Lizzo is in on all the jokes with her Halloween costume this year, playfully trolling rumors that she used Ozempic to lose weight.
The “Truth Hurts” musician, 36, debuted her costume via Instagram on Saturday, October 26, with the caption, “LizzOzempic dump 😎.”
Lizzo wore a bedazzled replica of an Ozempic box, which read “LIZZO” in capitalized block letters. A tape measure was fastened around Lizzo’s waist to indicate a slim-down. She also carted around a fake slice of pizza as an accessory.
For glam, Lizzo matched the red on the costume with her lipstick and blush. She wore her hair down and straight.
Weeks earlier, Lizzo was accused of using Ozempic — a semaglutide primarily prescribed for adults who struggle with obesity and not approved for casual weight loss — when she dropped pounds. Lizzo denied the claims.
“When you finally get Ozempic allegations after 5 months of weight training and calorie deficit,” Lizzo, real name Melissa Jefferson, captioned a social media video in September.
Lizzo previously explained that she was “methodical” about her approach to losing weight.
“I’ve been methodical, losing weight very slowly,” Lizzo told The New York Times in an April profile, noting she takes daily walks or does Pilates. “I don’t really see it because if anyone who’s on a natural weight-loss journey knows, losing weight is actually the slowest thing in the world and you don’t really notice it until you notice it.”
She added, “Also the scale’s not really moving. But anyway, that doesn’t matter. I’m super proud of my current lifestyle.”
Lizzo has long been a body positivity icon, but recently tweaked her mindset to one of “body neutrality.”
“I’m not going to lie and say I love my body every day,” Lizzo told The Times. “The bottom line is, the way you feel about your body changes every single day. There are some days I adore my body, and others when I don’t feel completely positive. My body is nobody’s business.”
Lizzo previously told Us Weekly that it took “time” to accept the way she looked and her size.
“It definitely comes with time,” the Grammy winner exclusively told Us in September 2019. “I wasn’t really given the opportunities or the privileges to feel like a sex symbol when I was growing up. I was a fat black girl in Houston and I didn’t see myself in magazines. I was like, ‘You know what, bitch? I want to be a sex symbol!’ I said that to myself when I was like 22, 23.”
