Lizzo's Former Dancers Claim They Were Weight-Shamed, Faced Sexual and Racial Harassment

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Lizzo's former dancers have filed a lawsuit against her. According court docs obtained by ET, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez claim they faced sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment, among other allegations.The women filed the lawsuit against Lizzo, whose legal name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and Shirlene Quigley, the captain of Lizzo's dance team.

ET has reached out to Lizzo's rep, as well as BGBT and Quigley, for comment.«The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for publicly, while privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in ways that are not only illegal but absolutely demoralizing,» the women's attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a press release.According to the documents, Davis and Williams met Lizzo while preparing to be contestants on her reality TV show,, in March 2021.

When filming began five months later, they met Quigley for the first time.«Ms. Quigley was not only vocal about her religious belief but took every opportunity to proselytize to any and all in her presence regardless of protestations.

Ms. Quigley discovered that Ms. Davis was a virgin and Ms. Davis' virginity became a topic of extreme importance to Ms. Quigley,» the lawsuit claims, additionally alleging that Quigley mentioned Davis' virginity in conversations, in interviews and on social media.The suit additionally alleges that, as part of the show, Davis and Williams were told they'd be doing a nude photoshoot, which was «particularly distressing» to the women.«Ms.