Lizzo was disqualified from the Super Bowl LVII halftime show exam after she faced a shocking series of sexual harassment and fat-shaming allegations from former dancers – leaving her team in a desperate struggle to “save her sinking ship” of her career .
Earlier this month, the 35-year-old pop star, who markets herself as a body positive activist, found herself at the center of a high-profile scandal when three of her former dancers, Crystal Williams, Noelle Rodriguez and Arianna Davis, filed lawsuits against her, blaming Lizzo , to have created a “hostile work environment”.
Now, an NFL insider tells exclusively that the resulting backlash over the allegations has prompted the organization to immediately ban Lizzo from appearing on the Super Bowl halftime show – after previously appearing as one of the top contenders for the Super Bowl halftime show Super Bowl 2024 in the running was spectacle.
“Talks of Lizzo attending the halftime celebrations or playing the national anthem are dead after she is surrounded by scandal,” the source said following the allegations – which Lizzo vehemently denies.
Lizzo, 35, has been ruled out for an appearance at the upcoming Super Bowl, taking place in Las Vegas in February 2024, a source exclusively tells
Too late? Lizzo’s team is “trying to save her sinking ship” after Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez (as seen on GMA) sued the singer for sexual abuse and fat-shaming
With Lizzo dropped from the potential squad for this year’s Super Bowl, taking place in Las Vegas in February 2024, her team faces a desperate battle to save her career and reputation.
A second source close to the singer tells that her team is “desperately trying to come up with a strategy to save her sinking ship”.
“It’s getting harder and harder as more and more people accuse her of grossly inappropriate actions,” the music industry insider told .
“Lizzo has raised a lot of money but her minute seems to be pretty much up and no one knows if she’ll be able to recover from it.”
“If she speaks up, her statements will be destroyed.” If she remains silent, she will be called a coward. Anyway, as of this writing, it doesn’t look like she’ll be able to recover,” the source says.
has contacted representatives from both the NFL and Lizzo.
Earlier this week, lawyers for three of Lizzo’s former sidekicks, who had filed a lawsuit alleging allegations of weight-shaming and workplace sexual harassment, announced they now have six others who have filed similar complaints.
Ron Zambrano, an employment attorney who represents backing dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, said his firm is currently reviewing those claims.
Zambrano told NBC News that the six new defendants were on tour with Lizzo, either as backing dancers or on her Amazon Studios show, and described the complaints as relating to an alleged “sexually charged environment” on Lizzo’s tour and non-payment of employees.
This comes after dancers Davis, Williams and Rodriguez reunited for an interview with Good Morning America last week, in which they branded the 35-year-old pop star a “fat phobic” and shared sordid stories of her time on tour with her former employer .
“I know it’s alarming to hear that Lizzo, a plus-sized woman who preaches body positivity, has an underlying fat phobia. “But I want to challenge people to understand that hurt people hurt people,” Davis said.
Speaking up: Lizzo’s former three dancers, accompanied by her lawyer, described the singer as “fat phobic” in an interview with Newsmax last week and accused her of sexual harassment
Allegations: “She practically started clenching her fists and cracking her knuckles, and she was like, ‘You’re so damn lucky right now,’ like she was slowly moving towards me.”
“Fat phobic”: “I know it’s alarming to hear that Lizzo, a plus size woman who preaches body positivity, is fat phobic … But I want to challenge people to understand that hurt people hurt people,” says Davis
Rodriguez, meanwhile, opened up about the moment Lizzo allegedly threatened her after telling her she wanted to step down because she felt “insecure” and “disrespectful”.
“She basically started clenching her fists and cracking her knuckles, and she said, ‘You’re so freaking lucky right now,’ while slowly moving toward me.”
Rodriguez then claimed that Lizzo’s best friend jumped off the couch and had to physically hold her.
Davis also broke down in tears as he described the incident when Lizzo allegedly pressured her into touching a naked performer at a sex show in Amsterdam.
“She started singing after I said ‘no’ multiple times,” Davis said, explaining how Lizzo started singing her name, “Ari.”
“I touched the actor briefly and pulled my hands back, and you know, everyone kind of burst out laughing because they thought I was funny touching that actor.”
The dancers also said they felt their jobs were always on the line.
“Our jobs are constantly in jeopardy.” “Personally, I’ve never had a secure job in all that time,” Davis said.
She and Williams were fired while Rodriguez resigned in what she says was a reaction to the couple’s alleged treatment.
In their lawsuit, Davis, Williams and Rodriguez accused the Grammy-winning singer — as well as Big Grrrl big touring and dance team captain Shirlene Quigley — of creating a “sexually charged and uncomfortable” work environment.
The trio claim that during a concert tour with the artist to Amsterdam in February 2023, Lizzo invited them to a night on the town that ended in the city’s red light district.
They said in their filing, “Things quickly got out of hand.” “Lizzo began inviting the performers to take turns touching the nude performers, catching the dildos shot out of the performers’ vaginas, and eating bananas coming out of the performers’ vaginas sticking out.”
The dancers added that Lizzo allegedly “pressured” and “goaded” Arianna into touching the breasts of one of the nude performers.
In another case, the plaintiffs allege that Lizzo invited the dancers to a club in Paris but failed to mention that it was a nude cabaret bar. This “shocked” the dancers, who said Lizzo had “taken away their decision not to participate,” according to the lawsuit.
Since the lawsuit was filed, Lizzo has lost more than 120,000 followers on Instagram.
Hours after the lawsuit news was released, Lizzo’s former creative director Quinn Whitney Wilson and dancer Courtney Hollinquest claimed they had experienced similar abuse.
Lizzo’s Full Statement: The singer addressed all of the claims, saying her morals and values had been called into question
In her statement on the allegations, Lizzo wrote, “The last few days have been terribly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing.”
“My work ethic, morals and respect were called into question.” My character was criticized. I don’t normally respond to false accusations, but these are as incredible as they sound and too outrageous to ignore.
“These startling stories come from former employees who have publicly admitted to being told their conduct on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional.”
“As an artist, I’ve always been very passionate about what I do. I take my music and my performances seriously because at the end of the day I only want to put out the best art that represents me and my fans.
“With passion comes hard work and high standards. Sometimes I have to make difficult decisions, but it is never my intention to make anyone feel uncomfortable or feel that they are not valued as an important part of the team.
“I’m not here to be seen as a victim, but I also know that I’m not the villain that people and the media have been portraying me as in recent days.”
“I’m very open and expressive about my sexuality, but I can’t accept or allow others to use that openness to portray me as something I’m not.”
“There is nothing I take more seriously than the respect we deserve as women in the world.” I know what it feels like to be physically shamed on a daily basis and there is no way I would criticize or fire an employee because of their weight .
“I’m hurt, but I won’t let it eclipse the good work I’ve done in the world.” straighten up.”
In their Good Morning America interview, the dancers addressed Lizzo’s response, with Davis explaining, “This post felt like a smash.”
Williams expressed disappointment that Lizzo “didn’t acknowledge our feelings when her brand consists of preaching about women’s empowerment.”
“I’m honestly amazed at the hypocrisy of everything you stand for.” “You contradict right before our eyes,” she said.
Rodriguez added, “For the many women who — because they’re mostly women — have come out and said they feel the same way, or shared their stories with us because they don’t want to share them publicly yet, that is kinda perfect.’ invalidates all our experiences, trauma and pain.’