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 Celebrates Legal Win While Remaining S*xual Harrassment Head to Trial
Lizzo is opening up after a judge dismissed fat-shaming claims brought against her in a lawsuit filed by three former dancers. In a video shared on Instagram and TikTok, the pop star addressed the decision directly, saying the accusation had hurt given the values she has long promoted. “The fat-shaming allegations haunted me for the last two years,” she said. “It has been devastating to suffer through this in silence.” The judge ruled there was …
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…
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