Trumps free speech. It is about his conduct. Plus, new revelations about the extent of trumps pressure campaign, and we are talking to the man who is in charge of running secure elections there in 2024, we are going to get into the lasting effects of voting in the political process. Then, we will take a timeout from donald trump so that our critics can weigh in against lizzo, and what the popstar has to say about it. I have something to say. We start with Breaking News this evening, in spite of being warned by a judge not to temper with witnesses or jurors, or interfere with the administration of justice, former President Donald Trump fired off a threat within the last 24 hours. If you go after me, i am coming after you. Now, this threat is the definition of political speech. As part of the prosecutions case against trump. If you hours go, the trial judge gave trumps negotiate deadline of five pm on monday, to respond to a protective order proposal submitted by the Special Counsel. Jac
and subjected the group to an excruciating audition after accusing them of drinking on the job. lizzo denied all allegations in a social media post saying quote, the sensationalized tories are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional. let s bring in our culture critics to break this down for us. mia brown is the co-host and ricky scott who we have not seen in a minute is a pop culture i appreciate you for making a bit of time for us and today, so, i will start with you. there is video that has resurfaced of one of the dancers, her name is adriana davis. this is her audition tape for the second season of lizzo s watch out for the big girls, watch this. i have been working with lizzo for some months, maybe close to a year now. it has been so amazing, and such a beautiful journey.
we are looking at workplace conditions, and then we are looking at the sexual harassment charges, which i think that is going to be the harder pill to swallow for lizzo and her team. i misspoke, her name is ariana. nina, given what richie says, i think very astute analysis, my friend, it was nbc who first reported that according to the lawsuit, the three former dancers say that they were weight shamed. lizzo is known for embracing body positivity. were you shocked by any of these allegations? the weight shaming, these sexual harassment, the work conditions, any of it? yeah, of course. because of what lizzo has stood for, what she has represented. she has basically been in the spotlight the entire time saying you will accept me, you will accept those who are usually not accepted. but i think one thing that we have to keep in mind is that both can be true. she could have, ariana davis
i look up to her so much, and i just want to follow in her footsteps. now, in the interview with tmz, adriana address the video and said it further explains how much she was trying to please lizzo, richie, what do you make of all of this? you know, working in the entertainment industry is a difficult task in and of itself. that is one thing. and i noticed in lizzo s response, she didn t really comment on the sexual harassment aspect of any of this. probably because that is a bit harder to detail. i honestly, i have to reserve judgment on this one until i get further information. because number one, i am a lizzo fan, i have to go ahead and admit that. i will be truthful with you all today, and just tell it like it is. so it is very difficult for me to really process this. but that video of her talking about how much she, you know, how excited she was, i don t know. that makes all of this a little bit hard to swallow. i think we are looking at two things here.
each defeated their challengers, and they head back to nashville ahead of an august 21st special session on gun reform. this is all with the hope that quote, they return, they also provide momentum for democrats, and other lawmakers who support gun measures. as representative jones put, it the find out era of politics is just beginning. and for those not familiar with the phrase, that means they are going to show you better than they can tell you. up next, tributes pouring in for the new york dancer stabbed in a gas station parking lot. even beyoncé pay tribute to him. we will have the latest charges just announced against the teenage suspect, plus later, in the regroup, we are on bagging the case against lizzo. this is all by her former dancers. including claims of fat shaming, and the grammy winner s response. we will have that as well. it is all coming up. s all coming up. .to not only enhance the fan experience, but to advance how the game is played.