'No one speaks out, they are scared' The dancers suing Lizzo for sexual harassment, Arianna Davis and Crystal Williams, say others are scared to speak out
Lizzo won record of the year at the Grammy Awards in February for About Damn TimeTwo of Lizzo's former dancers, who are suing the pop star for misconduct, have claimed others are scared to speak out.
Ms Davis and Ms Williams both toured with Lizzo - real name Melissa Jefferson - after featuring on her Amazon Prime Show, but say they were subsequently sacked. She went on to say that "nobody speaks up because they're so scared for their jobs," adding: "I was terrified for my job."Ms Davis claimed Lizzo had implied the dancer had gained weight. The legal documents said that, though never explicitly stated, the questions she was asked "gave Ms Davis the impression that she needed to explain her weight gain and disclose intimate personal details about her life in order to keep her job".
On Tuesday in Los Angeles, the pair, along with a third former dancer Noelle Rodriguez - who resigned over the alleged treatment of the other two dancers - filed a lawsuit against Lizzo, her production company and her dance captain Shirlene Quigley for allegedly creating a hostile work environment which included sexual harassment and fat-shaming.
Lizzo is an artist at the top of the music industry. She won record of the year at this year's Grammys for About Damn Time and played the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in June to one of the biggest crowds of the weekend. During the pandemic, she went viral when she answered a casting call by Lizzo, posted a clip of herself dancing on TikTok, which the singer duetted on.
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