Lizzo Sued By Ex-Dancers Over Sexual Harassment, Weight Discrimination, & False Imprisonment Claims! OMG!
01.08.2023 - 20:19
/ perezhilton.com
Three of Lizzo‘s former dancers have filed a lawsuit against the singer accusing her of sexual harassment and fostering a hostile work environment — including allegations of weight shaming during and after performances. Oof.
The lawsuit was filed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court and first reported by NBC News on Tuesday. There are multiple allegations in the suit, which names Lizzo (whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson), her dance captain Shirlene Quigley, and her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. as defendants.
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Among the claims made in the suit is an incident in which the Truth Hurts singer allegedly pressured one dancer to touch a nude performer at an Amsterdam club. Another claim asserts the dance group was subjected to an “excruciating” audition after Lizzo allegedly leveled “false accusations” that dancers were drinking on the job.
A third allegation may be the most unexpected from Lizzo. They say she berated a dancer over her weight gain, and then later fired that dancer after a meeting regarding a health condition. And another claim from the new filing holds that Quigley “proselytized” to dancers while “deriding” those who engaged in premarital sex — while simultaneously “haring lewd sexual fantasies, simulating oral sex and publicly discussing the virginity of one of the plaintiffs,” per NBC News.
In sum, per that news outlet, the suit brings claims for the aforementioned sexual harassment and hostile work environment, as well as accusations of religious harassment, racial harassment, “interference with prospective economic advantage,” and even false imprisonment!
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1 Weight Watching? 2 Amsterdam