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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Laura Snapes

Lizzo settled dancers’ pay dispute months before sexual harassment claim

Lizzo performing in Milan in March.
Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson, performing in Milan in March. Photograph: NurPhoto SRL/Alamy

Months before a lawsuit claiming that Lizzo subjected dancers to sexual harassment and weight shaming (which she denies), her team settled a payment dispute with 14 different dancers who said they appeared in the US musician’s 2022 HBO Max documentary Love, Lizzo without their consent, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The documentary shows a group of dancers who discuss being plus-size and Black women during rehearsals for Lizzo’s performance at the 2019 MTV Video Music awards (VMAs).

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