Lizzo's legal team filed a motion to dismiss her former wardrobe stylist's harassment and discrimination lawsuit.
Asha Daniels, who worked in the wardrobe department on Lizzo's tour earlier this year, filed a lawsuit against the Juice singer and her tour team in September for wrongful termination, racial and sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.
Lizzo's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the “unjust and obscene” complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday.
In legal documents, lawyers argued that the former “disgruntled” employee “failed to perform the work assigned to her and ultimately simply acted out the stress and refused to show up for work.” They claimed Daniels was fired after less than three weeks on the job because she “walked out of her position” on the day of Lizzo's concert in Paris, France, in March.
They argued the case should also be dismissed because it was filed in the wrong jurisdiction as Daniels “is a New York resident who worked for a Delaware company in Europe.”
Responding to the dismissal request, Daniels' attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a statement: “This move was expected and is yet another Hail Mary by Lizzo's team to try to shift the blame to the victims as they did to the other three plaintiffs who have sued her for similar allegations of harassment, disability discrimination and retaliation.
“Lizzo and her lawyers can continue to try to rationalize her illegal and despicable behavior, but we remain committed to seeking justice for our clients and look forward to our day in court where Lizzo can explain her behavior in a public forum.”
Lizzo was sued for sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, weight shaming and creating a hostile work environment by former dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez in August. She has denied the charges.
