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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christie D’Zurilla

Lizzo grants queer writer Aurielle Marie’s wish: A fab dress to wear to Out100 honors

When Atlanta writer Aurielle Marie steps on stage as an honoree at Out magazine’s OUT100 event Thursday night, they will do so in full Lizzo style, quite literally.

In a plea on TikTok, the queer “Gumbo Ya Ya” writer asked Lizzo if she could borrow the red Giambattista Valli haute couture gown the performer had worn to the 2022 Primetime Emmys.

“I know you know how it feels to be the biggest b— in the room and all the scrutiny and hyper-visibility that comes with that because I’ve watched you talk about it,” Marie told Lizzo in the video. “But the longer I go without something to wear, the less I want to be there.”

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