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Today — April 27 — is Lizzo’s birthday.
She’s been in the news a lot lately, “opening up about the steps she took to feel lighter both physically and mentally.” One of those steps has been quitting Starbucks. Hers is apparently a non-Ozempic journey — and there’s more, here. She recently joined Paris Hilton at Stagecoach. That harassment case 👀 has been dropped. Lizzo’s new song is “Love in Real Life.…
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