Stand-up comedian Aries Spears ridicules Lizzo for being overweight, fans defend American singer

Stand-up comedian Aries Spears has sparked a new controversy after he ridiculed pop star Lizzo for being overweight. While on the Art of Dialogue podcast, Aries made a series of objectionable comments on the appearance and health of Lizzo, which irked her fans, who rushed to defend her.

Spears said that Lizzo looked like the Sh*t emoji, though she was pretty. He commented that Lizzo had a beautiful face, but showing off her body wasn’t right. Aries further said that Lizzo looked like a plate of mashed potatoes, though her music was hard. The comic also took a dig at Lizzo’s female supporters for being hypocrites and thought they were not honest with the musician about her health.




The comments did not go well with Lizzo’s fans, who wasted no time in blasting Aries Spears on the internet. Twitterati went wild and called out Spears for being "widely out of shape" himself. A fan wrote on Twitter that Spears himself kept breathing heavily while Lizzo danced for hours and simultaneously played the flute. The user also claimed that being fat is not necessarily equal to being unhealthy.

Another Twitter user wrote that what Spears said about Lizzo was unnecessary and that he should’ve remained silent. In her tweet, a criminal lawyer at the Legal Aid Society, Olayemi Olurin, went out all guns blazing on Spears. The lawyer wrote that Spears was a black fat man spreading fatphobia against Lizzo. She said that she was left in disbelief after watching his video.

One user stated that Aries Spears was nobody in comparison to Lizzo. Another Lizzo fan wrote that Aries was trying to hype himself up by making controversial comments against Lizzo, who did nothing to deserve such disrespect. An angry fan called Aries a "nutty professor" and said that the comedian looked like a pufferfish. Many women showed their love for Lizzo for being confident about her appearance and embracing her plus size.