#Lizzo denies former dancers’ sexual harassment accusations | Lawsuit breakdown
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The Grammy-winning artist finally broke the silence about all the accusations against her in a statement. On August 3, Lizzo directly addressed the allegations ahead of a lengthy legal battle on her social media handles. Meanwhile, her former crew members, in addition to the three former dancers that filed a s*xual harassment lawsuit against her, have spoken about mistreatment by Lizzo, her production, and dance captain Shirlene Quigley. Here’s everything we know about the allegations and lawsuit.
Note: The article mentions s*xual, religious, and disability harassment. Reader’s discretion is advised.
Lizzo’s statement about the s*xual harassment lawsuit
— FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) August 3, 2023
The celebrated pop icon took to her Twitter and Instagram yesterday (August 3) to publicly address the accusations against her. For the unversed, the lawsuit includes serious claims such as racial and disability discrimination, assault, hostile work environment, false imprisonment, and more. Read her complete statement below:
“These last couple of days have been gut-wrenching tough and overwhelmingly disappointing. My work ethic, morality, and respectfulness are questioned. My character is criticized,” Lizzo wrote. Further sharing that she usually wouldn’t respond to false allegations, but former tour dancers’ claims are unbelievably outrageous and require addressing.
- She continues that the accusations come from employees who received criticism for their inappropriate and unprofessional behavior that they have also admitted. Lizzo explains her side of the story, stating that she doesn’t want to appear as a victim.
“There’s nothing I take more seriously than the respect we deserve as a woman,” she wrote. The singer said she knows how it feels to be on the receiving end of body shaming. Lizzo then added that she would never criticize or terminate an employee because of her weight.
- The statement concludes without addressing other claims in the lawsuit and by thanking all her fans who reached out in support. She also shares her determination not to let this controversy affect the good work she has done in the world.
The nine claims from the former dancers’ lawsuit: A breakdown
A breakdown of the Lizzo lawsuit
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) August 2, 2023
The 37-page-long lawsuit filed by Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez covers some very serious claims. The case is against Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, and tour dance captain Shirlene Quigley.
Some of these claims are from all the plaintiffs against all three defendants, while some are from one or two against one or more accused. A large part of the lawsuit is regarding the mistreatment the dancers experienced from Quigley during their tour. The nine accusations are as follows:
- Hostile work environment
- Failure to prevent and resolve a hostile work environment
- Religious harassment
- Failure to prevent and resolve Religious harassment
- Racial harassment
- Disability harassment
- Intentional interference with prospective economic
- Assault
- False imprisonment
Accusations against Lizzo and Shirlene Quigley
Lizzo also faces s*xual harassment allegations for inviting her dancers to a red light district in Amsterdam. She allegedly egged the plaintiff for participating with the n*de cabaret dancer and showed preferential treatment towards the employees participating in the outings.
Lizzo is being sued by two of her former background dancers for sexual harassment and fat shaming. The lawsuit was filed today in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/NGbR86w59M
— Slauson Girl
(@slausongirlnews) August 2, 2023
- The artist is further facing accusations of conducting a re-audition during the European leg of the tour. The audition was allegedly 12 hours long, and the dancers weren’t allowed to get down from the stage for fear of contract termination.
- The plaintiff Noelle Rodriguez also claims that Lizzo threatened to assault her after she went to discuss the management and public firing of Davis and Williams. They added that Lizzo intended to physically harm her unless another employee intervened.
Lizzo’s dance captain, Shirlene Quigley, takes to Instagram following lawsuit that alleges she attempted to convert dancers to Christianity and inappropriately simulated oral sex in front of them:
“I just wanted to get on here really quick and say God is so, so good!”
— Sean Patrick (@sefo22) August 3, 2023
Also, many of the complaints in the lawsuit are against Shirlene Quigley. The plaintiff claims that Quigley is a religiously orthodox person. She used to preach about the lord and allegedly attempted to convert her dancers.
- Quigley is also accused of repeatedly discussing the harms of premarital s*x with Arianna Davis after discovering she is a v*rgin. She faces s*xual harassment claims for allegedly doing explicit party tricks with a banana and sharing her fantasies in graphic details.
More allegations
Saw a tiktok that broke down the 32 or 37 page lawsuit that’s against lizzo, her production company and her dance captain Shirlene Quigley & it’s wild. I’ve never seen a lawsuit that’s about racial, sexual, religious, and disability discrimination on this level before.
— #WeStandWithMegan⁷ (@kae_didthat) August 2, 2023
The production company of Lizzo, Big Grrrl Big Touring, also faces allegations of racially discriminating against the dancers, calling them lazy, unprofessional, and having bad attitudes. The production allegedly imprisoned Davis to investigate her phone and delete a conversation recording between her and Lizzo. She used to record conversations and other materials due to her anxiety disorder.
Sharing this because validating other Black women’s experiences is deeply important to me. pic.twitter.com/gd2xEK6szq
— Sophia Nahli Allison (@SophiaNAllison) August 1, 2023
Following the news of the lawsuit, many former employees of Lizzo came forward to share their stories as well. Sophia Nahli Allison, the former director of Lizzo’s documentary, walked off the set after allegedly experiencing disrespectful behavior from the artist.
- Lizzo’s former creative director, Quinn Wilson, also claimed to face similar mistreatments that led to her resigning from her post. Both of them support the former dancers in their lawsuit against the artist and her production team.
These controversial events and claims have encouraged a discussion among the netizens about the public personas of artists and the entertainment industry. Fans of the pop icon are also shocked and hoping for just legal proceedings. The lawsuit is filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, and lawyer Marty Singer, famous for defending Bill Cosby and Johnny Depp, will represent Lizzo.
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