Lizzo quotes Nicki Minaj at VMAs 2022 to clap back at body shamer Aries Spears

Lizzo expertly quoted Nicki Minaj in an epic clapback moment aimed at comedian Aries Spears at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards

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While accepting the Moon Person for Video for Good (for her hit, “About Damn Time”) on Sunday, the multifaceted musician, 34,

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thanked her fans and then said into the mic, “And now, to the bitches that got something to say about me in the press…”

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“You know what? I’m not gonna say nothing,” she told the crowd at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

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“They be like, ‘Lizzo, why don’t you clap back? Why don’t you clap back?’ “‘Cause, bitch, I’m winning, ho! Big bitch is winning, ho!” she shouted

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Though she didn’t name names, Lizzo was certainly sending a message to Aries Spears, who recently body shamed her.

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