Former dancers of rapper Lizzo filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, accusing the former artist of sexual harassment for creating a hostile work environment.
Plaintiffs allege that Lizzo was shamed for her weight and pressured her to engage in sexually explicit acts and conversations while at the strip club. NBC News. They allege that Lizzo pressured nude performers into touching them in Amsterdam clubs and falsely accused them of drinking on the job. According to NBC News, they also accuse Lizzo of berating themselves, making fun of a dancer’s weight and firing the dancer over health reasons.
According to NBC, the lawsuit names Lizzo (real name Melissa Vivian Jefferson), her production company Big Girl Big Touring and dance captain Charlene Quigley as defendants. The lawsuit also accuses Rizzo of religious and racial harassment, wrongful imprisonment and interference with future economic gains, the paper said.
“The astonishing nature of the way performers are treated by Lizzo and her management team seems to run counter to everything Lizzo stands for in public, but in private she is not only illegal, she is completely disrespectful. It humiliates and demeans the dancers in a way that demoralizes them,” said Ron Zambrano. , an attorney for the alleged victim.
The lawsuit refers to a trip to a strip club in Amsterdam by dancers, including Ariana Davis, and Lizzo “invites cast members to take turns touching nude performers, or shooting them out of the performers’ vaginas.” I started catching dildos that were ripped off and eating bananas sticking out of my strips.” performer’s vagina,” reports NBC News.
“Lizzo then turned his attention to Davis and began pressuring him to touch the breasts of one of the naked women.”
Davis reportedly repeatedly declined and was reportedly put in a very awkward position by Lizzo.
According to NBC News, the lawsuit said, “Plaintiffs were appalled by the disrespect Lizzo displayed for the physical autonomy of her employees and those around them, especially in front of the many people she employed. ” he points out. (Related: UK judge acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges)
The lawsuit alleges Lizzo’s toxic exchanges, threats of losing her job, and the humiliation of an accident in which a dancer soiled her trousers for fear of going to the bathroom during an overly intense 12-hour rehearsal. It is she had
This renowned artist is known for her daily advocacy for body positivity and equality.
Lizzo has yet to comment on the allegations against her.
