2023-08-04 08:43:51
The former Lizzo dancers have hit back following the ‘Truth Hurts’ singer broke silence to address complaints regarding her.
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The 35-year-old star was sued by dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, who accused her of sexual, racial and religious harassment and creating a hostile work environment, among other things. Lizzo responded to the allegations on Thursday, denying them and calling them “outrageous.”
“I’m not here to be seen as a victim, but I also know that I’m not the bad guy that people and the media have portrayed me for the past few days,” the Grammy Award winner wrote in her post. statement. “I’m very open regarding my sexuality and expression, but I can’t accept or allow people to use that openness to portray me as something I’m not.”
Shortly following Lizzo’s statement was released, the dancers reacted in an interview with Channel 4.
“Initially, it only heightened my disappointment with how I felt and how I was treated,” said Crystal Williams, who joined the Lizzo team in 2021.
“I think the overarching theme of all of this is that our experiences and our traumas are ours alone. It feels like it’s been completely ignored […] We have the impression that we have been made to make false accusations when this is not the case. Yes, it was very disheartening to read and feel overlooked, especially with what she stands for when it comes to female empowerment – mental health, body positivity – and even more proving that it isn’t. is not the case, because nothing has been acknowledged in this declaration”, added the dancer.
During a joint appearance with Crystal Williams on CBS News, Arianna Davis meanwhile opened up regarding her claims that Lizzo forced her to touch a naked dancer at a strip club in Amsterdam.
“I did not ask anything. I said no many times,” said Arianna Davis, who also joined the team in 2021. “I was absolutely mortified, everyone burst out laughing,” she added.
The lawsuit was also filed once morest Lizzo’s production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc., and dance crew manager Shirlene Quigley.
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