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Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, took to Instagram on Wednesday, August 2, to clap again on the accusations that her eldest daughter shaded Lizzo.
“She additionally didn’t say her personal sisters [Solange Knowles] identify yal ought to actually cease,” Tina — who filed for divorce from estranged husband Richard Lawson late final month — commented on The Shade Room’s protection of the story.
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Beyoncé appeared to make an announcement on the Renaissance World Tour following the sexual harassment allegations towards Lizzo.
Throughout her Tuesday, August 1, efficiency in Boston, Beyoncé, 41, disregarded Lizzo’s identify whereas performing the music “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix).” Although Lizzo’s identify nonetheless appeared on the stage’s huge display screen together with the likes of Nina Simone, Kelly Rowland, Lauryn Hill and extra Black feminine entertainers, Beyoncé sang over the lyric by repeating Erykah Badu’s final identify 4 occasions.
“Beyoncé reiterating Badu and skipping Lizzo… that’s on hitting 2 birds with 1 stone,” a fan captioned a clip of the performance by way of X (previously often called Twitter), referring to Badu’s current feedback that Beyoncé copied a signature black hat look of hers for the tour.
Lizzo, 35, beforehand shared a clip of her tearful response to listening to Beyoncé sing her identify throughout one of many tour’s Poland performances. “In that second I used to be occupied with child me, listening to Completely satisfied Face by future’s little one and crying myself to sleep due to bullies,” Lizzo captioned the June Instagram clip.
She continued: “I thought of Beyoncé leaping into the room the place Tina Turner was ready to fulfill her for the primary time. I consider what all of us imply to folks and the way cyclical it’s. We’re all so infinitesimally and maximally related and vital. It’s an honor. Thank You @beyonce 💖.”
Beyoncé made her delicate dig the identical day Lizzo (actual identify Melissa Jefferson) was sued by three former dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez — for sexual harassment, spiritual harassment, incapacity discrimination, making a hostile work atmosphere and extra. The go well with additionally names Lizzo’s tour firm, Large Grrrl Large Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and dance captain Shirlene Quigley.
In response to courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, the dancers alleged that Quigley made a number of feedback about Davis’ virginity and made the group “uncomfortable” by simulating “oral intercourse on a banana in entrance of the remainder of the dance solid.”
Whereas competing on the truth competitors sequence Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Large Grrrls, Davis and Williams declare they have been required to take part in a nude photograph shoot and feared they’d be despatched house in the event that they refused. Lizzo additionally invited her dancers to an outing in Amsterdam’s Purple Gentle District. The group felt “obligated” to attend as a result of concern of dropping their jobs.
Beyonce performs stay in Cardiff as a part of her Renaissance World Tour. INSTARimages.com
“Whereas at Bananenbar, issues rapidly received out of hand. Lizzo started inviting solid members to take turns touching the nude performers, catching dildos launched from the performers’ vaginas, and consuming bananas protruding from the performers’ vaginas,” the lawsuit states. “Lizzo then turned her consideration to Ms. Davis and started pressuring Ms. Davis to the touch the breasts of one of many nude girls performing on the membership.”
Different allegations embody dancers not being allowed to work different jobs whereas on break from tour, Davis being fired after allegedly filming a dance staff assembly and Lizzo performing “aggressively” towards Rodriguez after she confronted the singer about Davis and Williams’ firings.
“The gorgeous nature of how Lizzo and her administration staff handled their performers appears to go towards all the pieces Lizzo stands for publicly, whereas privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in methods that aren’t solely unlawful however completely demoralizing,” lawyer Ron Zambrano in an announcement on Tuesday. Lizzo has but to publicly handle the lawsuit.
