they allege that, at an after party at a strip club in amsterdam, we are sexually explicit acts were taking place onstage, lizzo began inviting cast members to take turns touching the performers. i briefly touched a performer. i was very mortified. everyone burst into laughter. then, something davis said she didn t want to do but felt pressure to do. i did not ask for it. i said no multiple times. according to the suit, the dancers also allege lizzo falsely accused them of drinking alcohol before shows, and because of that, they were forced to audition for their jobs again. she would pick and choose when she wanted to be professional and when she wanted things to be personal. both williams and davis say they were fired this past spring, while rodriguez resigned. in an interview, davis also describing an interaction with lizzo not outlined in the lawsuit. she proceeded to say, you know, dancers get fired for gain weight. you should basically be grateful to be here. joini
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 two weeks after working with lizzo because she felt like lizzo also fostered this toxic
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 break my soul remix, obviously trying to distance herself from lizzo. so, people are not taking too well, again, from this stark contrast and dichotomy in lizzo s public facing image
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 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
still way ahead of the florida governor in the all-important state of iowa. jon allen and reed galen are here. and next, lizzo s response to the the 11th hour just getting underway on a busy friday.