Exclusive | Here are the celebs who lost the most followers in 2024 and the controversies that may have played a part

They went from the A-list to the naughty list.Some celebrities are happy to celebrate an end to 2024 — after indiscretions, scandals or controversies caused them to lose hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram last year.Lizzo topped the most canceled list, seeing her followers dwindle by 6.7% — or 84,298 — according to SEO platform Ahrefs, which compared the number of followers of over 100 celebrities at the end of the year with how many they had on Jan.

1, 2024.The “Truth Hurts” rapper’s reputation has been suffering since she was sued by her former backup dancers, who accused her of sexual harassment and weight shaming.Lizzo, 36, slammed the allegations as “false” and “outrageous.”In March, she made matters worse by performing at a re-election fundraiser for President Biden, and was criticized by her dancers’ lawyer, who called her appearance “shameful” and “a terrible look.”The Grammy winner took to Instagram to clap back at the hate.

“I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,” she wrote.“All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it.

But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.I’m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout & views .

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my character being picked apart by people who don’t know me and disrespecting my name.I didn’t sign up for this s–t — I QUIT.”In August she announced that she was taking a much-needed break from the industry.

“I’m taking a gap year & protecting my peace,” she wrote alongside a video of herself in a bathing suit, noticeably slimmed-down.Jack Harlow saw the second-worse drop in Instagram followers, down 6.4% or 445,263.The 26-year-old rapper broke into the music scene with the 2020 release of his single “Whats Poppin,” which earned him a Grammy nomination.

In 2021, he made Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list a...