US EditionLizzo Celebrates Legal Victory as Fat-Shaming Claims Dismissed
Lizzo’s accusers dropped fat-shaming claims after a judge ruled the allegations were protected free speech, but sexual harassment lawsuit against her will continue.
- On Dec. 15, Lizzo posted a video to TikTok and Instagram after Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez, and Crystal Williams dropped fat-shaming claims, saying the plaintiffs conceded the allegations lacked merit.
- A court ruled that the fat-shaming claims were legally barred and undermined by a secret recording, leading the accusers to drop their appeal, according to Judge Epstein.
- The complaint details allegations including sexual harassment and a hostile work environment, with 18 witnesses from the Special tour refuting the accusers' claims, filed on August 1, 2023.
- The lawsuit will continue, with the former dancers urging trial on sexual harassment claims while Lizzo vows to fight and refuses to settle against her and her production company.
- Amid lawyers' exchanges, Melissa Glass said the dancers' brief 'regurgitates the false accusations' while Ron Zambrano said they await the Court of Appeals ruling.
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The Independent (US)Lizzo speaks out after fat-shaming lawsuit is dismissed
Lizzo Breaks Silence on ‘Fat-Shaming’ Allegations Being Dropped From Ex-Employees’ Lawsuit Appeal
Lizzo is celebrating a legal victory after fat-shaming allegations from a bombshell 2023 lawsuit filed by three of her ex-dancers, Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez and Crystal Williams, were dismissed by a Superior Court judge, and the accusers decided to drop their appeal. The Detroit native posted a video to TikTok and Instagram on Monday (Dec. 15) featuring text of a statement of Lizzo speaking out about her accusers dropping the “fat-shamin…
Lizzo Speaks Out After Former Backup Dancers Drop Fat-Shaming Claims | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Lizzo is speaking out after her legal victory. If you forgot, the 37-year-old “Truth Hurts” singer was sued in 2023 by three of her former backup dancers – Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez, and Crystal Williams – who accused her of fat-shaming and sexual harassment. On December 12, Lizzo‘s lawyer Marty Singer and his partner Melissa Glass told TMZ the claims lacked merit, and that 18 witnesses refuted the accusations in court. The attorneys alleg…
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