Lizzo facing new lawsuit from former employee alleging harassment, discrimination
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Lizzo is facing another lawsuit from a former employee who alleges that the entertainer condoned a hostile work environment in which staff were subjected to harassment, discrimination and bullying. Asha Daniels, a wardrobe designer who worked on Lizzo's tour earlier this year, filed the new complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, the same day Lizzo was expected to receive the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award from the Black Music Action Coalition.
The suit names multiple people involved with the most recent tour, including Lizzo, whose given name is Melissa Jefferson, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and her wardrobe and tour managers, Amanda Nomura and Carlina Gugliotta. It comes on the heels of another lawsuit filed in August by three of Lizzo's former dancers, who accused her of sexual harassment and fostering toxic working conditions in which they were subjected to taunts, racism and weight-shaming.
Identified in the court filing as a professional clothing designer, Daniels said she was contacted in January 2023 by Nomura, who asked her to join Lizzo's 2023 tour. She was tasked with altering and repairing clothing for the tour's dancers, which she had designed in 2022, according to the lawsuit.
