Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment.

The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims Lizzo pressured the dancers to engage with nude performers at a club in Amsterdam and shamed one of them for her weight gain before firing her.

Plaintiffs Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez make numerous charges including sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment.

The legal complaint seeks unspecified damages and names Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc., and Shirlene Quigley, captain of the performerB次元官网网址檚 dance team.

Representatives for Lizzo didnB次元官网网址檛 immediately respond to emails seeking comment on the lawsuit.

The court filing claims that after performing a concert in Amsterdam, Lizzo and her crew attended a sexually themed show at a club in the cityB次元官网网址檚 notorious Red Light District where B次元官网网址淟izzo began inviting cast members to take turns touching the nude performers.B次元官网网址� During the show, Lizzo led a chant pressuring Davis to touch the breasts of one of the nude women performing at the club, the filing states.

B次元官网网址淔inally, the chorus became overwhelming, and a mortified Ms. Davis acquiesced in an attempt to bring an end to the chants,B次元官网网址� the complaint states. B次元官网网址淧laintiffs were aghast with how little regard Lizzo showed for the bodily autonomy of her employees and those around her, especially in the presence of many people whom she employed.B次元官网网址�

Lizzo, who routinely champions body positivity, is also accused of calling out Davis for her weight gain after accusing the dancer of not being committed to her role. Davis was fired in May for recording a meeting during which Lizzo had given out notes to dancers about their performances, according to the complaint.

Quigley, who served as a judge on the singerB次元官网网址檚 reality show B次元官网网址淟izzoB次元官网网址檚 Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,B次元官网网址� is accused in the lawsuit of pushing her Christian beliefs onto dancers. The court filing claims Quigley referred to Davis as a B次元官网网址渘on-believerB次元官网网址� and told co-workers that B次元官网网址淣o job and no one will stop me from talking about the Lord.B次元官网网址�

Earlier this year, Lizzo won the Grammy for record of the year for her hit B次元官网网址淎bout Damn Time.B次元官网网址� A global tour supporting her fourth studio album, 2022B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪pecial,B次元官网网址� wrapped up last month.

The Associated Press

Like us on and follow us on .