Lizzo sued over track that references controversial Sydney Sweeney jeans ad

American pop star Lizzo (left) is being sued in a California court over a snippet of an unreleased song that went viral because of a reference to actress Sydney Sweeney (right). Photos: TNS, Reuters

American pop star Lizzo is being sued in a California court over a snippet of an unreleased song that went viral because of a reference to actress Sydney Sweeney.

The post blew up in August after a reference to the US actress whose appearance in a jeans advertisement had already set the Internet ablaze.