Lizzo takes a cheeky dig at Aries Spears after winning a Video Music Award. Read to know

Aries Spears landed in an ugly controversy for his recent comments on The Art of Dialogue podcast. The netizens called out Spears for body shaming Lizzo and slammed left, right and center. However, Lizzo chose to remain silent until Sunday.

Lizzo won the Video for Good award at the VMA 2022 on Sunday for her popular single 'About Damn Time'. The pop star took the opportunity to take a sugar-coated dig at Spears without even taking his name. Lizzo used a reference from the beef between Nicki Minhaj and Miley Cyrus, quoting Nicki’s legendary jab, “the bitches that got something to say about me in the press.”

Aries Spears made objectionable comments on Lizzo’s weight, stating that she looked like a plate of mashed potatoes. He also remarked that Lizzo reminded him of the shit emoji. While addressing the fans after winning the MVA, Lizzo said that she didn’t want to say anything. When the fans asked her why she didn’t hit back at Spears, Lizzo said she was winning, addressing Spears as a bitch.


While disrespectfully body shaming Lizzo, Spears also said that her supporters were hypocrites, who didn’t care about the health and well-being of the singer. However, Spears added that he liked her music a lot.


During her acceptance speech, Lizzo said that though she didn’t know what Video for Good meant, she was happy that the fans voted for her. She further added that she was happy to be a part of the change happening in the country and marked that there were oppressive laws that needed to go. Lizzo mentioned that the people’s vote meant everything to her, and also urged her fans to vote against such laws that oppressed people. She thanked her fans for all the love and support they showered on her.

Lizzo’s last album, Special, was launched in July. The album has been a chartbuster and also peaked in the second position on the US Billboard 200. Special also brought tremendous commercial success and critical praise for Lizzo, who turned 34 on April 27.