{"id":1939378,"date":"2026-05-16T16:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1939378"},"modified":"2026-05-16T16:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:22:06","slug":"lizzo-says-being-called-fat-by-azealia-banks-is-endearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1939378","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo Says Being Called Fat by Azealia Banks Is Endearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/92\/16by9\/2026\/05\/16\/92522d84bb704d0f8b519050985d2c03_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Lizzo Says Being Called Fat by Azealia Banks Is Endearing<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Lizzo to Azealia Banks<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I&#8217;m The Bigger Person &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Literally &amp; Figuratively!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T09:22:06-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:22 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T14:27:52-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 16, 2026<br \/>\n                                2:27 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-14578977b666634a28ef53e1937c46f2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260516_92522d84bb704d0f8b519050985d2c03\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:013014ca-d2b3-4ae0-ad6b-eeba0b3ecaf4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/92\/4by3\/2026\/05\/16\/92522d84bb704d0f8b519050985d2c03_md.png\" alt=\"main lizzo azaelia banks getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ad2479d1354f0d62d531145133f68a1f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the skinny, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/azealia-banks\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Azealia Banks<\/strong><\/a>is going heavy on the insults at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lizzo\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lizzo<\/strong><\/a>,referring to her now as &#8220;Fat Lizzo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e4d78073c22ac79edc6d8da787b49696\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>But Lizzo doesn&#8217;t seem bothered one bit by the nasty remark, taking to X on Friday to let Azealia know she doesn&#8217;t mind being called &#8220;fat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3e1cd9b7a729b1d65a36eca17e9bb530\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260516_fb7c9cc2eb2a4bf597d58150082d53b8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:013014ca-d2b3-4ae0-ad6b-eeba0b3ecaf4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fb\/4by3\/2026\/05\/16\/fb7c9cc2eb2a4bf597d58150082d53b8_md.png\" alt=\"sub lizzo azaelia banks x 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-072a011e7f41c4a9a99644715a5f9de1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>And the plot gets thicker than Azealia Banks says Lizzo is, with the two singers continuing there&#8217;s back and forth on social. Here&#8217;s how that went down &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4d265e9b3de58bb86f503027095575c4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>A fan suggested that Lizzo only posted about Azealia on X to promote her album, which Azaelia says Lizzo should sell with a Wendy&#8217;s Biggie Bag &#8230; she also said she knows Lizzo probably has a &#8220;good juicy extra layer&#8221; In-N-Out burger order.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-72ac60857dca772586532d11a3974262\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260516_6856586a40d34184b602a1dd1bcc1083\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:013014ca-d2b3-4ae0-ad6b-eeba0b3ecaf4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/68\/4by3\/2026\/05\/16\/6856586a40d34184b602a1dd1bcc1083_md.png\" alt=\"sub lizzo azaelia banks x 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e9725279f7e3f9cceafce14743137e6a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Azaelia couldn&#8217;t let the exchange go without a few more fat disses, which you can feast your eyes on in her X posts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-66cc63eab4342fbc0746b70a4ba04851\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260516_fe57a376036b45ea98dd4b3b4c66643f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:013014ca-d2b3-4ae0-ad6b-eeba0b3ecaf4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fe\/4by3\/2026\/05\/16\/fe57a376036b45ea98dd4b3b4c66643f_md.png\" alt=\"sub lizzo azealia banks getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4eb236402157b346c73e3ed3a72b5b45\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Azaelia piled on with slights about Lizzo&#8217;s not so slight chest. Miss Camaraderie herself called Lizzo&#8217;s boobs &#8220;flaps of mud&#8221; that are &#8220;not giving ozempiana.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-51ad26ad9a49a7e7f6fce10d5bc84c19\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260516_23073f92027e460da7c0f632d354c98a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:013014ca-d2b3-4ae0-ad6b-eeba0b3ecaf4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/23\/4by3\/2026\/05\/16\/23073f92027e460da7c0f632d354c98a_md.png\" alt=\"sub lizzo azaelia banks x 4\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3997bf779d9d1904290366e7a4cc63bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Lizzo&#8217;s trainer has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/31\/shaun-t-lizzo-weight-loss-ozempic-fitness-trainer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>denied<\/strong><\/a> her use of GLP-1 drugs &#8230; so Azaelia spit facts &#8230; they indeed are not from Ozempic!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7b368663e879e60e265f99ff4e0f19a8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We&#8217;re not sure when this beef over beef will end, but we do know one thing&#8217;s for sure &#8230; Lizzo is looking stunning while shrinking down Azaelia&#8217;s 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