Lizzo’s Super Bowl dreams are in full swing after the NFL banned her from the halftime show amid allegations of sexual assault.
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An NFL insider told DailyMail.com the 35-year-old pop star’s ongoing sexual harassment and fat-shaming allegations from former dancers prompted the league to release Lizzo as its top candidate for the 2024 Super Bowl.
“Talks of Lizzo attending the halftime celebrations or singing the national anthem have died down after she’s surrounded by scandal,” the insider shared.
Fans’ hearts broke at the shocking details that dancers Crystal Williams, Noelle Rodriguez and Arianna Davis revealed about the body positive activist. The women claim Lizzo is not the girl she portrayed to the public and have nurtured a “hostile work environment.”
The trio of former “Big Grrrls” filed a lawsuit, accusing the superstar of weight shaming and sexual harassment in the workplace.
Lizzo rejects the allegations and denies any wrongdoing.
After losing the Super Bowl, the singer’s team devises a strategy to prevent the case from ruining her career and reputation.
Another source told the DailyMail that Lizzo’s team is “desperately trying to come up with a strategy to save their sinking ship”. A music industry insider said, “It’s getting harder and harder as more and more people accuse her of grossly inappropriate acts.”
“Lizzo has raised a lot of money but her minute seems to be pretty much up and no one knows if she’ll be able to recover from it.”
Let’s remember that Sister is innocent until proven guilty.
Other dancers have accused Lizzo of creating a hostile and “sexually charged environment.”
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Combating such allegations is difficult, as the court of public opinion will criticize any testimony made, or the lack thereof.
“If she speaks up, her statements will be destroyed. If she is silent, she is called a coward. Anyway, it doesn’t look like she’s going to be able to recover from it right now,” the source added.
Six other dancers joined Arianna, Crystal and Noelle, along with their employment attorney, Ron Zambrano.
The new prosecutors allege the songwriter maintained a “sexually charged environment” and failed to pay his staff, Zambrano announced NBC News.
The three original accusers appeared on Good morning America Last week he labeled the musician “fatphobic” and physically threatening.
“She basically started clenching her fists and cracking her knuckles, and she said, ‘You’re so damn lucky right now,’ while slowly walking towards me,” Noelle shared of Lizzo’s reaction to her resignation.
The backup dancer said she felt “unsafe” and “disrespectful” and was desperate to leave the toxic environment.
Lizzo’s best friend reportedly had to hold the flutist back after Noelle pocketed her two-week notice period.
Arianna said, “I know it’s alarming to hear that Lizzo, a plus-size woman who preaches body positivity, has a fundamental fat phobia.” But I want to challenge people to understand that hurt people hurt people.”
She also opened up about the moment the singer pressured her into groping a performer at a nude sex show in Amsterdam.
“She started singing after I said ‘no’ multiple times,” Arianna said, recalling the Texan beginning to chant her name “Ari.”
“I touched the actor briefly and pulled my hands back, and you know, everyone kind of burst out laughing because they, of all people, found it funny that I was touching that actor.”
The dancers also described a work environment so tense that they feared being fired at any moment.
Arianna claims: “Our jobs are constantly at risk. Personally, I never had a secure job during all this time.”
Noelle says she resigned over alleged abuse while Crystal and Arianna were fired.
Her lawsuit also alleges Shirlene Quigley, captain of the Grammy winner’s dance team, of advocating a “sexually charged and uncomfortable” work environment.
Super Bowl LVII halftime show could be canceled for Lizzo, née Melissa Jefferson. However, I think that clearing her name is the only thing she has in mind.
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2023-08-12 23:13:22
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