Lizzo says she was “blindsided” by sexual harassment lawsuit.
In a recent interview on the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast on Thursday, Dec. 19, Lizzo spoke out about the lawsuit. “I was literally living my dream, and then the tour ended, and three former dancers just completely blindsided me with a lawsuit,” she shared.”I was very deeply hurt because these were three ex-dancers, so they weren’t on the tour. They didn’t, like, finish the tour out with us. But even regardless of that, these were people that I gave opportunities to.”
She continued: These were people that — I liked them and appreciated them as dancers, respected them as dancers. So I was like, what? But then I heard all the other things like sexual harassment, and I was like, they’re trying well, I don’t know what they’re trying to do, but these are the types of things that the media can turn into something that it’s not.”
Lizzo goes on to say that the claims were “silly” and to be clear, “I did nothing wrong,” Lizzo said.
The claims:
In August 2023, Lizzo’s backup dancers, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez sued the singer for alleged sexual and racial harassment and a hostile work environment.
Lizzo denied claims. Writing via Instagram at the time, “my work ethic, morals and respectfulness have been questioned,” she wrote in part. “My character has been criticized. Usually I choose not to respond to false allegations but these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous not to be addressed.”
She added, “I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself but I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not.”
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