Lizzo sued by ex-dancers who claims they had been sexually harassed, weighed shamed and pressured to behave inappropriately at strip membership

Lizzo has been sued by three of her former backup dancers who’ve accused the singer of sexual harassment and making a hostile work setting.

The popstar, whose actual identify is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, is going through the authorized battle after the dancers alleged she commented on their weight and pressured one to the touch a nude performer in a strip membership.

The plaintiffs – her former dancers – are named within the lawsuit as Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodrigue. 

Ron Zambrano, the ladies’s lawyer, mentioned within the go well with, revealed first by NBC Information: ‘The gorgeous nature of how Lizzo and her administration crew handled their performers appears to go in opposition to every little thing Lizzo stands for publicly.

‘Whereas privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in methods that aren’t solely unlawful however completely demoralizing.’ 

‘About Rattling Time’ singer Lizzo, 35, is understood for her physique positivity. 

Lizzo, whose actual identify is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, is going through the authorized battle after the dancers alleged that she commented on their weight, pressured one to the touch a nude performer in a membership, and created a hostile work setting

Lizzo isn’t the one named defendant within the case, which was lodged in Los Angeles Superior Courtroom.

Her dance captain, Shirlene Quigley, can be accused of misdemeanors by the ladies.

Quigley, in keeping with the lawsuit, shared ‘lewd sexual fantasies,’ and publicly mentioned the virginity of one of many plaintiffs whereas berating those that had had pre-marital intercourse. 

This can be a growing story…