ANPLizzo at the North Sea Jazz festival in Rotterdam
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American singer Lizzo is fighting the charges of three former background dancers for sexual misconduct, discrimination and creating an unsafe work environment. She responds on Instagram, calling the days following the allegations “overwhelmingly disappointing” and “tough”.
The artist adds “don’t normally respond to false allegations, but these are too implausible and exaggerated not to respond.” The indictment alleges a hostile environment, sexual harassment, and religious and racial harassment.
The three dancers, that also suing her production team and the head of the dance team, Shirlene Quigley, were fired earlier this year. According to Lizzo, they were fired for being drunk on the job. In her statement today, it said: “These stories come from former employees who previously admitted their behavior on tour was unprofessional.”
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The statements also mention a situation in the Amsterdam strip club the Bananenbar. Lizzo allegedly forced her “staff to touch naked performers, catch dildos launched from strippers’ vaginas, and eat bananas protruding from their vaginas,” the indictment reads.
Another statement is about how the artist pointed out to one of the dancers about her weight gain and scolded her about it. Lizzo is known as a champion of body positivity, respecting and celebrating bodies of all shapes and sizes. This is also reflected in many of her lyrics.
2023-08-03 14:02:19
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