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Lizzo Postmates Controversy refers to American singer Lizzo sharing a screenshot of her Postmates delivery person to Twitter in September 2019 claiming that she stole her food. Due to Lizzo's large fan base and social media reach many thought it was unfair to post a screenshot of the Postmates worker. Lizzo quickly took down the tweet and apologized.

Background

On September 16th, 2019, Lizzo tweeted "Hey Postmates this girl Tiffany W. stole my food she lucky I don't fight no more" (shown below). The tweet has since been deleted but many Twitter users kept screenshots.[1]

ILIZZ O @lizzo Hey @Postmates this girl Tiffany W. stole my food she lucky I don't fight no more St

Notable Developments

On September 16th, 2019, Postmates Support[2] was quick to reply to the tweet saying, "Hi! We're sorry to hear you've had a less than satisfactory experience on our app. Would you mind DM'ing the email address linked to your account, so we can look further into this for you?" (shown below, left) to which Lizzo replied "I dm’d u." Postmates' reply gained over 1,600 likes and 30 retweets in a day. Many Twitter users responded negatively to the original tweet. That day, Twitter user @emmaholder[3] replied by saying, "Publicly shaming someone in the service industry (esp. when you’re wealthy) is worse than stealing food" (shown below, right). The tweet garnered over 3,200 likes and 140 retweets in a day.

Postmates Support @Postmates_Help Replying to @lizzo Hi! We're sorry to hear you've had a less than satisfactory experience on our app. Would you mind DM'ing the email address linked to your account, so we can look further into this for you? 8:12 01
Emma Holder @emmaholder Replying to @lizzo and @Postmates Publicly shaming someone in the service industry (esp. when you're wealthy) is worse than stealing food 11:29 PM Sep 16, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

The next day, @Think_Darker[4] posted a screenshot of a tweet in which Lizzo describes that the delivery person marked ither food as delivered (shown below, left). On September 17th, Lizzo[5] apologized in a tweet saying, "I apologize for putting that girl on blast. I understand I have a large following and that there were so many variables that could’ve put her in danger. Imma really be more responsible with my use of social media and check my petty and my pride at the door. 🥺" (shown below, right). The tweet accumulated over 2,200 retweets and 72,400 likes in a day.

dasomie @Think_Darker Replying to @Grantpa23 @_corei_ and 3 others According to Lizzo, Tiffany clocked it as delivered... LIZZO @lizzo 11m Naw the front desk told me she walked in, clocked it as delivered, then walked out with food in hand. Her phone never rang, Postmates couldn't contact her either. She clearly knew what she was doing and I just don't want someone else to get they s--- stole to.... adam @xoldmoney 14h Replying to @lizzo and @Postmates i get this s--- is frustrating @lizzo, but the solution shouldn't be to use your followers to attack someone and probably get them fired. it's really not worth all that when she's... 12:20 PM Sep 17, 2019 Twitter for iPhone
ILIZZO @lizzo I apologize for putting that girl on blast. I understand I have a large following and that there were so many variables that could've put her in danger. Imma really be more responsible with my use of social media and check my petty and my pride at the door. 3:02 PM Sep 17, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

On September 17th, articles were published by The Daily Dot[7] and the Independent UK[6] covering the incident.

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[1] Twitter – King_Of_Shade

[2] Twitter – Postmates

[3] Twitter – emmaholder

[4] Twitter – Think_Darker

[5] Twitter – lizzo

fn6, Independent UK – Lizzo Apologizes

[7] Daily Dot – Lizzo Snitches on Postmates Runner

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Overview

Lizzo Postmates Controversy refers to American singer Lizzo sharing a screenshot of her Postmates delivery person to Twitter in September 2019 claiming that she stole her food. Due to Lizzo's large fan base and social media reach many thought it was unfair to post a screenshot of the Postmates worker. Lizzo quickly took down the tweet and apologized.

Background

On September 16th, 2019, Lizzo tweeted "Hey Postmates this girl Tiffany W. stole my food she lucky I don't fight no more" (shown below). The tweet has since been deleted but many Twitter users kept screenshots.[1]


ILIZZ O @lizzo Hey @Postmates this girl Tiffany W. stole my food she lucky I don't fight no more St

Notable Developments

On September 16th, 2019, Postmates Support[2] was quick to reply to the tweet saying, "Hi! We're sorry to hear you've had a less than satisfactory experience on our app. Would you mind DM'ing the email address linked to your account, so we can look further into this for you?" (shown below, left) to which Lizzo replied "I dm’d u." Postmates' reply gained over 1,600 likes and 30 retweets in a day. Many Twitter users responded negatively to the original tweet. That day, Twitter user @emmaholder[3] replied by saying, "Publicly shaming someone in the service industry (esp. when you’re wealthy) is worse than stealing food" (shown below, right). The tweet garnered over 3,200 likes and 140 retweets in a day.


Postmates Support @Postmates_Help Replying to @lizzo Hi! We're sorry to hear you've had a less than satisfactory experience on our app. Would you mind DM'ing the email address linked to your account, so we can look further into this for you? 8:12 01 Emma Holder @emmaholder Replying to @lizzo and @Postmates Publicly shaming someone in the service industry (esp. when you're wealthy) is worse than stealing food 11:29 PM Sep 16, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

The next day, @Think_Darker[4] posted a screenshot of a tweet in which Lizzo describes that the delivery person marked ither food as delivered (shown below, left). On September 17th, Lizzo[5] apologized in a tweet saying, "I apologize for putting that girl on blast. I understand I have a large following and that there were so many variables that could’ve put her in danger. Imma really be more responsible with my use of social media and check my petty and my pride at the door. 🥺" (shown below, right). The tweet accumulated over 2,200 retweets and 72,400 likes in a day.


dasomie @Think_Darker Replying to @Grantpa23 @_corei_ and 3 others According to Lizzo, Tiffany clocked it as delivered... LIZZO @lizzo 11m Naw the front desk told me she walked in, clocked it as delivered, then walked out with food in hand. Her phone never rang, Postmates couldn't contact her either. She clearly knew what she was doing and I just don't want someone else to get they s--- stole to.... adam @xoldmoney 14h Replying to @lizzo and @Postmates i get this s--- is frustrating @lizzo, but the solution shouldn't be to use your followers to attack someone and probably get them fired. it's really not worth all that when she's... 12:20 PM Sep 17, 2019 Twitter for iPhone ILIZZO @lizzo I apologize for putting that girl on blast. I understand I have a large following and that there were so many variables that could've put her in danger. Imma really be more responsible with my use of social media and check my petty and my pride at the door. 3:02 PM Sep 17, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

On September 17th, articles were published by The Daily Dot[7] and the Independent UK[6] covering the incident.

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – King_Of_Shade

[2] Twitter – Postmates

[3] Twitter – emmaholder

[4] Twitter – Think_Darker

[5] Twitter – lizzo

fn6, Independent UK – Lizzo Apologizes

[7] Daily Dot – Lizzo Snitches on Postmates Runner

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