Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: SZA Defends Her Friends Lizzo’s Character

SZA took a stand to defend Lizzo from the relentless character attacks...

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
When Lizzo faced a wave of accusations and controversy stemming
from a series of harassment lawsuits back in twenty twenty
three filed by former employees, she was criticized endlessly online,
losing friends and associates in the process, but one that
stayed with her through thick and thin, just so happens
to be a superstar, Sizza, who's now speaking up for

(00:24):
Lizzo's character and strength, telling New York Magazine, it was
so weird to watch everybody attack her because it actually
had nothing to do with what was going on. But
what's special about my friend is that she is a
master healer. She's always going to get to the bottom
of herself. Nobody cleared her name for her, Nobody could.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Give her that vindication. She gave it to herself.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
It just feels like she one hundred percent genied herself
through that. The words of Sizza on staying true to
her friendship with Lizzo, and Sisa backed that up by
jumping on the banger Irl featured on Lizzo's new mixtape,
My Face Hurts from Smiling, which is out now.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
That's direct from Hollywood