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Brandy Calls Out Body-Shaming After Star, Memoir

7/12/2026

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Brandy Norwood posted an Instagram message on July 11 urging behavior and warning against body-shaming, noting “you are looking at someone’s child.”
She said judgments about appearance form quickly while understanding a person’s life takes a lifetime.
In March she earned a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and released her memoir Phases, covering past relationships and a teenage eating disorder.
She performed at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on July 4, 2026.

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Brandy Norwood posted an Instagram message on July 11 urging behavior and warning against body-shaming, noting “you are looking at someone’s child.”
She said judgments about appearance form quickly while understanding a person’s life takes a lifetime.
In March she earned a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and released her memoir Phases, covering past relationships and a teenage eating disorder.
She performed at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on July 4, 2026.