The legal team representing former Lizzo backup dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez in their sexual harassment lawsuit are reviewing new allegations from at least six additional people once employed by the singer "with similar stories," Page Six has confirmed.
Lawyer Ron Zambrano revealed that his firm specializing in employment law have been vetting dancers who worked with Lizzo on her reality show, Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.
"Some of the claims we are reviewing may be actionable, but it is too soon to say," he told the publication of the allegations, which accuse the pop star of creating a "sexually charged environment" and not paying employees. She also allegedly told her dancers that it was "normal" for them to get "fired when they get fat" [via NBC News].
After the three original complainants came forward with their filing last week, three other women who had worked with Lizzo — filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison, dancer Courtney Hollinquest and creative director Quinn Wilson — voiced their support for Davis, Williams and Rodriguez's lawsuit on social media.
Lizzo called the allegations that she had sexually harassed dancers and created a hostile work environment "outrageous," insisting that she is "not the villain that people and the media have portrayed me to be these last few days." In a statement, she wrote, "I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself but I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not."
In the wake of the accusations, the 2023 edition of JAY-Z's Made in America festival — which Lizzo had been scheduled to headline — was cancelled due to "severe circumstances outside of production control."
Lawyer Ron Zambrano revealed that his firm specializing in employment law have been vetting dancers who worked with Lizzo on her reality show, Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.
"Some of the claims we are reviewing may be actionable, but it is too soon to say," he told the publication of the allegations, which accuse the pop star of creating a "sexually charged environment" and not paying employees. She also allegedly told her dancers that it was "normal" for them to get "fired when they get fat" [via NBC News].
After the three original complainants came forward with their filing last week, three other women who had worked with Lizzo — filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison, dancer Courtney Hollinquest and creative director Quinn Wilson — voiced their support for Davis, Williams and Rodriguez's lawsuit on social media.
Lizzo called the allegations that she had sexually harassed dancers and created a hostile work environment "outrageous," insisting that she is "not the villain that people and the media have portrayed me to be these last few days." In a statement, she wrote, "I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself but I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not."
In the wake of the accusations, the 2023 edition of JAY-Z's Made in America festival — which Lizzo had been scheduled to headline — was cancelled due to "severe circumstances outside of production control."
