Lizzo has been sued by three of her former dancers for alleged sexual harassment and weight shaming.
The Fact Hurts hitmaker and her manufacturing firm have been accused of sexual harassment, weight shaming and making a hostile work surroundings by three of the singer’s former dancers, based on a authorized criticism filed on Tuesday.
The lawsuit – which was offered to Folks by the plaintiff’s legislation agency – was filed on Tuesday within the Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom towards the 35-year-old singer, her manufacturing firm Massive Grrrl Massive Touring, Inc., and the captain of Lizzo’s dance staff, Shirlene Quigley.
The dancers, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, who started working with Lizzo in 2021, have alleged that they skilled sexual, spiritual and racial harassment, incapacity discrimination, assault and false imprisonment, amongst different claims whereas on the dance staff.
The performers have alleged that one in all them had been pressured by Lizzo, actual title Melissa Jefferson, into touching a nude performer whereas at an Amsterdam membership, regardless of expressing that they’d not wished to take action.
Lizzo, who is understood to be an outspoken advocate for physique positivity, has additionally been accused of constructing body-shaming feedback in direction of one of many dancers. The dancer has claimed she was berated by the singer and later fired after she recorded a gathering attributable to a well being situation, per the go well with.
The dancers had been additionally allegedly compelled to re-audition for his or her positions after they had been accused by the Grammy winner of ingesting on the job and never “performing as much as par”.
Moreover, the lawsuit accuses the dance staff’s captain of trying to transform their spiritual beliefs. Quigley has additionally been accused of constructing sexually inappropriate feedback, together with discussing masturbation and sexual fantasies.
Davis and Williams first started performing with Lizzo after competing on her Amazon actuality present Watch Out for the Massive Grrrls in 2021, based on the go well with. They had been each later fired.
Rodriguez was employed after performing in Lizzo’s video Rumors in the identical yr, the go well with states. She resigned early this yr.
Lizzo has not but commented on the allegations.
