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Now, Simpson has responded at length to what she calls the “opinionated hate” she received on the video. Read on to find out why fans were disturbed by the clip and what the singer had to say in her own defense.
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Simpson’s video in collaboration with Pottery Barn about her three-year-old daughter’s bedroom was posted Nov. 3. In the short clip, she talks about decorating with products by the brand and says she was “drawn to the geometric prints and the color scheme” for her child’s space.
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On Nov. 6, Simpson posted a video of herself singing her song “Party of One.” Lyrics include: “Look in the mirror / Straight in my eyes / Tell myself I’m not broken / Just ’cause I cry” and “I am more than my body / More than my wealth / I am more than these demons / Holding me down.”
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Simpson also wrote about how her sobriety puts experiences like this one into perspective.
“The most important thing I have learned through the last 5yrs without alcohol being a guard for escapism, is that I CAN and ALWAYS WILL get through it,” the “Irresistible” singer wrote. “I am capable of pretty much anything I care enough about to put my mind to. I am present. I am deeply inspired. I am determined. I am honest. I care about other people. After grounding myself just now with my voice and the lyrics across my heart, I feel compassion for the opinionated hate that some people can so effortlessly just blurt out with such intensity on social media or in the media in general.”
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In an interview with People about the book in 2021, she said something similar to her new Instagram post: that today she’s better equipped to deal with insecurities . “I spent so many years beating myself up for an unrealistic body standard that made me feel like a failure all of the time,” she said. “I am still a work in progress when it comes to self-criticism but now I have the tools to quiet those voices in my head when they speak up.”
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At the end of her Nov. 6 Instagram post, Simpson imparted some wisdom to anyone reading it.
“A little advice…live inside your dreams and move through them,” she wrote. “Don’t give up on yourself because someone else did. Stay true to YOU. It has worked for me in this chaotic life thus far. Nothin’ and nobody will rob me of my joy. Ya might come close but it is mine to own. Yours should be too.”
