Lizzo just issued her statement denying all the allegations in the lawsuit filed against her by three of her former dancers, however, it seems like the damage to her reputation and image is already underway.
According to reports, the "About Damn Time" singer's Instagram follower count has already dropped a couple hundred thousand-154,000 fans have unfollowed her, to be precise.
It has been two days since Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez formally accused and sued Lizzo, her production company, and her dance captain Shirlene Quigley, of sexual harassment, false imprisonment, hostile work environment, and religious and racial discrimination.
Lizzo Addresses the Controversy
According to reports, the "Good As Hell" singer took to Instagram to share her statement, denouncing all allegations.
"These last few days have been gut-wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing," she began. "My work ethic, morals, and respectfulness have been questioned. My character has been criticized. Usually, I chose not to respond to false allegations but these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed."
"The sensationalized stories are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional."
While Lizzo is heading to the court of law to face her accusers, she is also facing her own trial in the court of public opinion, and she does not seem to be faring well.
On the day the news broke, she instantly lost more than 88,000 followers on Instagram, and over 14,000 followers on Twitter/X, reports say.
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Lizzo Falls From Grace
Aside from her own statement, Lizzo's legal team also issued their own separate statement regarding the matter.
"Given Lizzo is denying that any of this happened, let's take it to trial. More witnesses are coming forward every day corroborating the plaintiffs' allegations, so we're looking forward to facing Lizzo and her team in court."
According to Pop Crave, the singer will be represented by lawyer Marty Singer for the sexual harassment and hostile work environment suit.
Singer has represented several celebrities before, like Bill Cosby, Johnny Depp, Chris Brown, Charlie Sheen, Kim Kardashian, Celine Dion, and more.
Fans and netizens have already decided that it looks grim for Lizzo, and she might not make it out of this in one piece.
"Oh Lizzo this is not looking good for you," one wrote.
"She might as well stop now," another added.
"The list of things they are accusing Lizzo & her team of doing is a lot to take & disturbing if allegations are true."
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