anyone would really want to distance themselves from lizzo. if it can hurt i mean, beyoncé is on tour. if it can hurt her image to include lizzo s name in a lyric and these are pretty serious allegations. obviously, the weight shaming at the body shaming is not great. but in addition to that, the sexual harassment and misconduct allegations are pretty serious. so, i could see why someone famous would not want to be aligned with that. how about other dancers who are currently or formerly working with her? other employees? anyone else come out for or against lizzo or these plaintiffs here? so, after the allegations from her three former dancers, a filmmaker and director who worked with lizzo a couple years ago, i think back in 2019, came out and said that she also quit working on the documentary
talk about this. for the first time, music superstar lizzo is talking about the lawsuit filed against her by three of her former dancers. she denies the claims of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment, calling them unbelievable and outrageous. my colleague joe fire has a closer look at what she s being accused of. lizzo s it s songs are often accompanied by messages of body positivity. watch out for the big girls. while promoting her emmy winning reality show watch out for the big girls, lizzo told today she was looking for dancing to match that message. i finally have the platform to know an open call addition for girls who look like me. lizzo was accused of weight shaming. one of the dancers, arianna davis, he says lizzo called attention to her weight gain with thinly veiled concerns, although she never explicitly
directly with her to have these kinds of allegations is such a stark contrast to her public facing image. how are her fans responding? so far, people have not taken too well to the allegations, nor to lizzo s response. lizzo categorically denied everything. she also has sought representation by the way of marty singer, who, historically, has represented celebrities like bill cosby, most recently. celebrities who are accused of sexual harassment and pretty heinous things. and i think, so far, it was reported that she has lost 150,000 fans on instagram. also, most noticeably, i should say most notably, beyoncé, who is currently touring and has a great relationship with lizzo prior has removed her name that she she julie mentions in her
compared to what people are learning, allegedly happened behind the scenes. the fact that beyoncé would drop lizzo s name from her lyrics so quickly what does that say? is it that there is something valid to these claims that was known in the dance community? you would think, if that is your girl, if you are close enough, if you like her enough to put her in your song, you might not drop for day one. i can t speak to what is known in the dance community. but i just think, in this climate, and with the internet and the way that people are holding celebrities and abuse of power to account, i am not surprised that beyoncé or anyone would really want to distance themselves from lizzo. if it can hurt i mean, beyoncé is on tour. if it can hurt her image to
lawsuit. she proceeded to say, you know, dancers get fired for gain weight. you should basically be grateful to be here. joining us to discuss, krystie lee yandoli, senior entertainment reporter for rolling stone. this is a shocking story. for people who might not be familiar with lizzo and her music, can you explain her brand and how it starkly clashes with this lawsuit? yeah, absolutely, and thanks for having me. lizzo, for the last handful of years, has really built such a powerful brand, empowering people, mostly women in a very body and sex positive way. her music, her fashion you know, every interview she does, she has really become this icon in pop culture portraying body and sex positive messages for women everywhere. so, for this lawsuit to come about and four women who worked