On the heels of four background dancers suing Lizzo for sexual harassment, bullying, and creating a hostile work environment, she now faces a second lawsuit from another former employee accussing her of the same things.
Asha Daniels, a fashion designer who made the outfits for Lizzo's dancers is suing the pop star and other members of her team. The lawsuit alleges that Lizzo's wardrobe manager Amanda Nomura would chastise the dancers and call them “fat,” “useless,” and “dumb.” Daniels also claims that in a group chat including 30 people "a photo graphically depicting male genitalia" was shared. In addition to accusing Nomura and others on Lizzo's team of discussing hiring sex workers to carry out "lewd acts."
“I felt like I was living in a madhouse,” said Daniels. “I was listening to this Black woman on this huge stage have this message of self-love and caring for others and being empathetic and being strong and standing up for others,” she said. “And I was witnessing myself, the dancers and the background vocalists and my local team in every city be harassed and bullied regularly.”
Per NBC News: "In a statement Thursday, a spokesman for Lizzo said that Zambrano was trying to “sully” an honor the performer was set to receive Thursday night, the Black Music Action Coalition’s Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award, for her philanthropic work and commitment to social justice."
