Lizzo Files Lawsuit Against Justin & Jeremiah Raisen Claiming False Accusations Of Plagiarism On “Truth Hurts”

Lizzo, 31, the singer/songwriter and rapper, has recently been accused of plagiarism and stealing the lyrics in one of her top songs.

Two brothers, Justin and Jeremiah Raisen, have recently made claims that they had a major role in the creation of “Truth Hurts.” On October 15, Justin took to Instagram to inform the public about the hit song’s creation, claiming that they were the co-writers with Lizzo. They have demanded 20 percent of the song’s profits. Today, “Truth Hurts” has remained No.1 on the Hot Billboard 100 chart for over 5 weeks, and has garnered more than 352.8 million streams.

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On October 23, Lizzo filed a lawsuit in California federal court against the brothers declaring that the Raisens were not instrumental in “Truth Hurts” and creating the song’s signature catch phrases: “I just took a DNA test, turns out I”m 100% that bitch.”

The singer’s lawyers also made a statement: “The Raisens did not collaborate with Lizzo or anyone else to create the song, and they did not help write any of the material that they now seek to profit from, which is why they expressly renounced any claim to the work, in writing, months ago, as the lawsuit makes abundantly clear. Although it is all too commonplace for successful artists to be subjected to these type of opportunistic claims, it is nevertheless disappointing that Lizzo had to take this step to put an end to the Raisens’ false claims and their campaign of harassment.”