FILE - Lizzo performs live from Miami Beach at the Platinum Studio for American Express UNSTAGED Final 2021 Performance at Miami Beach EDITION on December 04, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Express)Following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v.
Wade on Friday, singer Lizzo, who has avidly voiced her stance against restricting access to abortion and other reproductive care, has pledged $500,000 from her upcoming tour to be donated to Planned Parenthood.
Lizzo also announced in a tweet that Live Nation will match her goal, totaling a $1 million pledge to Planned Parenthood. "I’m pledging $500k from my upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Rights.
Live Nation agreed to match— to make it 1 MILLION dollars," the entertainer said in a tweet. Lizzo added proceeds from the pledge will also go towards the National Network of Abortion Funds.