At her Tuesday night concert in Foxborough, Beyonce seemed to respond to the surprising lawsuit against Lizzo while singing "Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)".
In place of the flutist's name, she repeatedly sang "Badu" as part of her lyrics.
The original words of the song proclaimed, "Rosetta Tharpe, Santigold, (Vogue) Bessie Smith, Nina Simone (Vogue), Betty Davis, Solange Knowles. Badu, Lizzo, Kelly Rowl' (You know you can do it)."
Queen B sparked the excitement of her fans with a unique alteration to the lyrics that went, "Betty Davis, Solange Knowles. Badu, Badu, Badu, Badu."
Beyoncé seemingly skips over Lizzo’s name during the Queens Remix performance of ‘Break My Soul’ tonight at the Renaissance World Tour.
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 2, 2023
She instead repeats Erykah Badu’s name four times.
https://t.co/KhCC3TBbLF
The online community took to social media to express their admiration for Beyonce's bold moves.
"No one is gonna cancel her," posted one fan while another added, "Beyonce showing love to Erykah Badu and skipping Lizzo."
On the same day, a shocking story was reported - three of Lizzo's dancers are taking legal action against her as well as Big Grrrl Big Touring and Shirlene Quigley citing they were allegedly subjected to weight-shaming and forced to join in distressing sex performances.
In a strongly worded statement, Ron Zambrano, attorney for Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez offered a critique of Lizzo's treatment of her dancers.
He wrote that what happened was "absolutely demoralizing" and seemed to run contrary to what Lizzo publicly stands for; weight-shaming and belittling her performers behind closed doors.
In a legal filing from April 2023, Lizzo was accused of taking her staff to Amsterdam's Red Light District where she supposedly coaxed them into activities such as touching nude performers, attempting to catch dildos that were expelled from female entertainers' genitalia, and consuming bananas extruding from said performers' intimate areas.
Filed as a lawsuit, it was claimed that compared to other members of their dance troupe, African-American dancers were treated unfairly by this touring company.
Recent developments have seen Lizzo's former employees come forward to share their stories.
Courtney Hollinquest, one of the Grammy winner's dancers, made a statement through Instagram on Tuesday about her own experience. "I'm not part of the lawsuit but this was very much my experience during my time there," she wrote in her Instagram Stories post.
Quinn Whitney Wilson, the former creative director for Lizzo, showed her support by sharing Courtney's social media post.
She wrote, "I haven't been a part of that world for around three years, for a reason."
"I very much applaud the dancer's courage to bring this to light. and I grieve parts of my own experience. I'd appreciate space to understand my feelings."
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