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Lizzo Responds To Lawsuit Alleging Hostile Workplace

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The four-swipe Instagram post response published to the Grammy winner’s account early Thursday morning.

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  1. Lizzo responds to backlash after former dancers file lawsuit alleging hostile work environment

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    Lizzo Responds To Lawsuit Alleging Hostile Workplace

    Headline from Forbes ·

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  1. Fox10 Phoenix

    Lizzo hit with lawsuit filed by 3 former dancers (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The lawsuit filed against Lizzo and her production company alleges sexual, religious and racial harassment, as well as disability discrimination, assault, and false imprisonment.

  2. CBS News

    Former Lizzo dancers accuse her of sexual harassment and racial discrimination (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Three dancers allege in a lawsuit that the Grammy-winning singer subjected them to an "overtly sexual" and hostile work environment.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Lizzo sued by former dancers for sexual harassment, weight shaming (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Lizzo is being sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment.

  4. Detroit Metro Times

    Lizzo’s former dancers sue for sexual harassment, weight shaming, and a hostile work environment (opens Detroit Metro Times)

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    Detroit Metro Times's feed description

    The lawsuit alleges bizarre behavior like encouraging dancers to eat bananas from performers’ vaginas at a strip club outing

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Dancers Sue Lizzo For Alleged Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Former Lizzo dancers filed a law suit in Los Angeles Superior Court, accusing the former artist of sexual harassment and claiming she created a hostile work environment.

  7. Rolling Stone

    Former Lizzo Dancers Claim Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment in New Lawsuit (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Three former Lizzo dancers accuse the singer of religious and racial harassment, among other allegations

  8. Avclub

    Lizzo sued by former dancers for sexual harassment, hostile workplace environment (opens Avclub)

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    Avclub's feed description

    Three former dancers have accused Lizzo and her team of numerous offenses, including weight-shaming

  9. Jezebel

    Lizzo's Backup Dancers File Bombshell Lawsuit Against Her for Sexual, Racial Harassment (opens Jezebel)

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    Jezebel's feed description

    "The stunning nature of how Lizzo & her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for," the plaintiffs' lawyer said.

  10. Fortune

    Lizzo pressured a tour dancer to touch a nude club performer and shamed another for gaining weight despite championing body positivity, lawsuit says (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The suit also claims Lizzo referred to a dancer as a “non-believer" and told co-workers that “No job and no one will stop me from talking about the Lord.”

  11. Washington Times

    Lizzo accused of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment in lawsuit by former dancers (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment.

  12. Entertainment Weekly

    Lizzo sued by former backup dancers claiming a 'hostile work environment' (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    Three of Lizzo's former backup dancers claim they were sexually harassed and weight-shamed by the pop star, who is known for promoting body positivity.

  13. The Guardian

    Lizzo accused of sexual harassment and weight-shaming by former dancers (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Three former backup dancers allege in lawsuit the singer created a hostile work environment and pressured staff at afterparties

  14. NBC News

    Former Lizzo dancers were weight-shamed and pressured while at strip club, lawsuit says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Three former dancers have filed a suit against Lizzo, accusing the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.

  15. Fox News

    Lizzo sued by former backup dancers, accused of sexual harassment and ‘fat-phobic’ treatment (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Lizzo is being sued by three former backup dancers over sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims. A member of her team, the dance captain, is also accused of harassment.

  16. Variety

    Lizzo’s Former Dancers Sue Her for Alleged Sexual Harassment, Weight-Shaming and Creating a ‘Hostile Work Environment’ (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Lizzo and her production company are being accused of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment by a trio of the team’s former dancers, according to a legal complaint filed Tu…

  17. NBC New York

    Former dancers accuse Lizzo of harassment and creating a hostile work environment in lawsuit (opens NBC New York)

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    Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment.

  18. KVIA El Paso

    Lizzo sued by three former dancers alleging harassment and hostile work environment (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    (CNN) — Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who claim they were subjected to a hostile work environment and harassment while they were members of the Grammy-winner’s dance team. The complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday and obtained by CNN through an attorney for the plai…

  19. The Boston Globe

    Dancers sue Lizzo, alleging sexual harassment and hostile workplace (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Three of Lizzo's former backup dancers have sued the Grammy-winning singer, accusing her of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.

  20. WFAA Dallas

    Former dancers accuse Lizzo of sexual harassment, hostile work environment in lawsuit (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    The three dancers make numerous charges including sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment.

  21. Los Angeles Times

    Lizzo's former dancers sue singer, alleging sexual harassment and hostile work environment (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A trio of Lizzo's former dancers are accusing the singer and her touring team of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, among other allegations.

  22. PJ Media

    Former Lizzo Dancers Sue the Star for 'Sexual Harassment' and 'Creating a Hostile Work Environment' (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    The suit brings claims against Lizzo and her management team for religious and racial harassment, false imprisonment, interference with prospective economic advantage, and other allegations.

  23. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Lizzo being sued by ex-dancers for sexual harassment (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    A complaint against Lizzo was just filed in California Superior Court by three women, according to court documents obtained by XXL on Tuesday.

  24. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Lizzo sued by former dancers, accused of creating hostile work environment (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    LOS ANGELES -- Three former dancers for Grammy-winning singer Lizzo accused her of creating a hostile work environment, including weight shaming and sexually denigrating behavior, in a lawsuit released on

  25. New York Times

    Former Tour Dancers Accuse Lizzo of Harassment and Hostile Work Environment in Lawsuit (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, three dancers claim that touring with the Grammy winner meant working in an “overtly sexual atmosphere” that subjected them to harassment.

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