{"id":1919850,"date":"2026-05-05T12:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919850"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:47:58","slug":"lizzo-will-not-back-down-in-backup-dancers-lawsuit-the-truth-is-less-salacious-than-the-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919850","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo will not back down in backup dancers lawsuit: \u201cThe truth is less salacious than the headlines\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lizzo_portrait_2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lizzo will not back down in backup dancers lawsuit: \u201cThe truth is less salacious than the headlines\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m fighting the case because I know that it\u2019s not true&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-05T13:47:58+01:00\">5th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lizzo_portrait_2026-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Mark Guiducci - Arrivals\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Lizzo attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Karwai Tang\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Lizzo has said she will keep fighting the lawsuit brought by three former backup dancers, claiming \u201cthe truth is less salacious than the headlines\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The case stems from\u00a0a lawsuit filed in August 2023 by Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, who made allegations of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment during their time working with the singer between 2021 and 2023. Lizzo has denied all of the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Lizzo has given an interview to\u00a0<i>CBS Mornings\u00a0<\/i>in which she said she is as determined as ever not to settle the suit out of court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is an easy out, but I\u2019m fighting the case because I know that it\u2019s not true,\u201d she said, before explaining that she would be prepared to take the stand and testify if that\u2019s what it comes to.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lizzo on new music, weight loss journey and ongoing legal battle: \"I'm fighting the case\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EJ3YcVnuxfE?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cI would look fabulous while doing it,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not afraid of the truth. The truth is less salacious than the headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A key element of the original lawsuit, in which the dancers claimed that Lizzo had fat-shamed Davis\u00a0and later fired her, was dismissed by a judge in December.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzo later said that allegation had \u201cno merit in court\u201d, but the remainder of the case remains active, including an accusation of inappropriate conduct during a night out in Amsterdam in early 2023. Lizzo disputes all allegations.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2023,\u00a0Lizzo described the suit as a \u201cfabricated sob story\u201d and filed her own motion asking the court to dismiss it, alleging that the dancers had shown a \u201cpattern of gross misconduct\u201d.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lizzo | Show &amp; Tell\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U7FXTjhT9Xs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Lizzo is preparing to release her third studio\u00a0album\u00a0\u2018Bitch\u2019 on June\u00a05 (pre-order\u00a0here), and she has also shared the title track, which interpolates Meredith Brooks\u2019 1997 hit of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>The album will be the first since her 2022 release \u2018Special\u2019.\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u2019s four-star review said: \u201cPerhaps inevitably, given Lizzo\u2019s overwhelmingly positive message, \u2018Special\u2019 is sometimes a bit cheesy. Still, it\u2019s cheesy in a way you won\u2019t want to resist.\u201d Critic Nick Levine then concluded: \u201cLizzo knows exactly who she is as an artist and what she wants to achieve: she\u2019s the bad bitch with an incredible talent for making people feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month,\u00a0the \u2018Good As Hell\u2019 singer revealed she vowed to remain a virgin until winning a Grammy, and then lost her virginity in 2020 when she won three. 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headlines\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The case stems from\u00a0a lawsuit filed in August 2023 by Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, who made allegations of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment during their time working with the singer between 2021 and 2023. Lizzo has denied all of the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Lizzo has given an interview to\u00a0<i>CBS Mornings\u00a0<\/i>in which she said she is as determined as ever not to settle the suit out of court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is an easy out, but I\u2019m fighting the case because I know that it\u2019s not true,\u201d she said, before explaining that she would be prepared to take the stand and testify if that\u2019s what it comes to.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lizzo on new music, weight loss journey and ongoing legal battle: \"I'm fighting the case\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EJ3YcVnuxfE?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cI would look fabulous while doing it,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not afraid of the truth. The truth is less salacious than the headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A key element of the original lawsuit, in which the dancers claimed that Lizzo had fat-shamed Davis\u00a0and later fired her, was dismissed by a judge in December.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzo later said that allegation had \u201cno merit in court\u201d, but the remainder of the case remains active, including an accusation of inappropriate conduct during a night out in Amsterdam in early 2023. Lizzo disputes all allegations.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2023,\u00a0Lizzo described the suit as a \u201cfabricated sob story\u201d and filed her own motion asking the court to dismiss it, alleging that the dancers had shown a \u201cpattern of gross misconduct\u201d.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lizzo | Show &amp; Tell\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U7FXTjhT9Xs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Lizzo is preparing to release her third studio\u00a0album\u00a0\u2018Bitch\u2019 on June\u00a05 (pre-order\u00a0here), and she has also shared the title track, which interpolates Meredith Brooks\u2019 1997 hit of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>The album will be the first since her 2022 release \u2018Special\u2019.\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u2019s four-star review said: \u201cPerhaps inevitably, given Lizzo\u2019s overwhelmingly positive message, \u2018Special\u2019 is sometimes a bit cheesy. Still, it\u2019s cheesy in a way you won\u2019t want to resist.\u201d Critic Nick Levine then concluded: \u201cLizzo knows exactly who she is as an artist and what she wants to achieve: she\u2019s the bad bitch with an incredible talent for making people feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month,\u00a0the \u2018Good As Hell\u2019 singer revealed she vowed to remain a virgin until winning a Grammy, and then lost her virginity in 2020 when she won three. She also shared that she did not have her \u201cfirst kiss\u201d until she was 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lizzo-will-not-back-down-in-backup-dancers-lawsuit-the-truth-is-less-salacious-than-the-headlines-3944143&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lizzo_portrait_2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Lizzo will not back down in backup dancers lawsuit: \u201cThe truth is less salacious than the headlines\u201d &#8220;I\u2019m fighting the case because I know that it\u2019s not true&#8221; By Max Pilley 5th May 2026 Lizzo attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-1919850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1919850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1919850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1919850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1919850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1919850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1919850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}