Lizzo Celebrates Victory as Fat-Shaming Allegations Are Dismissed

Tue Dec 16 2025 19:53:35 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Lizzo rejoices after a judge dismisses fat-shaming allegations from former dancers. The singer vows to counter remaining claims, reaffirming her advocacy for body positivity.

Pop star Lizzo proudly announces a legal win as allegations of fat-shaming brought against her by three former dancers are dismissed. The lawsuit, which stems from events in 2023, will proceed regarding claims of sexual harassment, but Lizzo denies all accusations, asserting that she has consistently supported body positivity. In her statement, Lizzo expressed relief over the dropped allegations that had troubled her for two years and promised to continue fighting to clear her name.

Pop star Lizzo is celebrating a legal victory after a judge dismissed allegations of fat-shaming from a 2023 lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers.

The singer, whose hits include body positive anthems such as Good As Hell and Juice, marked the development with a video statement posted to her Instagram and TikTok feeds.

There was no evidence that I fired them because they gained weight, Lizzo said. They were fired for taking a private recording of me without my consent and sending it off to ex-employees.

While those specific allegations have been dropped, the case against Lizzo and her production company will continue, over claims that three dancers were subject to sexual harassment.

Lizzo's team has called the lawsuit a fabricated sob story, but a Los Angeles judge ruled that the case could move forward last year. Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez say they were pressured into attending sex shows and interacting with nude performers between 2021 and 2023.

The claims against Lizzo - whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson - include that she pressured Ms. Davis to touch the breasts of a dancer in a nightclub in Amsterdam.

Other incidents cited in the case include the claim that dancers were asked to eat fruit from the naked bodies of sex club workers.

Over the summer, Lizzo's lawyers appealed the decision to let those claims go to trial, arguing that group outings were part of the singer's creative process and thus should be shielded by First Amendment free speech protections.

In response, a lawyer for the dancers rejected that claim, saying it was not enough to say the sex shows had inspired Lizzo's performances.

Lizzo's attorney, Melissa Glass, claimed that Stiller's brief regurgitates the false accusations from their [original] complaint.

In her latest statement, the singer added that the fat-shaming allegations had haunted her for the last two years, adding that it had been devastating to suffer through this in silence. She also stressed her commitment to body positivity, stating, I have only encouraged and supported people with bigger bodies and shared my platform with them.

Thanking her lawyers, Lizzo said she intends to keep fighting the lawsuit. I am not settling, she declared. I will be fighting every single claim until the truth is out.