(Photo Credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn a civil suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, plaintiffs Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez allege that Lizzo and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley also subjected them to racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault, and false imprisonment.<\/p>\n
The dancers are seeking unspecified damages, and their suit names Quigley and Melissa Viviane Jefferson \u2014 known professionally as Lizzo \u2014 and her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc.<\/p>\n
In one shocking portion of the civil complaint, the trio allege that their bosses took them to a sex show in Amsterdam, at which they were forced to eat a banana from a performer\u2019s vagina.<\/p>\nLizzo attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating \u201cKarl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty\u201d at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThey also allege that they were forced to work \u201cgrueling\u201d 12-hour days and were falsely accused of infractions such as drinking on the job.<\/p>\n
The dancers say that on at least one occasion, Lizzo made a disparaging comment about a dancer\u2019s weight.<\/p>\n
Obviously, it\u2019ll likely be several months before this case is resolved, but Lizzo is already being convicted in the court of public opinion.<\/p>\nLizzo poses during Reel To Reel: LOVE, LIZZO at The GRAMMY Museum on December 14, 2022. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDocumentary filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison took to Twitter this week to echo the claim that Lizzo is a toxic boss.<\/p>\n
\u201cI usually do not comment on anything pop culture related,\u201d Allison wrote. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut, In 2019, I traveled a bit with Lizzo to be the director of her documentary. I walked away after about 2 weeks. I was treated with such disrespect by her,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\nLizzo, winner of the Outstanding Competition Program award for \u00e2\u0080\u0098Lizzo\u2019s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,\u00e2\u0080\u0099 poses in the press room during the 74th Primetime Emmys at Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cShe is a narcissistic bully and has built her brand off of lies. I was excited to support and protect a Black woman through the documentary process but quickly learned her image and \u2018message\u2019 was a curated facade,\u201d Allison went on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was treated with such disrespect by her. I witnessed how arrogant, self-centered, and unkind she is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neither Lizzo nor Quigley has commented publicly on the situation.<\/p>\nLizzo performs at The Kia Forum on November 18, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAnd both parties will likely remain mum at the request of their attorneys.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll have further updates on this developing situation as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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