Grimes is displaying assist for Lizzo after the “About Rattling Time” singer was accused of sexual harassment by her ex-dancers.
On Sunday (Aug. 6), the 35-year-old artwork pop singer took to social media to mirror on her optimistic experiences with Lizzo, who’s being sued by three of her former backup dancers for sexual harassment and fostering a hostile work surroundings, amongst different claims.
“I like Lizzo. Not saying I don’t consider ppl when unhealthy issues occur, however I had dancers mistreated on my watch in methods I didn’t discover out about till manner later. Mebe s— is unhealthy,” Grimes wrote on X (previously Twitter).
“However loyalty issues to me. Lizzo was sort to me and others for a decade earlier than she was ‘cool,’ and she or he checked in in me when nobody cared. I’ve solely ever seen exemplary conduct from her, particularly when everybody was hating on me and she or he was on prime of the world. There was no purpose for her to examine in, moreover to be a superb particular person. Simply my two cents.”
Grimes added, “I recall when she first blew up being so glad as a result of I’d by no means recognized such an admirable particular person to seek out fame within the music trade. I battle to consider she would have so radically modified uninterested in a tradition that seeks to destroy it’s biggest virtues. Lizzo is superb.”
Within the criticism filed Tuesday (Aug. 1), dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez accuse Lizzo and her Large Grrrl Large Touring Inc. of a variety of authorized wrongdoing, together with, body-shaming, racial and non secular discrimination, and being pressured to the touch nude dancers throughout a stay intercourse present.
Oscar-nominated director Sophia Nahli Allison additionally claimed individually on social media that she stepped away from helming the star’s Love, Lizzo documentary as a result of she “was handled with such disrespect by her.”
Lizzo’s assertion in response to the lawsuit characterised the claims as “false” and “sensationalized tales.”
“I’m not the villain that individuals and the media have portrayed me to be these previous few days,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m very open with my sexuality and expressing myself however I can not settle for or enable folks to make use of that openness to make me out to be one thing I’m not.”
Grimes’ supportive assertion was challenged by one X person, who wrote, “Grimes it’s since you’re wealthy and rich and have affect, Lizzo is a classist abuser who doesn’t consider folks ‘on her stage’ deserve respect.”
The “You’ll Miss Me Once I’m Not Round” singer responded, noting that Lizzo “was good to me earlier than [Elon Musk] when she blew up and I used to be nonetheless indie as f—. She was good to me in like 2012 earlier than anybody cared abt both of us. She checked in whereas I used to be cancelled a f whereas I used to be pregnant when most individuals deserted me as a result of they didn’t need the affiliation, she was sort when was solely a legal responsibility to her. I respect that hardcore. That’s a superb particular person.”
See Grimes’ assertion about Lizzo under on X.
