Lizzo Scores Legal Win: Fat-Shaming Claims Dropped in Backup Dancer Lawsuit

Lizzo BioSnap a weekly updated Biography. According to The Independent, Lizzo just scored a significant legal victory in the long running lawsuit brought by three former backup dancers, after a judge dismissed the most reputationally explosive part of their case the allegation that she fired them for gaining weight. In a video posted to TikTok and Instagram, she told fans that the fat shaming claims have been officially dropped, saying her accusers conceded the allegation had no merit in court and that there was no evidence she terminated anyone for weight gain, because as she put it, it never happened. She reiterated that she has never fired an employee for gaining weight and framed the ruling as vindication for the body positive image that has been central to her public persona and career. Billboard and other outlets report that the judge found those specific claims were barred by First Amendment protections and undercut by evidence that the dancers were actually let go for secretly recording a private meeting and sending the audio to ex employees, a breach Lizzo highlighted in her social posts as the real reason for their dismissal. Country outlet Thunder Country and similar syndicated reports describe the decision as a meaningful step in her broader legal fight, and Lizzo amplified that framing on social media, emphasizing that she is not settling and will keep fighting every single claim until what she calls the truth is out. Despite this win, the rest of the lawsuit is very much alive. The Independent and Billboard both note that allegations of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment including claims she pressured staff to interact with a nude performer during a night out in Amsterdam are still moving forward, and remain the core unresolved cloud over her recent public life. Lizzo’s attorney has continued to call the suit a fabricated sob story and says 18 tour witnesses have submitted sworn statements contradicting the dancers, but these assertions are part of ongoing litigation, not judicial findings at this stage. There are no credible reports in major outlets of new music releases, major performances, or business launches from Lizzo in the past few days the news cycle around her has been almost entirely dominated by this partial courtroom win and her carefully worded, visibly emotional social media response, which together mark the most biographically significant developments in her recent public story. Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.