Pop star Lizzo is celebrating a legal victory after a judge dismissed allegations of fat-shaming from a 2023 lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers.
The singer, whose hits include body positive anthems such as Good As Hell and Juice, marked the development with a video statement posted to her Instagram and TikTok feeds.
There was no evidence that I fired them because they gained weight, Lizzo said. They were fired for taking a private recording of me without my consent and sending it off to ex-employees.
While those specific allegations have been dropped, the case against Lizzo and her production company will continue over claims that three dancers were subject to sexual harassment.
Lizzo's team has called the lawsuit a fabricated sob story, but a Los Angeles judge ruled that the case could move forward last year.
Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez allege they were pressured into attending sex shows and interacting with nude performers between 2021 and 2023.
The claims against Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, include that she pressured Ms. Davis to touch the breasts of a dancer in a nightclub in Amsterdam.
Other incidents cited in the case involve dancers being asked to eat fruit from the naked bodies of sex club workers.
Despite the dismissal of the fat-shaming claims, Lizzo's attorney, Melissa Glass, said that the lawsuit continues to hold no merit.
In her latest statement, Lizzo stressed that the fat-shaming allegations were devastating to suffer through in silence, and reiterated her commitment to supporting those with larger bodies.
Thanking her lawyers, Lizzo confirmed her intent to continue fighting against the remaining allegations, stating, I am not settling. I will be fighting every single claim until the truth is out.
