Lizzo Addresses Lawsuits From Former Dancers & Stylist, Denies Allegations of Sexual Harassment & More

Lizzo shared her story about the various lawsuits that she is facing.

The 36-year-old “Truth Hurts” hitmaker was sued by a trio of former dancers in August 2023. A stylist who worked with her sued her the following month.

Both lawsuits accused the musician of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. Lizzo addressed the accusations in a statement at the time but has largely opted out of discussing them since.

However, during a recent podcast appearance, she provided additional insight.

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While on the Baby, This is Keke Palmer podcast, Lizzo explained her silence, saying that she “needed time to process,” via People.

“I was literally living in my dream, and then the tour ended, and three ex-dancers just completely, like, blindsided me with a lawsuit,” she recalled, adding that she did not expect any of the allegations.

She continued, saying, “I was very deeply hurt because these were three ex-dancers, so they weren’t on the tour. They didn’t, like, finish the tour out with us. But even regardless of that, these were people that I gave opportunities to.”

Lizzo added that she “liked and appreciated them as dancer, respected them as dancers.”

“So I was like, what? But then I heard all the other things like sexual harassment, and I was like, they’re trying well, I don’t know what they’re trying to do, but these are the types of things that the media can turn into something that it’s not,” she said.

“Let’s be clear, I did nothing wrong,” she reiterated.

On the topic of the lawsuit with her stylist, Lizzo addressed a recent win in court. Earlier this month, a judge dropped her name from the lawsuit, which is still proceeding and targeting her Big Grrrl Touring Inc.

“A judge saw this, and in the court of law, he looked at the evidence and said, ‘OK. We can’t allow this to go through,’” she said.

The stylist’s attorney issued a statement on the allegations: “The lawsuit is still very active and has not been dismissed. The ruling was not for lack of evidence, but rather on procedural jurisdictional grounds. It by no means absolves Lizzo of the egregious claims that occurred on her watch,” he said. “All individually named defendants were dismissed because of the jurisdictional limits of Title VII and FLSA claims that no individual can be liable for those claims. Ergo, no individuals, be it Lizzo or the person sweeping the floor behind her, can be a defendant under the FLSA or Title VII. This is the reason Lizzo and her tour manager were dismissed from the case.”

He continued, saying, “It had nothing to do with the merits of the claims. The lawsuit still moves forward against Lizzo’s company, Big Grrl Touring, as to all claims except for the overtime allegation. The Ninth Cause of Action for Unpaid Overtime was also dismissed for jurisdictional, not evidentiary reasons, given claims for unpaid overtime only apply for work done within the United States. Lizzo and her tour manager will still be deposed in connection with the lawsuit.”

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