Lizzo’s team comes to the singer’s defense. Several members of the “Big Grrrl” troupe, the name given to the dancers who accompany the star on his tour, testified in favor of the artist so that the lawsuits of three former dancers, who accuse him of moral and sexual harassment, could be dismissed. .
A total of 18 dancers and dancers have come out in support of Lizzo to challenge the allegations, reports Variety. In a motion to dismiss the claims, Lizzo’s lawyers called the accusations against the singer “fictitious fabrications” and said the three plaintiffs filed the lawsuit to “get media attention, public sympathy and money quickly without effort” while they “failed in their professional obligations”.
“They missed flights, arrived late and hungover to rehearsals and drunk at performances, initiated sexual relationships with male members of the touring crew, showed a rapid decline in the quality of their dance and their professionalism”, specify the singer’s lawyers.
New complaint filed at the end of September
Arianna Davis, 24, Crystal Williams, 26, and Noelle Rodriguez, 25, three world tour dancers Special Tourfiled a complaint in mid-August against Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT) and Shirlene Quigley, director of the dancing troupe.
The three plaintiffs report of “sexual, religious and racial harassment, discrimination relating to disability, assault and kidnapping, among other things,” their law firm indicated in the press release relayed by AFP.
They accuse the interpreter in particular of Special for forcing them to touch a stripper, for intimidating them, or for making them feel guilty about their weight. According to them, Shirlene Quigley tried to impose her Christian faith on them. Two of the dancers were fired during the tour. The third left on its own.
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End of September, a new complaint has been filed against Lizzo: that of the fashion designer Asha Daniels, former collaborator of the singer, who accuses her of moral and sexual harassment.
Lizzo defended herself in a press release published on Instagram, in which she denounced “false accusations” and “sensationalist stories”, made by employees with “inappropriate and unprofessional behavior”. The singer also provided a document to the American courts at the end of September in which she requests the outright dismissal of the complaint.
Original article published on BFMTV.com
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