Lizzo just secured a legal win after a secret recording weakened part of the lawsuit filed against her by three former dancers.
In the sexual harassment suit brought by Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez, and Crystal Williams, one of the claims was that Lizzo fat-shamed them. But in a statement to TMZ, Lizzo’s attorneys Marty Singer and Melissa Glass argued the allegations had no merit — pointing out that 18 witnesses disputed the claims in court.
They also alleged that Davis was fired for making “an unauthorized recording of Lizzo in a dancer meeting and sending it to Williams, who was no longer working on The Special Tour.” Because of this, the dancers dropped their appeal of the court’s dismissal of the fat-shaming claims.
The judge ruled that Davis’ termination was justified due to the secret recordings.
In response, the dancers’ attorney Ronald Zambrano told TMZ, “We are maintaining that Judge Epstein was correct in his ruling denying Lizzo’s special motion to strike the vast majority of claims they attacked, including false imprisonment and harassment. Of the couple of claims Judge Epstein did dismiss, the plaintiffs have taken a considered approach to leave that be. One would hope to see the same level of intellectual honesty and neutral assessment from the defendants, but that hasn’t been the case thus far and it’s disappointing.”
Although the fat-shaming allegations have been removed from the case, Lizzo is still facing several other accusations. The dancers claim she pressured them to interact with nude performers at Bananenbar in Amsterdam, a venue where patrons reportedly eat bananas from performers’ vaginas.
Lizzo has denied all allegations through her legal team, who say they’re “confident she will prevail in the case.”
In a 2024 interview with Keke Palmer, Lizzo said she felt “blindsided” by the lawsuit.
