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Three of Lizzo’s former backup dancers have filed a lawsuit against the singer.
The musician — who regularly embraces body positivity — is being accused of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to NBC News. ET also obtained the documents.
In the suit, Lizzo — whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson — was accused of drawing attention to one dancer’s weight gain, with the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Ron Zambrano, saying in a statement: “The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for publicly, while privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in ways that are not only illegal but absolutely demoralizing,” NBC News reported.
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The weight accusations allegedly came after her South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival performance, with the singer and her choreographer reportedly telling the dancer, Arianna Davis, that she seemed “less committed” to her role.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, stated this was a “thinly veiled” dig at Davis’ weight.
Davis and Crystal Williams — another one of Lizzo’s former dancers — began performing with the hitmaker after starring on her reality TV show “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” in 2021, the suit stated. They ended up being fired.
A third dancer, Noelle Rodriguez — who was said to have resigned earlier this year — began working for Lizzo the same year after performing in the “Rumors” music video.
The lawsuit also mentioned a trip to Amsterdam strip club, Bananenbar, which allegedly took place after Lizzo’s performance in the city earlier
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Lizzo is facing new allegations from multiple accusers after being sued last week for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to a lawyer representing three original plaintiffs. Ron Zambrano told Fox News Digital he has received inquiries from "at least six" additional individuals with "similar stories" since filing the lawsuit on behalf of Noelle Rodriguez, Crystal Williams and Arianna Davis, who previously worked as backup dancers for the 35-year-old singer.
Lizzo for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment has claimed his firm are reviewing at least six new complaints about the singer.The complaints come from others who have toured with Lizzo or worked on her reality show, Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls. Employment lawyer Ron Zambrano told NBC News the new allegations detail a “sexually charged environment” and failure to pay employees.“Some of the claims we are reviewing may be actionable, but it is too soon to say,” Zambrano told the outlet.Zambrano also claimed that Lizzo once called out a dancer’s weight at South By Southwest during a post-show meeting and told them it was “normal” for dancers to be “fired when they get fat”.The original lawsuit was filed by Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez, who all worked for Lizzo till earlier this year, when Davis and Williams were fired and Rodriguez resigned.
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since three former backup dancers sued her over alleged sexual harassment, a hostile work environment, and for pressuring them to participate in sex shows. The fan dive began after news broke former dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez had filed the shocking lawsuit against the Grammy Award-winning star, Big Grrrl Big Touring, and dance captain Shirlene Quigley. According to statistics site Social Blade, Lizzo has lost 219,570 Instagram followers since the Aug.
Lizzo has lost over 154,000 followers on Instagram following accusations of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.The accusations against the singer arose on Tuesday (August 1), when three of her former backup dancers filed a lawsuit against her.The dancers – Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez – name Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley as defendants.The rapper, singer, songwriter and actress is accused of pressuring a co-worker to touch a naked performer in an Amsterdam club and subjecting dancers to “excruciating” auditions. It also cites claims of religious and racial harassment, false imprisonment, interference with prospective economic advantage and more.Yesterday (August 3), Lizzo responded to the accusations via a statement on her official social media channels, claiming that the allegations are “false”.“I am not here to be looked at as a victim, but I also know that I am not the villain that people and the media have portrayed me to be these last few days,” she wrote in the post.
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Lizzo is speaking out to adamantly deny claims of sexual harassment and creating a hostile, "fat-phobic" environment after the singer's former backup dancers filed a lawsuit against the star. Speaking out for the first time, Lizzo expressed her dismay with the situation, writing in a statement, "These last few days have been gut wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing. My work ethic, morals and respectfulness have been questioned.
Lizzo has defended herself against claims made in a lawsuit by three dancers she worked with, including allegations of sexual harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment. On Tuesday Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the singer and her Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc (BGBT) as well as Shirlene Quigley, the captain of Lizzo's dance team.
Lizzo has issued a statement after being accused of engaging in sexual harassment and creating a hostile working environment among other allegations.The ‘Special’ pop star is being sued by three of her former backup dancers – Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez – in a lawsuit that names Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley as defendants.It is said that all three of the aforementioned performers named in the suit danced for Lizzo until earlier this year, when Davis and Williams were fired before Rodriguez resigned shortly afterwards.Davis and Williams both competed on the reality TV show Watch Out For The Big Grrrls to win the chance to join the singer/rapper’s troupe of backing dancers. Rodriguez, meanwhile, began dancing with Lizzo after appearing in the ‘Rumors’ music video.The alleged incident of sexual harassment supposedly took place in a strip club in Amsterdam, which Lizzo and her dancers visited after a concert in the Dutch capital this February.
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