Lizzo plans to SUE dancers who’re accusing her of sexual harassment – as new photographs present accusers posing with topless dancers in Paris weeks  after claiming singer compelled them into banana intercourse acts in Amsterdam

Lizzo is planning to sue three of her former back-up dancers who’re presently suing her over claims of sexual harassment. 

Crystal Williams, 24, Noelle Rodriguez, 25 and Arianna Davis, 26 are accusing the Grammy-winner, 35, of sexual and racial harassment and making a hostile work setting – alleging the plus-sized pop icon dragged them alongside to degrading intercourse reveals whereas touring Europe in February and March. 

Lizzo has vehemently denied the allegations in opposition to her within the lawsuit which accused her of pressuring the staff to the touch nude performers at a membership in Amsterdam, amongst different claims that included weight shaming.

New photographs obtained by DailyMail.com have emerged of the trio fortunately posing with topless performers backstage on the Loopy Horse cabaret in Paris on March 5 2023  – weeks after they claimed Lizzo pressured them to eat bananas and catch dildos from performers’ vaginas throughout a February night time out in Amsterdam’s notorious red-light district.

Lizzo’s legal professional Marty Singer instructed DailyMail.com the plaintiffs had been ‘fortunately cavorting backstage’ and ‘gleefully reveling’ regardless of claiming of their lawsuit they had been compelled to go in opposition to their will.

In an announcement, Singer stated: ‘Because the previous saying goes, an image speaks a thousand phrases. The photographs and movies of plaintiffs Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez fortunately carousing backstage with the performers after the topless cabaret present on the Loopy Horse cabaret in Paris converse volumes.

Lizzo is planning to sue three of her former back-up dancers who’re presently suing her over claims of sexual harassment(pictured June 9 2023)

Crystal Williams, 24, Noelle Rodriguez, 25 and Arianna Davis, 26 are accusing the Grammy-winner, 35, of sexual and racial harassment and making a hostile work setting – they’re pictured posing with topless dancers on the Loopy Horse cabaret in Paris on March 5 2023

‘Of their lawsuit, the three plaintiffs declare that they had been compelled to go to the present on the Loopy Horse in opposition to their will on March 5, 2023. Actually, after they watched the topless dance present, they went backstage with the opposite Massive Grrrls dancers to fulfill the performers. 

‘Pictures and movies present Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez fortunately cavorting backstage with the Loopy Horse dancers who’re carrying colourful wigs. 

‘These photographs displaying the three plaintiffs gleefully reveling backstage after the topless present had been taken after their February 2023 go to to Bananenbar in Amsterdam that they complain about of their lawsuit.

‘Just a few weeks after the go to to Loopy Horse seen within the photographs, all three plaintiffs had a break and selected to reup and return for the third leg of Lizzo’s tour.

Singer additionally referenced an audition tape for Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Massive Grrrls recorded by accuser Arianna Davis and submitted on April 5 2023 through which Davis defined she was auditioning as a singer and expressed that working with Lizzo has ‘been superb’ and ‘such a good looking journey.’

Arianna later opened as much as TMZ to provide an evidence regarding the previous clip.

She defined, ‘Proper up till the final minute I did not understand how unhealthy it was and the way a lot I used to be being taken benefit of. I simply genuinely wished to save lots of my job. This video additional explains how a lot I used to be making an attempt to please Lizzo.’

Singer continued: ‘After Ms. Davis’s audition video grew to become public, she tried to clarify away her glowing feedback about Lizzo by claiming the “bulk” of her accusations had been based mostly on issues that occurred later. That excuse is totally contradicted by the details, together with by these photographs.

Lizzo’s legal professional Marty Singer instructed DailyMail.com the plaintiffs had been ‘fortunately cavorting backstage’ and ‘gleefully reveling’ regardless of claiming of their lawsuit they had been compelled to go in opposition to their will (Lizzo pictured October 2022) 

New photographs obtained by DailyMail.com have emerged of the trio fortunately posing with topless performers backstage on the Loopy Horse cabaret in Paris on March 5 2023 – weeks after they claimed Lizzo pressured them to sexually work together with performers in Amsterdam

 ‘These irrefutable photographs and movies, together with further substantial proof, show the evident contradictions between what the plaintiffs declare of their bogus lawsuit and what’s truly confirmed by the details. The lawsuit is a sham. Lizzo intends to sue for malicious prosecution after she prevails and these specious claims are dismissed.’

The legal professional for the accusers Neama Rahmani instructed TMZ, who was first to report Lizzo’s plans to sue: ‘Of course, they wished to maintain their jobs. That they had payments to pay similar to everybody else however they lastly had sufficient of the abuse. We stand by each declare within the lawsuit and look ahead to trial.

‘We’ve been listening to from different former staff sharing related tales, and as seen within the Los Angeles Occasions article in the present day about how Lizzo used intimate footage of her dancers with out their approval within the 2022 HBO Max ‘Love Lizzo’ documentary, we’re seeing much more of a sample of simply how a lot Lizzo thinks of those that work for her. Clearly, not very a lot.’

The trio’s lawsuit  accuses the four-time Grammy winner of pressuring the dancers into interacting with intercourse present performers on a wild February 23 night time out in Amsterdam’s notorious red-light district.

‘Issues rapidly acquired out of hand,’ the go well with contends. 

‘Lizzo started inviting forged members to take turns touching the nude performers, catching dildos launched from the performers’ vaginas, and consuming bananas protruding from the performers’ vaginas.

The trio claim the plus-sized pop icon dragged them alongside to degrading intercourse reveals whereas touring Europe in February and March.

The trio declare the raunchy shows left them grappling with emotional misery however inside weeks all three had lower new offers with the ‘Fact Hurts’ hitmaker, in keeping with  Singer earlier this week.

An agent for Davis and Williams signed a memorandum of settlement dated April 11 whereas a rep for  Rodriguez confirmed her dedication in an April 4 e-mail, in keeping with paperwork shared exclusively with DailyMail.com.

Earlier this month Singer slammed Davis after releasing footage of the dancer talking about Lizzo in glowing phrases

Singer insists that the previous dancers’ lawsuit, filed in LA Superior Courtroom, is riddled with contradictions and ‘important’ factual inaccuracies.

‘Even at this early stage of the method, their case has been irreparably broken,’ the veteran showbiz legal professional instructed us.

The August 1 go well with got here as a bombshell for body-positive position mannequin Lizzo who denies a battery of accusations, from ‘fats shaming’ and incapacity discrimination to assault and false imprisonment.

It seeks unspecified damages from Melissa Viviane Jefferson – Lizzo’s actual title – her manufacturing firm Massive Grrrl Massive Touring, Inc., and Shirlene Quigley, captain of the performer’s dance crew.

The go well with accuses the four-time Grammy winner of pressuring the dancers into interacting with intercourse present performers on a wild February 23 night time out in Amsterdam’s notorious red-light district.

‘Issues rapidly acquired out of hand,’ the go well with contends. 

‘Lizzo started inviting forged members to take turns touching the nude performers, catching dildos launched from the performers’ vaginas, and consuming bananas protruding from the performers’ vaginas.

‘Lizzo then turned her consideration to Ms. Davis and commenced pressuring Ms. Davis to the touch the breasts of one of many nude girls performing on the membership. Lizzo started main a chant goading Ms. Davis.’

The plaintiffs declare that one month later Lizzo tricked them into attending one other erotic present in Paris the place ‘nudity was prominently featured.’

Failing to warn them in regards to the grownup content material was akin to ‘robbing them of the selection to not take part’, in keeping with the go well with, and the three had been left shaken and indignant.

Weeks later, nevertheless, Davis, Rodriguez, and Williams all willingly signed up for the third leg of Lizzo’s ‘The Particular Tour,’ Singer factors out.

‘All three plaintiffs had break day from March 27 to April 15, 2023, after the second leg of the tour and after the alleged incidents in Amsterdam in February and Paris in March,’ he instructed DailyMail.com. 

‘Every of them had the selection to signal a brand new settlement to re-up for the third leg of the tour. All three of them selected to signal an extra settlement to re-up for the third leg of the tour.

‘If that they had been subjected to horrific conduct by Lizzo, as claimed within the lawsuit, why would they’ve chosen to return?’

Singer made an analogous declare earlier this month after releasing footage of Davis recording a video interview for season two of Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Massive Grrrls present.

‘I have been working for Lizzo … for possibly near a yr now and it has been so superb and such a good looking journey,’ Davis says within the April 5 video, lavishing reward on Lizzo as an inspiration and a ‘queen’.

‘After Ms. Davis’s audition video grew to become public, she tried to justify her glowing feedback about Lizzo by falsely claiming that the majority of their accusations had been based mostly on issues that occurred after the video,’ Singer stated this week.

‘Her personal criticism refutes that and reveals that the majority of her complaints about Lizzo are based mostly on issues that allegedly occurred earlier than her April 5, 2023 video. 

‘This confirms that she was prepared to proceed to make false statements.’

Lizzo’s former three dancers branded the singer ‘fat-phobic’ and accused her of sexual harassment in an interview on Newsmax final week, accompanied by their lawyer

Singer factors to a different alleged error within the dancer’s submitting when it refers to Williams and Davis being ‘pressured to take part in a nude photoshoot’ whereas they had been contestants on the primary season of Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Massive Grrrls.

Their lawsuit says the incident made contestants really feel severely uncomfortable and left Davis feeling particularly distressed.

However, in keeping with Singer, Williams solely ever appeared in episode one of many present, filmed on August 11 and 12, 2021, whereas the photoshoot was shot from August 20 to 22 for episode 4.

‘She was off the present lengthy earlier than that episode happened and she or he was not current when that photograph shoot occurred,’ he stated.

‘It’s not merely false, however it’s an impossibility for her to have been ‘pressured’ to be within the photograph shoot.’

The go well with additional accuses Lizzo of calling out Davis for her weight acquire regardless of realizing she suffered from binge consuming dysfunction and psychological well being struggles.

Davis claims she was compelled to ‘soil herself’ on stage throughout an ‘excruciating’ rehearsal earlier than being fired for secretly recording a gathering.

Williams was additionally fired whereas Rodriguez resigned, claiming that Lizzo was so mad about it that the performer approached her ‘aggressively, yelling profanities, cracking her knuckles and balling her fists’ earlier than she was pulled away.

Quigley, who served as a choose on Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Massive Grrrls, is accused within the lawsuit of pushing her Christian beliefs onto dancers at the same time as she boasted overtly about her ‘masturbatory habits and sexual fantasies.’

The 35-year-old popstar has discovered herself on the heart of a sensational scandal after having marketed herself as a body-positive activist. 

Earlier this month, DailyMail.com revealed she was dropped from Super Bowl LVII Halftime Present consideration because of the accusations. 

Lizzo has labeled the allegations ‘sensationalized tales’ which are ‘as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed’.

Her legal professional’s critique comes after Lizzo obtained a present of assist final week from her Massive Grrrl & Massive Boiii dance troupes, who took to Instagram with a joint assertion defending her.

‘We now have had the time of our lives on The Particular Tour,’ their put up learn. ‘We now have been so honored to share the stage with such superb expertise. This tour expertise has been past simply #Particular!’

Ron Zambrano, an legal professional for Williams, Rodriguez and Davis conceded that Williams had not been current for the nude photoshoot however performed down the error.

‘We’re conscious of the primary level concerning the typo of Williams’ inclusion on this part, which is clarified later in the identical part of the criticism the place solely Ms. Davis is included for that small a part of the story,’ he stated.

‘As for the 2 different factors, we stand by the plaintiffs’ prior response throughout interviews to the identical inquiries.’