Now Lizzo is facing a similar lawsuit from her costume designer...
From ETonline
Lizzo is facing another lawsuit -- this time from her former wardrobe stylist, Asha Daniels.
Daniels, a professional clothing designer, designed the wardrobe for the dancers who will be on Lizzo's 2023 tour.
In court docs obtained by ET on Thursday, Daniels is alleging that the singer -- whose real name is Melissa Jefferson -- condones a sexualized, racially charged and illegal work environment. The suit alleges that Lizzo allowed her management team to express racist and fatphobic comments, mock Black women, deny workers medical care and forced Daniels to endure degrading sexual harassment.
Lizzo is not the only one being sued. Her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), wardrobe manager Amanda Nomura, and tour manager Carlina Gugliotta, are also named defendants.
According to the docs, Nomura allegedly reached out to Daniels in January 2023, asking her to join Lizzo's BGBT tour so she could be readily available to alter and repair clothing. She began work on the tour in mid-February 2023, when the "disappointing reality" sunk in as she was allegedly forced to work 20-hour days, often seven days a week, and frequently denied breaks, the lawsuit states.
Throughout her employment with Lizzo, the lawsuit alleges that Daniels was forced to hear "racist and fatphobic comments from Nomura," while witnessing her "mock both Lizzo and Lizzo's background dancers on multiple occasions. Nomura would allegedly imitate the dancers and Lizzo by doing an offensive stereotypical impression of a Black woman, and would also refer to Black women on the tour as 'dumb,' 'useless,' and 'fat.'"
Daniels claims she was so offended that she complained to Nomura on multiple occasions but was rebuffed.
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