Lizzo Accusers Abandon Fat-Shaming Claims In Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
According to the report by TMZ, Lizzo's
powerhouse attorney, Marty Singer,
and his partner, Melissa Y. Glass, told the tabloid that the
fat-shaming claims were a major part of the sexual harassment lawsuit brought
by Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez, and Crystal
Williams, but they insist it always lacked merit.
According to Lizzo's attorneys, the
allegations were refuted by 18 witnesses in sworn declarations submitted to the
court, TMZ report added.
They say the Superior Court judge
concluded Davis was fired because she made "an unauthorized recording of
Lizzo in a dancer meeting and sent it to Williams, who was no longer working on
The Special Tour" ... and now the dancers dropped their appeal of the
dismissal of the fat-shaming claims.
The fat-shaming claims are just one
of many that they brought against the artist.
Back in 2023, Arianna, Noelle and
Crystal claimed Lizzo subjected them to
nude entertainment shows in Amsterdam and Paris on tour, which they said they
were clearly uncomfortable with.
In the docs, the women say Lizzo
pressured dancers to interact with sex performers at Bananenbar in Amsterdam,
where patrons are known to eat bananas out of the performers' vaginas. Lizzo
denies the claims.
While the more serious claims are
still being disputed in court, Lizzo's team says they remain "confident
she will prevail in the case."
But 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."
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