Lizzo plans to hit back at her ex backup dancers’ allegations — by suing them!?
04.08.2023 - 11:57 / ok.co.uk
Three of Lizzo’s former back-up dancers have filed a lawsuit against the About Damn Time singer, her production company and dance captain Shirlene Quigley, alleging sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. The 35 year old entertainer, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, has been accused of pressuring one of her backing dancers into touching a nude performer at an Amsterdam club, claiming she made them 'perform sex acts with a banana'.
It's also claimed she made them do an "excruciating" audition, following her claims that they were drinking alcohol whilst working.The dancers who filed the lawsuit also claimed that Lizzo, who is a big champion for body positivity, berated a performer for 'putting on weight'. That same dancer claims she was later fired by the star for recording a meeting.
Lizzo is being sued by her ex-dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez. However, after the lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles, two more women came forward with similar claims - dancer Courtney Hollinquest and director Sophia Nahil Allison.
Courtney Hollinquest, who has not filed an official complaint, shared a NBC News story about the lawsuit to Instagram, as she talked about her own "experience". She wrote: "For clarification, I'm not a part of the lawsuit - but this was very much my experience in my time there.
"Big shoutout to the dancers who had the courage to bring this to light," she then said, with a prayer hand emoji and a hand heart emoji. In response, Lizzo posted a string of screenshots of a statement which appears to have been penned in the notes app.The star has refuted the claims in her lengthy response, and described the last few days as “gut wrenchingly difficult” and
.Lizzo plans to hit back at her ex backup dancers’ allegations — by suing them!?
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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.
More of Lizzo‘s employees are expected to join the lawsuit against the singer for harassment and discrimination.
accused of sexual harassment, body shaming, and creating a hostile work environment. According to the attorneys, the complaints came from people who toured with Lizzo, 35, as well as some who worked on her Amazon show, “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.”Defense attorney Ron Zambrano told NBC that several of the complaints detail a “sexually charged environment” while others are simply accusing the singer of not paying them.
Grimes is showing support for Lizzo amid the lawsuit against the 35-year-old «Truth Hurts» singer. On Sunday, the “Oblivion” singer took to social media to share her positive experiences with Lizzo, who is being sued by three of her former backup dancers for sexual harassment and fostering a hostile work environment, among other claims.I love Lizzo. Not saying I don't believe ppl when bad things happen, but I had dancers mistreated on my watch in ways I didn't find out about until way later.
Lizzo by three of her former dancers, the «Truth Hurts» songstress expressed some vague discontent in a candid interview with Lizzo recently sat down with the TV news program for a interview shortly before news of the harassment lawsuit first broke, and which forced to reframe what would otherwise have been a glowing profile.In the chat, Lizzo shared how she'd been having a «rough day» in what seems now like possibly ominous remarks about the developments to come.«Even today, I was having a rough day,» Lizzo, 35, admitted. «I was sad and stuff earlier today.»The singer added, «And I still feel like, for some odd reason, even if I'm having a bad day or if I'm going through something, people still get good from it.
filed a lawsuit with the courts in California earlier this week targeting Lizzo – real name Melissa Jefferson – and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley, as well as the Big Grrrl Big Touring company.Quigley is accused of constantly pushing her Christian beliefs in the workplace and criticising those who had premarital sex, but at the same time simulating oral sex, sharing lewd sexual fantasies and discussing one performer’s virginity.Jefferson, meanwhile, is accused of acting inappropriately at social events that her employees were strongly encouraged to attend. That included clubs where “nudity and sexuality were a focal point”.
three dancers who have filed a lawsuit against Lizzo, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and Shirlene Quigley, the captain of her dance team, are sharing more about the experiences they claim they faced while working with the singer.According to court docs filed on Tuesday and obtained by ET, the former backup dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez — claim they faced sexual harassment, as well as religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment, among other allegations.«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,» the women's attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a press release.Davis, Williams and Rodriguez are asking the courts for damages, including unpaid wages, loss of earnings, deferred compensation, employment benefit, emotional distress, medical expenses and attorneys' fees.Speaking with Chris Cuomo for on Wednesday, the trio expanded on the alleged hostile incidents that led to their filing a lawsuit against the 35-year-old GRAMMY winner.Davis emphasized that the trio's experiences are not unique.«It doesn't matter who the employer is.
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 broken her silence regarding the lawsuit filed by several of her former dancers against her, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and Shirlene Quigley, the captain of her dance team.On Thursday, the 35-year-old «Truth Hurts» singer, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, shared a statement on Instagram, responding to the allegations.
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Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag American singer Lizzo has been accused of sexual harassment and fat-shaming in lawsuit by her former dancers.The 35 year old entertainer, who's real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, has been accused of pressuring one of her backing dancers into touching a nude performer at an Amsterdam club, claiming she made them 'perform sex acts with a banana'. It's also claimed she made them do an "excruciating" audition, following her claims that they were drinking alcohol whilst working.