The Judge Should Dismiss Harassment Allegations Against Lizzo

Popular American singer, Lizzo has come out to issue a response to a lawsuit filed by her former backup dancers which detailed allegations of sexual, racial, and religious harassment, including claims that the singer weight-shamed them.

She recently had her say via her lawyers, and fans have been reacting.

According to her legal representatives, the judge should dismiss the case and deny generally and specifically each and every allegation contained in the complaint, because the accusations are simply not true.

Lizzo added that the dancers have not sustained any injury or loss by reason of any act or omission on the part of defendants.

It read, “This is the first step of a legal process in which Lizzo and her team will demonstrate that they have always practiced what they’ve preached, whether it comes to promoting body positivity, leading a safe and supportive workplace or protecting individuals from any kind of harassment.”

“Any and all claims to the contrary are ridiculous, and we look forward to proving so in a court of law.”

WOW.

Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress and musician. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family when she was ten years old.

After college she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip hop music. Before signing with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records, Lizzo released two studio albums, Lizzobangers (2013) and Big Grrrl Small World (2015). Her first major-label EP, Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.

Melissa Viviane Jefferson was born in Detroit, Michigan. When she was ten, her family relocated to Houston, Texas. She was classically trained as a flutist by Claudia Momen for eight years, from the age of ten until she graduated from Alief Elsik High School in Alief in 2006, where she had started rapping.

At age 14, she formed a musical group called Cornrow Clique with her friends. At this time she acquired the nickname “Lizzo”, a variant of “Lissa” inspired by Jay-Z’s “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)”. In college, she studied classical music, concentrating on flute, at the University of Houston. At age 21, after her father’s death, she lived out of her car for a year as she tried to break into the music industry. She dropped out of college and moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2011.