Lizzo Refuses to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

GRAMMY-winner Lizzo told CBS Mornings that she will not settle a 2023 lawsuit against her by three former backup dancers who allege sexual harassment and toxic workplace conditions.

Billboard reports that Lizzo's former backup dancers have accused her of pressuring them into "touching nude performers at a sex show in Amsterdam" and alleged that "she’d perpetuated racial and religious discrimination."

The "Good as Hell" singer told Gayle King on Monday that settling would likely be easier than fighting the allegations.

"Most people would [settle]," she told King. "I think it is an easy out, but I’m fighting the case because I know that it’s not true."

"I cannot wait for it to be dismissed because of what I mean to people," said Lizzo. "The truth will come out. And that’s why I’m not afraid of it. The truth is less salacious than the headlines."

Claims that Lizzo fat-shamed the dancers were dismissed by a judge in December.

"There was no evidence that I fired them because they gained weight. Because it never happened," Lizzo stated. "They weren’t fired for gaining weight. They were fired for taking a private recording of me without my consent and sending it off to ex-employees. I have never fired an employee for gaining weight. I have only encouraged and supported people with bigger bodies and shared my platform with them."

"I know the music is good, and I know my heart is good. If I know that, I have nothing to worry about."

Lizzo and Gayle King on 'CBS Mornings' (Courtesy CBS Mornings) via Billboard