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It was revealed this week that Lizzo’s dance captain, Shirlene Quigley, was among those being sued by three of the “Juice” hitmaker’s former backup dancers.
Among the allegations against her in the suit — filed by Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez — Quigley has been accused of pushing her religious beliefs on dancers, making sexually inappropriate comments and more.
Let’s find out a bit more about Quigley in the wake of the lawsuit after ET obtained the documents on Tuesday.
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Who Is Shirlene Quigley?Quigley is a 39-year-old dancer from Los Angeles, who has worked for the likes of Lizzo, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Destiny’s Child, Jamie Foxx, Ashanti, Chris Brown and more over the years.
She started her career — which has spanned over 20 years — as one of the “Uhh Oh” dancers in the iconic 2003 music video for Bey’s “Crazy In Love”.
How Long Has Shirlene Quigley Been Working For Lizzo?Quigley joined Lizzo’s team as dance captain in 2019.
As well as joining her on tour, Quigley was also a judge/teacher on Lizzo’s reality TV show “Watch Out For The Big Grrrls”, that premiered on Prime Video in March 2022.
Why Has Shirlene Quigley Been Hitting Headlines?This week, Lizzo was hit with a lawsuit, with three of her former backup dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez — accusing her of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.
The suit has been filed against Lizzo, Quigley and the singer’s production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT).
Among the allegations against Quigley — who is a devout Christian — was that she
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the filing of lawsuit by three former members of that group.Although not directly responding to the allegations in the lawsuit, the message posted to the Big Grrrls Instagram profile yesterday said: “Thank you to Lizzo for shattering limitations and kicking in the door way for the Big Grrrl and Big Boiii dancers to do what we love! You have created a platform where we have been able to parallel our passion with a purpose!”.The three former Lizzo dancers that have gone legal are Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez. Their lawsuit accuses Lizzo and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley of inappropriate and unfair conduct.
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Lizzo is facing new allegations from multiple accusers after being sued last week for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to a lawyer representing three original plaintiffs. Ron Zambrano told Fox News Digital he has received inquiries from "at least six" additional individuals with "similar stories" since filing the lawsuit on behalf of Noelle Rodriguez, Crystal Williams and Arianna Davis, who previously worked as backup dancers for the 35-year-old singer.
Lizzo for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment has claimed his firm are reviewing at least six new complaints about the singer.The complaints come from others who have toured with Lizzo or worked on her reality show, Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls. Employment lawyer Ron Zambrano told NBC News the new allegations detail a “sexually charged environment” and failure to pay employees.“Some of the claims we are reviewing may be actionable, but it is too soon to say,” Zambrano told the outlet.Zambrano also claimed that Lizzo once called out a dancer’s weight at South By Southwest during a post-show meeting and told them it was “normal” for dancers to be “fired when they get fat”.The original lawsuit was filed by Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez, who all worked for Lizzo till earlier this year, when Davis and Williams were fired and Rodriguez resigned.
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Lizzo’s former backup dancers are responding to the “Juice” hitmaker’s statement that she posted Thursday.
three dancers who have filed a lawsuit against Lizzo, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and Shirlene Quigley, the captain of her dance team, are sharing more about the experiences they claim they faced while working with the singer.According to court docs filed on Tuesday and obtained by ET, the former backup dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez — claim they faced sexual harassment, as well as religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment, among other allegations.«The stunning nature of 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,» the women's attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a press release.Davis, Williams and Rodriguez are asking the courts for damages, including unpaid wages, loss of earnings, deferred compensation, employment benefit, emotional distress, medical expenses and attorneys' fees.Speaking with Chris Cuomo for on Wednesday, the trio expanded on the alleged hostile incidents that led to their filing a lawsuit against the 35-year-old GRAMMY winner.Davis emphasized that the trio's experiences are not unique.«It doesn't matter who the employer is.
Lizzo has defended herself against claims made in a lawsuit by three dancers she worked with, including allegations of sexual harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment. On Tuesday Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the singer and her Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc (BGBT) as well as Shirlene Quigley, the captain of Lizzo's dance team.
August 1, 2023: NBC News exclusively reports on filed in Los Angeles on behalf of three former tour dancers that names Lizzo (whose legal name is Melissa Vivianne Jefferson), her company, and her dance captain Shirlene Quigley as defendants. The incidents in question seem to have mostly taken place during the first half of 2023.
Lizzo‘s one-time creative director and another former dancer both have come out publicly to agree with the claims made in the bombshell lawsuit first filed against the singer on Tuesday.
Lizzo’s dance captain Shirlene Quigley continued to preach about God on Instagram on Tuesday after it was revealed she was among those being sued by three of Lizzo’s former backup dancers.
Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag American singer Lizzo has been accused of sexual harassment and fat-shaming in lawsuit by her former dancers.The 35 year old entertainer, who's real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, has been accused of pressuring one of her backing dancers into touching a nude performer at an Amsterdam club, claiming she made them 'perform sex acts with a banana'. It's also claimed she made them do an "excruciating" audition, following her claims that they were drinking alcohol whilst working.
Singer Lizzo is being sued by three of her former dancers for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to a suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday on their behalf. The suit, obtained by Fox News Digital, also alleges the plaintiffs were pressured to touch a nude performer at an Amsterdam nightclub, endure an "excruciating" audition after claims of unprofessionalism and drinking on the job, and that they were prevented from finding work outside the tour.
Lizzo's former dancers have filed a lawsuit against her. According court docs obtained by ET, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez claim they faced sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment, among other allegations.The women filed the lawsuit against Lizzo, whose legal name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and Shirlene Quigley, the captain of Lizzo's dance team.
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.