Lizzo could be seen twerking over a table in the same bikini while the next photo on her story showed her holding up her middle finger seemingly unfazed and unbothered about the hate she was receiving mere hours ago under the video.

The news comes after it was reported that the Grammy-award-winning artist will be counter-suing the three dancers that accused her of misconduct as well as sexual harassment, which their lawyer has called an "insidious attempt at intimidation."

"Lizzo’s threat to countersue for malicious prosecution is an insidious attempt at intimidation and delivers a chilling effect to all harassment victims in the workplace," lawyer Rob Zambrano said in a statement to Page Six on August 25.

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Lizzo has said she will be countersuing the dancers that made allegations against her. Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

"The scare tactics, bullying, and victim shaming coming from Lizzo’s team is exactly the behavior employees face in the entertainment industry who feel they have no choice but to 'suck it up' for access and success," Zambrano continued before going on to say: "Her team is merely trying to suppress the truth and hide her hypocrisy of publicizing her brand as one of empowerment and body positivity while privately depriving women of their empowerment.

"Lizzo certainly isn’t empowering women by way of her threats, rather she is disenfranchising them, but this lawsuit isn’t just about her. This sort of behavior is pervasive in the entertainment industry. That doesn’t make it right, and it’s still illegal," the lawyer added.

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