“They were fired for taking a private recording”: Lizzo responds after former employees drop fat-shaming claims

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Lizzo has shared her thoughts on the allegations of fat-shaming levied against her by her former employees, which have since been dropped.

Three of the songstress' former dancers sued her in 2023, accusing her of sexual harassment and manufacturing a hostile work environment. The claims have since been tossed by a Superior Court judge, and she took to Instagram to celebrate her win and explain her next moves:

"The fat shaming claims against me have officially been dropped by my accusers. They conceded it had no merit in court," she said of Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez and Crystal Williams. "There was no evidence that I fired them because they gained weight. Because it never happened. Now the truth is finally out.”

She also said that in the end, it was a secret recording that led to the lawsuit against her getting tossed, and she refuted claims that she ever fired anyone for gaining weight. She also claimed that the recording was filmed without her consent and sent to another former employee.


The lawsuit against Lizzo explored:

Billboard has reported that, back in a February 2024 ruling, Judge Epstein asserted that all accusations of fat-shaming levied against Lizzo were protected under the First Amendment, and were insurmountable by evidence that the former employees were fired for having recorded what was supposed to be a private meeting.

The dancers initially appealed this decision, but rescinded their motion this past November.

“They weren’t fired for gaining weight,” she insisted. “They were fired for taking a private recording of me without my consent and sending it off to ex-employees. I have never fired an employee for gaining weight. I have only encouraged and supported people with bigger bodies and shared my platform with them.”

The 37-year-old continued:

“This claim has haunted me since the day it came out. It has been devastating to suffer through this in silence but I let my lawyers lead and I’m so grateful for this victory. I am still in a legal battle. I am not settling. I will be fighting every single claim until the truth is out.”

Lizzo has long maintained her innocence, and in a statement to Billboard just days ago, her attorney, Melissa Glass, said:

“As was true two years ago, the dancers cannot find a single person to corroborate their meritless claims. In contrast, 18 witnesses who worked with Lizzo on the Special tour submitted sworn statements refuting the claims made by Davis, Williams and Rodriguez. We look forward to the Court of Appeals ruling on this matter.”

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Edited by Jenel Treza Albuquerque