Lizzo accepts Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award amidst ongoing legal battles
nme.comLizzo has accepted the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award shortly after being named in a another lawsuit – while also delivering a speech that seemed to reference her current legal troubles.On Thursday (September 21), Lizzo was hit with a lawsuit claiming that racial discrimination, bullying, and harassment had occurred in her team.
This is the second lawsuit against the artist in recent times; last month, a lawsuit filed by three of her backup dancers alleged the singer had sexually harassed her dancers and created a hostile work environment, amongst other claims.But yesterday, new allegations of bullying were raised against Lizzo’s team.
Asha Daniels, a former fashion designer for Lizzo, claimed that Lizzo’s wardrobe manager Amanda Nomura had called the backup dancers “fat,” “useless” and “dumb”.
Nomura was also accused of making stereotypical impressions of Black women and forcing them to change in front of a largely white, male crew, who would “lewdly gawk” at the dancers.Daniels’ lawyer Ron Zambrano said: “Lizzo is the boss, so the buck stops with her.”Later that day, Lizzo attended the Black Music Action Coalition Gala to accept the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award.
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