Lizzo’s Lawyers Deny Allegations In Dancers’ Lawsuit, Agree To Jury Trial | NewsBurrow

Lizzo’s legal representatives have actually rejected the claims that her previous dancers advanced in a suit versus her last month.

On Aug. 1, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez submitted a suit versus Lizzo, declaring that she had actually weight-shamed, sexually bugged and physically threatened them. The match detailed the dancers’ accounts, consisting of one claim that the vocalist had actually pressed them to touch naked entertainers at a club in Amsterdam’s red-light district.

Lizzo’s lawyers submitted a file in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday night detailing more than 30 defenses to the dancers’ claims. They likewise stated that Lizzo had “genuine business factors” for her supposed actions, according to a copy of the file seen by EntertainmentBurrow.

The filing is the very first time Lizzo’s legal representatives have actually officially reacted to her previous dancers’ claim.

This is the initial step of a legal procedure in which Lizzo and her group will show that they have actually constantly practiced what they have actually preached– whether it concerns promoting body positivity, leading a safe and encouraging office or securing people from any type of harassment,” stated Stefan Friedman, a representative for Lizzo, according to NBC News. “Any and all claims to the contrary are ludicrous, and we anticipate showing so in a law court.”

The dancers’ attorney Neama Rahmani dismissed the filing from Lizzo’s legal group as “boilerplate objections that have absolutely nothing to do with the case” in a declaration on Thursday. A “crucial takeaway” Rahmani determined in the file was that Lizzo has actually concurred to a jury trial, which the ex-dancers had actually asked for.

” We eagerly anticipate providing our case in court and letting a panel of her peers choose who is informing the fact, Lizzo and her group who continue to pity the victims or the complainants therefore lots of others who have actually stepped forward sharing extremely comparable stories of abuse and harassment,” Rahmani stated in the declaration.

Lizzo has explained the dancers’ accusations as “astounding,” “outrageous” and “sensationalized stories.” Considering that the claim was submitted last month, more previous workers have actually stepped forward with allegations versus her.

The vocalist’s previous closet designer Asha Daniels made comparable claims recently in a suit versus Lizzo, her touring business and closet supervisor Amanda Nomura, implicating them of sexual and racial harassment, attack and stopping working to avoid a hostile workplace on trip.