Lizzo is currently facing a lawsuit from three of her former dancers, and criticism from filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison.
According to the singer's ex-dancers, they were weight-shamed, forced to be in a sex show, and wrongfully terminated.
So, they're suing Lizzo for sexual harassment, failure to prevent and/or remedy sexual harassment, and failure to prevent and/or remedy religious harassment.
There's an assault claim as well, and two of the dancers are suing for disability discrimination.
Allison said she was hired to film Lizzo for a documentary in 2019 and walked away due to the pop star being "arrogant, self-centered, and unkind."
Sharing this because validating other Black women's experiences is deeply important to me. pic.twitter.com/gd2xEK6szq
— Sophia Nahli Allison (@SophiaNAllison) August 1, 2023
Lizzo responded to all of this on social media today, August 3, and denied doing anything wrong.
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"These sensationalized stories are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional," she wrote. "As an artist I have always been very passionate about what I do. I take my music and my performances seriously because at the end of the day I only want to put out the best art that represents me and my fans."
"With passion comes hard work and high standards," Lizzo continued. "Sometimes I have to make hard decisions but it's never my intention to make anyone feel uncomfortable or like they aren't valued as an important part of the team ... I am not the villain that people and the media have portrayed me to be these last few days."
Do you think Lizzo's rep is damaged for good?