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Lizzo Says She Was ‘Blindsided’ by Harassment Lawsuit & That She ‘Did Nothing Wrong’

Lizzo joined Keke Palmer's podcast, where she discussed the harassment lawsuit brought by three of her former dancers in August 2023.

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles by dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, accuses Lizzo (real name Melissa Jefferson) and her Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc. of a wide range of legal wrongdoing and included dozens of pages of detailed allegations. Lizzo denied the claims in a response shared to Twitter, calling them “false allegations” and “sensationalized stories.” The plaintiffs’ attorney Ron Zambrano responded to Lizzo’s comments in a statement to Billboard, writing, “There is an utter lack of awareness by Lizzo failing to see how these young women on her team who are just starting their careers would feel pressured to accept an invitation from their global celebrity boss who rarely hangs out with them.

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