The pop star had been criticised by disability advocates over her latest single, Grrrls.
"As a fat black woman in America, I've had many hurtful words used against me so I understand the power words can have ."" in place of the original. Lizzo said the change was "the result of me listening and taking action".
The new version has already replaced the original on streaming services including Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube, the BBC has confirmed. "Cerebral palsy is literally classified as spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, which basically means that I have spasticity, or tightness, in my legs specifically," she told the BBC.
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