OK, so you know singer-songwriter SZA, right? Her hit songs "Love Galore," "The Weekend," and "Broken Clocks" have been scientifically proven* to clear up your skin and improve your credit score.
Even though she's an award-winning artist with a massive fan base, SZA's not above a good ol' fashioned Sephora haul. But as the 28-year-old claimed on Twitter, her most recent trip to the beauty mecca was anything but pretty.
Lmao Sandy Sephora location 614 Calabasas called security to make sure I wasn’t stealing . We had a long talk. U have a blessed day Sandy
Apparently, she was just trying to re-up her Fenty Beauty when this allegedly all went down.
Can a bitch cop her fenty in peace er whut
(FYI, SZA actually used to work at Sephora back in the day before becoming famous...
...AND she starred in a Fenty Beauty lipstick campaign last year, alongside fellow artist Rihanna, who debuted the inclusive cosmetic company at Sephora and Harvey Nichols stores back in 2017.)
The multinational beauty chain acknowledged SZA's tweets with their own, ensuring the singer that its employees are committed to providing an inclusive environment for shoppers.
@sza You are a part of the Sephora family, and we are committed to ensuring every member of our community feels welcome and included at our stores.
"We’re sorry to hear about your experience at our Calabasas store and appreciate you bringing this to our attention," Sephora added in a separate tweet. "We want to let you know we take complaints like this very seriously and are actively working with our teams to address the situation immediately."
While SZA didn't explicitly say she'd been racially profiled, many Twitter users, including current and former Sephora employees, assumed this was the case.
@Jnthnvsqz @sza So true at my location too! It’s always white teens stealing and being hella obvious about it then crying rivers when they get caught🙄 I’m so disappointed this happened to @sza 🥺
@Sephora @sza I heard y’all be watching black women extra close or people who look like they tend to steal, I know y’all ain’t profile Sza like that 😂😭💀
@sza struggles of being black.. im sorry you had to go thru this humiliating situation baby, hope you are ok
@sza To be black in America.
Many users also called for the company to share their specific plans to ensure that this never happens to another woman of color shopper again.
@Sephora @sza I need to know how you addressed this with Sandy and how you can assure that your employees won’t profile and treat any woman of color like this in the future? Cause shame on y’all and that’s some bullshit. What’s the plan to do better?
SZA hasn't publicly replied to Sephora's apology (not that she's obligated to, or anything), but she did retweet what seems to be an unreleased track of her singing about the beauty brand. "LMAO," she wrote. "THE IRONY."
LMAO THE IRONY . https://t.co/CQ6cjehoKn