Michelle Williams in Heated Battle Over Body Shaming
Michelle Williams is proving that even Grammy Award winning singers can struggle with unwarranted criticism after she engaged in a heated exchange with a social media spectator.
"Wtf happen to her she got Skinty," one person commented on the 35-year-old singer's Instagram picture.
The gospel singer from the Destiny's Child music group chose to respond with a heated comment of her own.
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"What happened to you, you have gotten soooooo FAT!!! Ma'am I'm not even gonna tell you that you could push back from a few plates because I'm a Christian and God is working on me to be a better person," Williams wrote in a comment that has since been deleted. "You are certainly welcome to your opinion and observations but HONEY ... make sure you look beauty pageant ready at ALL times before you come for ANYBODY!! Even on my worst day I'm still killing!!"
The singer didn't stop there and went on to quote her song "Believe in Me" while finishing her response.
"Believe in meeeeeee agaaaaaaaain!!! Now I'm sure you don't like that do you," Williams asked. "Make sure you use wisdom on what's necessary to put in people's comment sections!"
A number of people expressed concern for Williams' behavior on social media with responses like, "Why be so offensive? I doubt she meant any kind of spiteful intentions," and "Michelle, ask God to guide your words and remain humble at all times."
Although Williams removed her questionable comment, she later tweeted a cryptic message to over 700,000 followers asking people to stop worrying about the sins of others.
"Too busy trying to correct my faults/sins. Don't have time to worry about another's," she wrote. "Sure would be nice if you'd do the same!"
The comment also caused some people to question Williams' attitude.
"Woww! So not godly of you," one person wrote. "Where's your compassion for others in their time of need."
Williams insisted that her response was biblical and wrote: "Tweet is based off scripture Matthew 7:3, 5. Thank you."
Last year, Williams spoke to The Christian Post about overcoming insecurities that led her
to write the song "Believe in Me."
"People might tell you 'Oh my gosh you're great, you have a great calling on your life,' or 'Oh your hair is so pretty today,'" Williams told CP. "... If I come to you and give you a compliment, it probably should be confirmation of what you already know. I just did not believe, I didn't think I was as good as other people around me."
The singer believes it is important to remain transparent for her fans in order to help someone else who might be fighting to overcome similar struggles.
"At the end of the day, I want people to say Michelle always told her truth. I want to at least be transparent, because somebody is going through what I'm going through," Williams told CP. "There's somebody who does not believe that God will step in and make a way for you, and He honestly will."
