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3rd August 2023
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She is also accused of fat-shaming Ms. Davis, who was fired after Lizzo discovered her recording one of their meetings due to a health condition.
Davis, Williams, and Rodriguez are issuing a second lawsuit against Lizzo’s Big Grrrl Big Touring production company and dance captain Shirlene Quigley over allegations that she attempted to shame the dancers over their religious beliefs.
Since the accusations of sexual harassment and workplace misconduct have been filed, filmmaker Sopha Nahli Allison has come out in support of the dancers.
She says she was hired as director of the Lizzo documentary, and quit after just two weeks.
Taking to her X account, she said: “I was treated with such disrespect by her. I witnessed how arrogant, unkind, and cruel she is,” she claimed, “I was not protected and thrown into a s***y situation with little support. My spirt said to run as fast as you f***in can.”
Following this, Sophia has revealed that since she has spoken out “others have privately shared their very similar experiences” and has labelled the “About Damn Time” singer as a “narcissistic bully” that has “built her brand off lies.”
Today, Lizzo broke her silence on the allegations for the first time.
She issued a statement on her Instagram claiming the accusations made by her former dancers were "fabricated" and labelled them as "sensationalized stories."
"Usually I would choose not to respond to false allegations but these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous not to be addressed," she began.
"I'm not here to be looked at as the victim, but I also know I am not the villain," the YITTY founder continued, "I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself and I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not."
She concluded by saying: "I am hurt but I will not let the good work I've done in this world be overshadowed by by this."
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