Lizzo Says She Was ‘Surprised’ By The Lawsuit Against Her

Lizzo has opened up concerning the sexual harassment lawsuit filed towards her final yr.

The “Fact Hurts” singer was accused of harassment final August by three of her backup dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez — however the singer was dismissed from the case. Her firm, Massive Grrrl Massive Touring, Inc., continues to be named within the lawsuit.

The dancers accused Lizzo of forcing them to the touch nude performers and eat “bananas protruding from the performers’ v-ginas” at Bananenbar, a membership in Amsterdam, whereas on tour.

Based on PEOPLE, Lizzo opened up concerning the lawsuit throughout an episode of “Baby, This Is Keke Palmer” on Thursday. The “Boys” singer stated she wanted time to course of the allegations.

Lizzo had simply completed her “Watch Out for the Massive Grrrls” tour when she was “blindsided” by the lawsuit.

“I used to be actually dwelling in my dream, after which the tour ended, and three ex-dancers simply utterly, like, blindsided me with a lawsuit,” she recalled, including that she was “utterly stunned.”

Lizzo additionally stated that she was “deeply harm” given the chance she’d supplied the dancers with.

“I used to be very deeply harm as a result of these had been three ex-dancers, so that they weren’t on the tour. They did not, like, end the tour out with us. However even no matter that, these had been people who I gave alternatives to,” she stated.

Lizzo revealed that she did not even invite the dancers to the Bananenbar bar, and the expertise has resulted in her having extra boundaries the place her workers are involved.

“I’ve been which means to get this off my chest,” she famous, including that she initially went to the membership alone earlier than others joined her. “I did not take them wherever. They got here to the membership I used to be at, and it was no necessary invitation,” she stated. “I did not even know that these two specific dancers had been coming thoughts, you. Solely two of them got here, though all three of them stated they did, it was solely two I did not even know they had been coming.”

Based onPEOPLE, Lizzo was accused of encouraging the dancers to catch dildos despatched flying from the v-ginas of performers on the Bananenbar. She was additionally accused of encouraging the dancers to take turns “consuming bananas protruding from the performers’ v-ginas.”

Lizzo went on to say that the night was enjoyable however “every part was consensual.” 

Lizzo added that she’d accomplished “nothing incorrect,” and she or he appreciated the three dancers previous to the lawsuit. She was significantly offended by the sexual harassment declare.

“These had been people who — I appreciated them and appreciated them as dancers, revered them as dancers,” Lizzo stated.

“So I used to be like, what? However then I heard all the opposite issues like sexual harassment, and I used to be like, they’re attempting properly, I do not know what they’re attempting to do, however these are the sorts of issues that the media can flip into one thing that it isn’t… Let’s be clear, I did nothing incorrect.”

Lizzo denied the accusations on Instagram again in 2023 and known as the allegations “false.”

“These previous couple of days have been gut-wrenchingly troublesome and overwhelmingly disappointing. My work ethic, morals and respectfulness have been questioned,” she wrote.

The Grammy Award winner additionally stated that the accusations had been “sensationalized”

“My character has been criticized. Normally I select not to answer false allegations however these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed. These sensationalized tales are coming from former workers who’ve already publicly admitted that they had been informed their conduct on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional.”

Lizzo was additionally sued in September of 2023 by her former wardrobe stylist, Asha Daniels. Daniels claimed that the “Rumors” singer harassed and bullied herself, the dancers and background singers whereas on tour with the artist.

“I used to be witnessing myself, the dancers and the background vocalists and my native workforce in each metropolis be harassed and bullied often,” Daniels stated.

“A choose noticed this, and within the court docket of legislation, he regarded on the proof and stated, ‘OK. We won’t enable this to undergo,'” stated Lizzo, noting that she was dismissed from the lawsuit, however the criticism stands.

Daniels’ legal professional, Ron Zambrano, famous that the lawsuit continues to be energetic and doesn’t absolve the singer from wrongdoing.

“The lawsuit continues to be very energetic and has not been dismissed,” he stated. “The ruling was not for lack of proof, however relatively on procedural jurisdictional grounds. It under no circumstances absolves Lizzo of the egregious claims that occurred on her watch.”