Lizzo revealed she struggled with depression after getting his with sexual harassment lawsuits in 2023.
The “Truth Hurts” singer made the reveal during her Wednesday concert in Los Angeles, admitting that at one point, things got so “dark” she “didn’t want to live anymore.”
“I named [my album ‘Love in Real Life’] because about a year and a half ago — it’s so hard for me to talk about — I was in such a dark, deep depression,” she told the crowd at the Wiltern Theater, according to video shared by a concertgoer on X.
“I was so heartbroken by the world and so deeply hurt that I didn’t want to live anymore, and I was so deeply afraid of people that I didn’t want to be seen. Eventually I got over that fear.”
The Grammy winner, 36, explained that she had an experience at a concert that pushed her to change her perspective
“As I was walking through the crowd to get to my spot, something miraculous happened. Somebody, who I didn’t know, looked at me and said, ‘Lizzo, I love you.’ And they reached out, and I reached back, and we hugged, and it felt so damn good,” she said, calling the moment “f—ing life-saving.”
“And after that experience I was like, ‘Damn, you can’t get this s— on the internet, bro. This is the kind of love you can only get in real life.’ And I don’t share that story to gain some sort of sympathy. We’re beyond that, bitch. Look at me!”
The singer felt the need to share her story in an effort to potentially reach anyone dealing with “depression, or darkness, or felt so betrayed by someone they trusted or was lied on and hated on for those lies.”
Reps for the singer did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
In August 2023, the Grammy winner was hit with a bombshell sexual assault lawsuit by several of her former background dancers. Lizzo denied the initial allegations made against her, calling the lawsuit “outrageous” and “unbelievable.”
Later that month, she was hit with more claims of sexual harassment from six other dancers who allegedly also worked with the “Good as Hell” singer. She was also hit with an additional lawsuit from Asha Daniels, a former stylist for Lizzo’s Big Grrrl Big Tour company, who accused the singer of racial and sexual harassment the following month.
In December 2024, The Post exclusively reported that Daniels’ suit was dropped as an insider close to Lizzo told the outlet that the entertainer won’t stop fighting the “false” allegations made against her, and refuses to settle.
“There’s a reason that Lizzo continues to fight long after most public figures would have settled – because these allegations are false and can’t be allowed to stand,” the source told The Post.
“She is not going to stop fighting until every single one of these ridiculous smears is dismissed.”
The “About Damn Time” songstress is still facing multiple ongoing lawsuits filed by some of her former employees claiming sexual and racial harassment and a toxic work environment. The singer maintains that the allegations against her are false.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
