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Lizzo shares private upset that inspired new sad songs

Lizzo's "sad songs" on her new album, Bitch, were about a private "friendship break-up".

BANG Premier · Jul 11

'I got paranoid and isolated' Lizzo felt she 'could die' amid lawsuits before Beyonce saved her

Singer and rapper Lizzo felt "very paranoid and isolated" and like she "could die" amid facing sexual harassment lawsuits from her former backing dancers, but attending Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour helped save her.

BANG Premier · Jul 2, 2025

‘No gimmicks’: Michael Johnson details exactly what to expect from Grand Slam Track

Grand Slam Track is ‘what the sport needed’, says co-founder Michael Johnson ahead of opener in Kingston

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025

Julien Alfred beats Sha’Carri Richardson to win Olympic 100m gold and put tiny St Lucia on the map

The 23-year-old stormed to gold ahead of the highly favoured American and fellow US sprinter Melissa Jefferson in driving rain as Britain’s Daryll Neita finished an agonising fourth

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024

St Lucia’s Julien Alfred takes women’s sprint gold with Daryll Neita fourth

Team GB’s 4×400 metres mixed relay team of Sam Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Amber Anning secured Olympic bronze.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024

Julien Alfred puts Sha’Carri Richardson in shade to win women’s Olympic 100m

St Lucian takes country’s first ever Olympic medal with gold in 10.72 sec with USA’s Richardson and Jefferson in silver and bronze

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024

Lizzo settled dancers’ pay dispute months before sexual harassment claim

The singer resolved complaint by dancers who appeared in HBO film shortly before different dancers accused her of sexual, racial and religious harassment, according to reports

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

‘I was mortified’: former dancers for Lizzo detail alleged harassment

Arianna Davis, 24, and Crystal Williams, 26, described incidents of body shaming and being forced to participate in religious activities

The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2023

Sha'Carri Richardson beats Tori Bowie record after paying emotional tribute

The late Tori Bowie's 100m Diamond League record has been broken by Sha'Carri Richardson in Doha, with the 23-year-old producing her best result in years after an emotional week

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023

Lizzo ‘hard launches’ boyfriend Myke Wright at pre-Grammys party

The pop star has been dating the comedian since 2021

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023