Why has Lizzo been sued? Learn all there is to know as sexual harrassment allegations have been levelled against the singer-songwriter.
Lizzo is being sued after allegedly pressuring and weight-shaming her former dancers, according to a lawsuit obtained by USA TODAY. Ron Zambrano, the attorney for the dancers, said in a release that the allegations against the “Good as Hell” singer are “stunning in nature.”
“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,” Zambrano said. Lizzo has yet to publicly respond to the allegations.
In the suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, plaintiffs Crystal Williams, Arianna Davis and Noelle Rodriguez claim they were victims of sexual, racial and religious harassment, assault, false imprisonment and disability discrimination, in addition to other allegations.
Lizzo (born Melissa Viviane Jefferson), Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc., along with Shirlene Quigley, who is Lizzo’s dance team captain and judge on her Amazon series “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” are named as defendants, though not all the allegations pertain to each of them.
What are the other allegations faced by Lizzo?
Lizzo is facing a number of allegations from her former dance team members.
The lawsuit details a night out in Amsterdam in February during which the dancers and Lizzo visited a club in the Red Light District called Bananenbar, a location at which patrons are allowed to interact with nude performers. There, the suit alleges, Davis was pressured into interacting with a performer after repeatedly insinuating she didn’t want to. Lizzo also coerced a security guard to take off his pants on stage, the suit alleges.
Elsewhere in the suit, the “Special” singer is accused of having a toxic work environment. In a few instances, Lizzo allegedly accused dancers of “not performing up to par and repeatedly accused the dancers of drinking alcohol before shows even though the dance cast had never partaken in such a practice.”
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