Lizzo spoke out against the lawsuit for the first time on Thursday morning.

“These last few days have been gut-wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing,” she wrote on social media.

“My work ethic, morals, and respectfulness have been questioned.

TODAY – Pictured: Lizzo on Friday July 15, 2022

Lizzo.Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images

My character has been criticized.

There is nothing I take more seriously than the respect we deserve as women in the world.