Last week, producer and songwriter Justin Raisen joined a growing chorus by posting a video claiming Lizzo stole the lyrics to her iconic “Truth Hurts”, specifically the phrase “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100 percent that b*tch.” He said his team tried to work things out with Lizzo “quietly” over the last two years by asking for a percentage of her royalties but “were shut down every time.” Lizzo didn’t immediately comment on that claim, but she just hopped on Instagram to shut him down and credit a Twitter user who previously claimed she created the phrase.
Around the time when Lizzo filed to trademark the lyric in August, Twitter came for her and said:
They also included a link to a 2017 tweet by a British singer named Mina Lioness that basically had the same exact wording as “Truth Hurts” and was a joke about Demi Lovato saying she was 1 percent African.
I did a DNA test and found out I’m 100% that bitch.
Mina’s been vocal about how she thinks Lizzo took the lyric from her tweet, which is why Lizzo once told her:
Now, amid mounting drama and legal concerns, Lizzo took to Instagram to say that she definitely didn’t steal the lyrics from Justin and credited Mina. She wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-AecMBd0Q/
Shortly after Lizzo posted that statement, Mina took to Twitter to write, “I just took a DNA Test, turns out I’m a credited writer for the number one song on Billboard” and thanked Lizzo and her team for reaching out.
I just took a DNA Test, turns out I’m a credited writer for the number one song on Billboard.
I want to publicly thank @Lizzo and her entire managment team for embracing me and reaching out.
And that brings you up to speed with the “Truth Hurts” saga.
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