‘I like you Lizzo!’: Beyoncé shouts out lawsuit-hit singer in newest efficiency
Beyoncé has seemingly expressed her solidarity with singer Lizzo as she gave the lawsuit-hit artist a shoutout throughout her newest efficiency.
“I love you Lizzo!” echoed from the stage because the a number of Grammy-winning Single Ladies singer carried out as a part of her Renaissance World Tour in Atlanta, Georgia.
Beyoncé’s public show of help comes after she appeared to skip a reference to Lizzo in a reside efficiency of the identical music – Break My Soul (The Queens Remix) – earlier this month.
The observe celebrates black ladies in leisure, and lists the likes of Nina Simone and Lauryn Hill.
The shoutout follows three of Lizzo’s former dancers filing a civil lawsuit against her and her manufacturing firm Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc (BGBT).
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She was accused of pressuring one dancer to the touch a nude performer at an Amsterdam strip membership, and allegedly made feedback about one performer placing on weight earlier than firing her.
Claims from the dancers additionally embody non secular harassment, incapacity discrimination, assault, and false imprisonment – all of which the 35-year-old star denies.
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Lizzo, who’s famed for championing physique positivity, has insisted she is “not the villain” following the accusations in an Instagram assertion.
It additionally stated the allegations had been “as unbelievable as they sound” and had been “too outrageous to not be addressed”.
She was then further accused by two of the dancers of “gaslighting” and “victim blaming” them by denying their allegations.
Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez each spoke to Sky News, saying they’d proof their claims had been true including: “Everything [had] been documented over time.”
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Since their interview, further complaints are being investigated by legal professionals representing her accusers.
Speaking to NBC News, Ron Zambrano stated his agency was fresh allegations from six individuals who say they toured with Lizzo, in addition to others who labored on her TV present, Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls.
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Mr Zambrano stated the allegations are of a “sexually charged environment”, and failure to pay employees, including a few of the claims are probably actionable.
Since her assertion defending herself, Lizzo has not posted on any social media websites.