Lizzo Attends Black Music Action Coalition Gala After Being Sued By Former Stylist
22.09.2023 - 11:55
/ etcanada.com
Lizzo was one of the night’s guests of honour at the 2023 Black Music Action Coalition Gala on Thursday, where the “Truth Hurts” singer appeared to be in good spirits.
Lizzo’s appearance at the event comes just hours after news broke that she is facing a new lawsuit — this time from her former wardrobe stylist, Asha Daniels.
At the star-studded gala event, held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Thursday evening, Lizzo smiled bright as she chatted with other celebs in attendance and posed for photos inside the event.
The singer, who did not walk the carpet ahead of the gala, shined in elegant black gown during the event — where she was also honoured with the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award.
In court docs obtained by ET on Thursday, Daniels — a professional clothing designer who designed the wardrobe for the dancers who will be on Lizzo’s 2023 tour — alleges that the singer, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson, condones a sexualized, racially charged and illegal work environment.
The suit alleges that Lizzo allowed her management team to express racist and fatphobic comments, mock Black women, deny workers medical care and forced Daniels to endure degrading sexual harassment.
In response to the lawsuit, Lizzo’s spokesman, Stefan Friedman, told ET: “As Lizzo receives a Humanitarian Award tonight from the Black Music Action Coalition for the incredible charitable work she has done to lift up all people, an ambulance-chasing lawyer tries to sully this honour by recruiting someone to file a bogus, absurd publicity-stunt lawsuit who, wait for it, never actually met or even spoke with Lizzo. We will pay this as much attention as it deserves. None.”
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. It