Sexual and Racial Harassment Case Against Lizzo Dropped

The “Like A Girl” singer wins an important ruling in an ongoing legal battle against former stylist.

Lizzo faces a harassment lawsuit from three former dancers still, though the lawsuit filed by a fashion designer dropped Lizzo's name from the filing (Photo Courtesy: Lizzo @lizzobeeating on Instagram)

Lizzo, real name Melissa Jefferson, has a victory in a legal battle against a former stylist who alleges racial and sexual harassment at the hands of the musician.

A Los Angeles federal judge ruled that wardrobe assistant Asha Daniels could not sue Lizzo as an individual due to identifying the singer’s touring and payroll companies as her employers. Big Grrl Big Touring Inc, one of Lizzo’s companies, remains a defendant in the case. The judge granted a partial motion to dismiss various claims made by Daniels due to jurisdictional restrictions.

Daniels, a fashion designer, claimed that Jefferson oversaw an “unsafe, sexually charged workplace culture.” She accused the Michigan-born singer’s wardrobe manager of making “racist and fatphobic” comments and mocking Black women in the group.

Lizzo finds herself in legal trouble despite her name being dropped from the suit from Daniels. Her former backup dancers want their case go to jury trial (Photo Courtesy: Gus Stewart, Redferns via Getty Images)

Jefferson’s camp notes that the case is a publicity stunt, and describes Daniels as a disgruntled former employee with “meritless and salacious” claims. These claims echo those of three former dancers who filed a similar harassment lawsuit last year.

“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,” Jefferson said at the time.

The musician and Big Grrrl Big Touring requested that the court dismiss the dancers’ allegations while the dancers are requesting a jury trial.