Beyoncé name-dropped Lizzo in her performance of “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)” on Monday night middle the case against the “About Damn Time” singer by her former dancers.
“Lizzo! I love you, Lizzo!” Beyoncé mentioned on stage at her Renaissance concert in Atlanta.
At the time of her show in Foxborough, Mass., on Aug. 1, Beyoncé starred to omit Lizzo’s name in her usual shoutout of iconic performers in “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)” after sexual harassment and weight-shaming assertions against Lizzo surfaced online.
A trio of Lizzo’s former dancers filed a case against the vocalist prior this month, asserting her of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. In addition to Lizzo (real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson), the suit names her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT) and Shirlene Quigley, captain of Lizzo’s dance team, as defendants.
The dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez — have reportedly sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault, and false imprisonment, among other charges. Davis and Williams were fired, while Rodriguez resigned.
“Plaintiffs were aghast with how little regard Lizzo showed for the bodily autonomy of her employees and those around her, especially in the presence of numerous people whom she employed,” the complaint reads.
Lizzo issued a response to the charges on Aug. 3, which she shared to Instagram.