Lizzo's Ex Backup Dancers Address Her Response to Lawsuit: '[She's] Essentially Gaslighting Us' (Exclusive)

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three dancers who have filed a lawsuit against Lizzo are addressing her response to their allegations.On Thursday afternoon, ET spoke with Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, the former backup dancers who filed a lawsuit against the 35-year-old GRAMMY winner, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and Shirlene Quigley, the captain of her dance team.«I think for me; it's just very interesting to be so open and genuine about the trauma that we experienced and to be open about the hurt that she caused us, for her to [respond back by] essentially gaslighting us,» Williams tells ET's Denny Directo about the singer's statement published to Instagram on Thursday morning.

She continues, «She never acknowledged any of the claims [directly] that we have brought forward to the table. And so for it to be met with that, it just kind of solidifies the pattern that every time we bring up an issue, every time we advocate for ourselves, every time we speak up for ourselves, we're met with retaliation instead of 'OK, you experienced this.

As an artist and what I represent, I don't want you to feel like I don't care about you. I don't want you to feel like I don't want to include you.

I don't want you to feel like I'm body-shaming you. If this is what you're feeling, I might completely disagree with you but, I can at least try to hear you out to see how we can go moving forward.'»«But we weren't met with that,» Williams laments. «We were constantly being gaslit, and she's constantly deflecting.