Lizzo is reportedly being sued by some of her former dancers, with a lawsuit alleging they were "weight shamed" and sexually harassed by the star.
As reported by NBC News, three of Lizzo's former dancers have also accused the rapper of "creating a hostile work environment", which one dancer claims caused her to soil her underwear out of fear.
The lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday, claims that Arianna Davis, one of the dancers, was so intimidated by Lizzo that she feared losing her job if she went to the bathroom.
The suit further alleges that if Lizzo wasn't satisfied with the dancer's performances, they would be fired and in some cases, make them audition for their roles again.
A second dancer, Crystal Williams, alleges that she challenged the rapper after an alleged assertion was made that the dancers were drinking on the job, and she claims she was subsequently fired five days later.
The suit continues that following a show, Lizzo holds afterparties that aren't mandatory for dancers, but there is a consensus that those who attend have better job security.
A notable outing in the lawsuit was to Bananenbar, a strip club in Amsterdam, where Lizzo allegedly "began inviting cast members to take turns touching the nude performers, catching dildos launched from the performers’ vaginas, and eating bananas protruding from the performers’ vaginas."
The suit continued: "Lizzo then turned her attention to Ms. Davis and began pressuring Ms. Davis to touch the breasts of one of the nude women."
Davis states that she refused to do as Lizzo asked, and further claimed that this resulted in chants being led by the rapper despite the plaintiff looking visibly uncomfortable.
According to the suit, Lizzo then turned her attention to a member of her security staff as she allegedly instructed them to remove their clothing.
"Plaintiffs were aghast with how little regard Lizzo showed for the bodily autonomy of her employees and those around her, especially in the presence of many people whom she employed," the lawsuit expresses.
Shirlene Quigley, Lizzo's dance captain, is also named in the lawsuit as preaching her Christian beliefs to the dance group, as she allegedly "took every opportunity to proselytize to any and all in her presence regardless of protestations."
Although Lizzo publicly stands for body positivity and inclusivity, the suit claims that the dancers were also "weigh-shamed" by the singer and her staff, noting that comments were "charged with racial and fat-phobic animus".
After the dance group asked for their downtime to be paid at a rate of 50%, they were allegedly offered 25% and scolded by the accounting staff for being "unacceptable and disrespectful".
The suit claims: "Only the dance cast - comprised of full-figured women of color - were ever spoken to in this manner."
Noelle Rodriguez, the third plaintiff, resigned earlier this year.
Ron Zambrano, the plaintiff's lawyer, stated: "The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for publicly, while privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in ways that are not only illegal but absolutely demoralizing."
Lizzo and her team are yet to respond to these allegations.
