Several claims from the September 2023 harassment case filed against Lizzo‘s tour company by her former stylist have been dismissed.
Asha Daniels, an ex-employee of Lizzo’s Big Grrrl Big Tour company, filed a lawsuit alleging racial and sexual harassment by members of Lizzo’s management team. The claims included the “Truth Hurts” singer’s team members making “fatphobic” remarks, creating a hostile work environment, and calling Black women on the tour as “dumb,” “useless,” and “fat,” the lawsuit claims.
However, the tour company won a case in California court on Monday (Dec. 2) when Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha granted a partial motion to dismiss several claims in the suit. Per Page Six, the judge reasoned that US labor laws do not apply because Daniels worked for Lizzo while on tour in Europe.
“These allegations do not establish plausibly that any portion of plaintiff’s claim arose from work performed in the United States or qualifying territories,” Aenlle-Rocha said. The judge also said the plaintiff did not show any evidence that she accrued overtime in regards to her work she did for the tour company.
This isn’t the first time Lizzo’s team attempted to fight Daniels’ claims, as the singer’s lawyer filed an objection to the suit in Los Angeles Superior Court back last December. The objection called the claims a “meritless and salacious action after less than three weeks of employment,” alleging she “refused to comply with instructions from her supervisors and tour management.”
Daniels’ case is one of several that generated negative publicity for the 36-year-old artist. The mounting backlash led Lizzo to make a statement on Instagram at the time about her wanting to quit the industry for good because she “didn’t sign up for this sh*t.”
“Usually I choose not to respond to false allegations but these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed,” she responded in another post. “These sensationalized stories are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional.” View her statements above and below.
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