Funnyman Aries Spears has been getting all the things BUT laughs over the past two weeks.
When not in headlines for allegations of sexual misconduct with minors, the 47-year-old was trending on Twitter for his unprovoked slamming of GRAMMY winner Lizzo for her look and public antics.
Likening the diva to the “sh*t emoji” in a current interview (as we reported right here), Spears’ fat-shaming assault discovered him on the receiving finish of the very criticism he wielded towards the songstress.
Sunday (August 28), Liz slyly clapped again at this feedback whereas accepting an award at this yr’s MTV VMAs.
Simply days later, Aries’ interview with VLADTV surfaced by which he addressed her response to the haters. Look inside to see what he mentioned.
As seen within the movies above, Spears took to VLAD TV to handle the backlash that ensued after he went viral for dissing Lizzo’s physique. The unapologetic comic recommended his occupation offers him the license to make these forms of crucial feedback.
“That is how this works… Once you’re a public determine within the public eye and also you do the issues that Lizzo does — the place you come to a Laker sport and also you present your complete a** in entrance of kids and households, you might be fodder for jokes. And for me, I’m at all times considering joke first.”
Later within the chat, Aries asserted the backlash wasn’t wholly consultant of the suggestions he obtained for his controversial assertion.
“The final feeling was, ‘You mentioned what all people’s been considering. We simply didn’t say it.’ So I mentioned it. And hear, so far as an artist, Lizzo’s phenomenal, you’ll be able to’t deny that. However like I mentioned, for me, it’s comedy first.”
And whereas he believes folks assume he’s “anti-big lady,” Spears made certain to reward the likes of different plus-sized public figures like Jill Scott and double down on his concern for Lizzo’s well being.
“Lizzo’s confidence is commendable and the truth that there’s unity for ladies in sisterhood by way of physique confidence and sweetness and love inside thyself, it’s commendable. However don’t let a lot celebration and silence detract you from the truth that this sh*t is harmful, it’s unhealthy. I actually, kind 2 diabetes, hypertension, excessive ldl cholesterol.”
Aries made clear that he even jokes about his personal look, so no massive individual is off limits. However when it got here to Liz’s VMAs clap again, he needs that she would’ve given him extra consideration.
“She by no means mentioned my identify. Now was she speaking about me, put the items collectively, greater than possible. However she by no means mentioned my identify. However I ain’t the one muth*f*ck* making Lizzo fats jokes. So she was addressing all her haters,” he shared earlier than later stating,“I virtually want she did say my identify to actually make it particular, however she didn’t say my identify.”
Click on PLAY on the movies above to see the interview section in full.
