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00:00Beyoncé faced criticism for using the same ableist term Lizzo removed from girls following

00:05similar blowback.

00:15Beyoncé will replace an offensive lyric on her new album Renaissance after a line in

00:19the track Heated drew backlash from users on social media.

00:23Similar to Lizzo's Girls, Beyoncé used the word spaz where the singer drops into a rap

00:27towards the end.

00:30Bey was quick to react to the backlash and released a statement saying,

00:39The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.

00:44Spaz is considered an ableist term and both Beyoncé and Lizzo took immediate actions to

00:49change the lyrics in their songs.

00:51Additionally, songwriter Diane Warren came under fire on Monday after seemingly calling

00:56out Beyoncé for each song on Renaissance, having a number of writing credits.

01:00She tweeted.

01:01How can there be 24 writers on a song?

01:03Eye roll emoji.

01:04Beyoncé wasn't directly mentioned, but fans widely believed that the jab was directed towards

01:09her.

01:10Fellow songwriter The Dream jumped in to set the record straight.

01:13You mean, how does our black culture have so many writers?

01:16Well, it started because we couldn't afford certain things starting out.

01:19So we started sampling and it became an art form.

01:22A major part of the black culture, hip hop in America.

01:25Had that era not happened?

01:26Who knows?

01:27You good?

01:28This member of the beehive replied, the same way you have 13 nominations and no wins, referring

01:33to how Diane has never won an Oscar, so maybe girl, don't come for the beehive.

01:37In the end, Warren said she meant no disrespect and was unaware of the sampling.

01:41There's been a lot of educating happening this week and it's only Tuesday.

01:46For the full story, head over to THR.com.

01:49This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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