Following of stories of a lawsuit alleging a hostile work setting and sexual harassment, extra individuals who have labored with Lizzo are talking out.
Yesterday, NBC Information reported that three of Lizzo’s former dancers are suing the singer. The plaintiffs’ lawyer, Ron Zambrano, mentioned in a press release, “The gorgeous nature of how Lizzo and her administration workforce handled their performers appears to go in opposition to all the things Lizzo stands for publicly, whereas privately, she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in methods that aren’t solely unlawful however completely demoralizing.”
After information hit, Courtney Hollinquest, who danced with Lizzo from 2016-21, posted on her Instagram story, “This was very a lot my expertise in my time there. Huge shoutout to the dancers who had the braveness to convey this to gentle.”
The story was shared by Quinn Wilson, Lizzo’s former inventive director, who mentioned, “I have never been part of that world for round three years, for a cause. I very a lot applaud the dancers’ braveness to convey this to gentle. And I grieve elements of my very own expertise.”
Quinn’s associate of 4 years, musician King Princess, didn’t identify Lizzo however posted on their Instagram story, “I’ve watched [Quinn] be underpaid, undervalued, and deeply mistreated first hand by folks who’ve extra fiscal and social energy than her.”
Director Sophia Nahli Allison then claimed that she give up work on a Lizzo documentary after two weeks in 2019, saying, “I used to be handled with such disrespect by her. I witnessed how conceited, self-centered, and unkind she is […] I felt gaslit and was deeply damage, however I’ve healed. Studying these studies made me understand how harmful of a state of affairs it was.”
The obvious first assistant digital camera for the challenge, Charlene Sánchez, reposted Sophia’s story and alleged, “That is all so true. I needed to vent to so a lot of my mates about it. It was such a small crew and the expertise of working with Lizzo was a nightmare.”
BuzzFeed has reached out to Lizzo’s workforce for remark.
