Lizzo‘s lawyer has revealed that the singer intends to sue her former backup dancers for “malicious prosecution” following their lawsuit against her.The pop star is being sued by three of her former backup dancers – Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez – in a lawsuit that names Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley as defendants.
In the suit, Lizzo’s former backup dancers accuse her of creating a hostile work environment and engaging in sexual harassment among other allegations.According to a statement shared by Lizzo’s attorney Martin Singer on Wednesday (August 23), they “intend to sue for malicious prosecution after she prevails and these specious claims are dismissed”.
He also added: “The lawsuit is a sham.”Singer also provided photos of the plaintiffs with “the performers after the topless cabaret show at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris” on March 5.
According to their lawsuit, the plaintiffs (Davis, Williams and Rodriguez) claimed that Lizzo “failed to mention when inviting the dancers to this performance was that it was a nude cabaret bar.”Lizzo’s lawyer also said that all three dancers returned to work on the tour following the Paris outing.
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