• Lizzo wore a Britney Spears T-shirt on SNL after the controversy
  • She called the Princess of Pop a “Janet Jackson” impersonator on a podcast
  • Fans thought she was ‘dissing’ Spears, and were unhappy with her comments
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Lizzo wore a Britney shirt after her controversial words on the singer. Credit: IMAGO/ Avalon.red

Fans are unhappy with Lizzo as she wore a Britney shirt in new promos released for SNL. The Truth Hurts singer, 36, found herself in hot water when she did the Siblings Rivalry podcast recently and ‘dissed’ Britney Spears, 43.

She said, “Britney Spears is doing a Janet impression”. Further explaining, Lizzo added, “There were no such things as pop divas before Janet”. Her comments seem to imply to fans that Spears was copying Janet Jackson.

Of course, Spears is known as the Princess of Pop, so the comparisons are always there.

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Naturally, Spears’ fans were not happy with Lizzo’s words, as Spears has expressed her admiration for Jackson multiple times over her career. Additionally, she credited Jackson as one of her inspirations and influences.

Since Lizzo made those comments, fans thought her wearing the Britney shirt was a way to make amends, but they weren’t having it.

See the reactions to the shirt here.

How did fans react to Lizzo wearing a Britney shirt?

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Lizzo wore a shirt with a photo of ‘vintage’ Britney Spears. Credit: IMAGO

Needless to say, fans weren’t happy with the singer even as she tried to pay tribute to Spears. Unfortunately, many fans saw the Britney shirt as Lizzo’s way of doing damage control. Maybe she is a fan of the pop star?

Pop culture account Pop Base posted a photo of the singer wearing the shirt on X. You can see the promo image below.

Meanwhile, negative reactions flooded in from dedicated fans of Spears.

Using the Britney Spears shirt to apologize

One fan on X argued that, “She should just apologize instead of trying to cause this manufactured drama”.

Well, maybe an apology would go far…

Savagely, another fan accused the singer of bringing up Spears to “get attention”. In a post, they said, “Ain’t nobody watching because of Lizzo – she gotta use Brit to get attention – so sad and also very pathetic.”

Did someone say brutal?

Similarly, another fan declared, “We ain’t forgiving”.

Lizzo – her words come back to haunt her

Among many fans, the feeling was that the 36-year-old’s words were back to haunt her. One user responded to her wearing the shirt and said, “I thought she said Britney is a Janet impersonator?”

To an extent, she did say that, but did she mean it as people interpreted it?

Witily, another fan responded with the classic Demi Lovato meme that says, “Get a job. Stay away from her!”

If you weren’t on Stan Twitter in 2015, you are probably too young to remember.

Support for the singer

However, some fans supported the singer wearing the iconic shirt.

Choosing to look past the ‘beef,’ one fan said, “Love that Britney Spears shirt on Lizzo!”

In response to a comment that said people weren’t “forgiving” the About Damn Time singer, one user responded, “Apologize for what? Even when Britney herself said Janet was her blueprint”.

To be fair, the 43-year-old has mentioned this repeatedly, and if you examine photoshoots of Spears, it’s clear that Janet served as a major inspiration.

With that being said, there is no need to flame someone for giving their opinion on Spears. Everyone is entitled to their views.

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