Kya Buller
Lizzo has responded to rumours of Ozempic use after opening up about her recent weight loss journey.
The 36-year-old Grammy award winning singer has been sharing a candid look at her fitness regime on social media, but trolls doubted the hard work was done in the gym.
Use of Ozempic, an FDA-approved prescription drug for people with type 2 diabetes - has soared in popularity in the United States due to its weight-loss effects.
Many celebrities are accused online of using it for this very reason, and Lizzo is the latest name on the pile.
In a TikTok video, Lizzo filmed herself over audio of Christoph Waltz's character in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained saying: "It's like a reward."
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Lizzo captioned the clip: "When you finally get Ozempic allegations after 5 months of weight training and calorie deficit."
She then shared an Instagram post captioned: "'oZeMpIc oR cOkE?' - a fan," with crying emojis.
She included another screenshot of somebody asking, 'did she use Ozempic or did she snort coke?' to which she replied: "Whyyyy do u follow me?"
It seems the 'Juice' singer is very proud of her weight loss and keen for people to know it was achieved through natural means.
Lizzo, who owns the shapewear brand Yitty, is a big fan of discussing her appearance online.
On 19 September, she wore a piece from her brand while showing off her before and after weight loss physique.
She soundtracked the video to a clip of rapper Nicki Minaj saying: “The fact that you would even discuss my looks is insane. I’m a bad bitch, always been a bad bitch.”
She captioned the video: "Fine both ways."
In May, Lizzo shed some light on her weight loss journey. In a video posted to TikTok, she said she was 'not trying to escape fatness,' and that she 'started working out for mental health,' which led to exercise helping her 'shift [her] mind.'
She continued: "I have a very high-performance job. For 90 minutes a night, I have to do choreography, I have to sing, I have to dance, I have to rap and I have to play the flute. And I have to emote, and hype a crowd in very tight clothes, sometimes clothes where it restricts my breathing."
Lizzo concluded: "It's fun. I love my job. But it takes a lot of physical endurance to do what I do, and I used to be very rockstar lifestyle, used to throw myself around on the stage.
"As I got more professional in my career, I started to take the physical part more seriously."