Lizzo broke her silence on the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against her by her backup dancers in August 2023.
The famous singer addressed the allegations on the “Baby, This Is Keke Palmer” podcast Dec. 19. “I was literally living in my dream and then the tour ended and three ex-dancers just completely like blindsided me with a lawsuit,” Lizzo said. “I was very deeply hurt because these were three ex-dancers, so they weren’t on the tour. They didn’t, like, finish the tour out with us. But even regardless of that, these were people that I gave opportunities to,” she said. The dancers claimed Lizzo berated and shamed them. They accused her of sexual harassment, saying she put them into sexual situations they were not comfortable with, according to NBC News.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 13: Lizzo attends the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Getty Images
The famous singer confronted the allegations head-on.
“Well, I don’t know what they’re trying to do, but these are the types of things that the media can turn into something that it’s not,” she said.
“All of this came literally out of nowhere and you can ask me anything about it because I got dismissed from the case.”
She went on to say, she was “continuing to fight the other claims until they’re all dismissed and not dropped – dismissed – which means a judge saw this and in the court of law, he looked at the evidence and said, ok, we can’t allow this to go through because the evidence was evidencing against the claims.”
Lizzo continued to push back on the dancers’ claims.
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 11: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lizzo arrives at The BRIT Awards 2023 at The O2 Arena on February 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
“When you read the clams in the actual lawsuit, it’s ridiculous. They’re very silly claims.”
She went on to say “the sexual harassment one is really the one that upsets me the most.” Those claims were based on an incident that her former dancers said unfolded in a strip club. Lizzo shared a different perspective. She said they attended a burlesque-type dance review in Europe where women tended to be topless, and insisted it was not a strip club at all.
She said she had gone to that particular venue before and this time she extended an open invitation for others in her entourage to join. (RELATED: Judge Sentences Brad Pitt’s Former Body Double Luke Ford To 16 Years Behind Bars)
Lizzo went on to claim the dancers that sued her were photographed at the venue and seemed to be having a good time, and reiterated that they attended on their own free will.
“Let’s be clear, I did nothing wrong. So I have no regrets. But I do have now this learned experience that is preparing me for the boss that I am becoming,” Lizzo said.
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
