Lizzo is just one example of an increasingly common phenomenon: high-profile employers facing media scandals and expensive litigation due to toxic workplace allegations.
According to recent reports, pop star Lizzo has been dropped from the shortlist of performers being considered for the Super Bowl halftime show. This is the latest public setback for the embattled star, who was recently sued by three former dancers alleging that her company created a hostile work environment of weight-shaming, sexual harassment, extreme stress, and other problems. The resulting media coverage presented a damning story to the public, and Lizzo&#8217;s online streams and downloads plummeted dramatically while her image transformed overnight.
However, as is common in many of these situations, the lawsuit generating such breathless negative media coverage is itself quite weak. The suit is rife with questionable assumptions and leaps of logic. The most publicly damaging allegations — such as those of weight shaming lack any substantiation whatsoever. At times the lawsuit reads like the diary of a person afflicted by paranoia. Perhaps this is why Lizzo and her team confronted the main claimant about her mental health at one point, as the lawsuit alleges.
Yet the flawed nature of the lawsuit has not prevented it from causing tremendous damage to Lizzo&#8217;s image. Almost no one will actually read the lawsuit or read it with a critical eye, as the claimants and their attorneys well know, but bad headlines generated by the lawsuit are the real objective anyway. Those headlines can force an employer to the settlement table, no matter the facts: many of these suits are blatant money grabs aimed at easy settlements.
Toxic workplace allegations are becoming increasingly common, particularly in situations with high-profile targets and heavy media attention. Often these allegations entail lawsuits, but in many cases, damaging media coverage is the goal of disgruntled ex-employees. 
Recently, talk show host and pop star Kelly Clarkson was accused by multiple anonymous employees in a hit piece by Rolling Stone. According to her accusers, her highly rated “The Kelly Clarkson Show” is run by overly demanding producers who don&#8217;t pay lower-level staff what they believe they should make. Similar allegations dogged the canceled HBO Max shows “Lovecraft Country” and “The Other Two,” while the Woody Harrelson series “The White House Plumbers” officially paused production to deal with workplace toxicity claims. In another arena, famous celebrity chef and restauranteur Barbara Lynch found herself besieged in the press recently over her supposedly toxic managerial style.
If you find such claims highly subjective, you are correct. In fact, the problem with many of these toxic workplace scandals is their basis on the claimant&#8217;s subjective perception and understanding of events. Whereas the bar for establishing a toxic workplace claim was once quite high, it has now become unnecessary to prove anything at all to launch a negative media campaign, damage the target&#8217;s reputation, or even cancel the target altogether.
In hindsight, Ellen DeGeneres may have been the canary in the coal mine. In 2020, the media gleefully disseminated and amplified the claims of anonymous ex-employees who complained about the high-stress environment on “The Ellen Show.” A number of these overwrought allegations bordered on the comical, and one might wonder how much of this much ado about nothing is the result of a discordance between generational worldviews: one can detect in many of these allegations a particular whine indicative of a younger, self-entitled perspective. At any rate, despite any proof of actual misconduct, “The Ellen Show” was canceled within months.
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If it feels as if we have been down this road before, perhaps that is because the new #ToxicWork movement feels similar to #MeToo in a number of concerning respects. Both movements contain threads of well-intentioned sentiment but are all too often weaponized to settle personal grievances, generate media coverage, and make money. And just as heavily publicized #MeToo claims often rely less on legitimate evidence of wrongdoing and more on subjective &#8220;she-said&#8221; accounts, so too do many allegations of workplace toxicity presented in the media and in high-profile civil litigation. In far too many situations, the truth doesn&#8217;t matter and it certainly doesn&#8217;t outweigh the power of dramatic, attention-grabbing misconduct headlines. And of course, the reputational and professional damage done is generally irreparable even if the claims can be legally invalidated.
Perhaps we would do well to take a lesson from #MeToo&#8217;s failures all too clearly illustrated in the hoax against Johnny Depp exposed last year in court and reserve judgment on toxic workplace allegations until such claims have been proved in court. A successful career takes decades to build but only hours to destroy in our current cancel culture.
Kristen Lacefield, PhD, Lecturer of English &amp; Media Studies. Kristen is an independent new media journalist and one of the most outspoken critics of the #MeToo movement and cancel culture. She is known as &#8220;Colonel Kurtz&#8221; on social media and broadcasts on Instagram and YouTube.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Singer Grimes came out publicly in support of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo">Lizzo</a> as she faces a sexual harassment <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit">lawsuit</a> brought against her by three former backup dancers.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Grimes</a> shared on X, formerly Twitter, that she&#8217;s had nothing but positive experiences with Lizzo for years. “I love Lizzo. Not saying I don’t believe ppl when bad things happen, but I had dancers mistreated on my watch in ways I didn’t find out about until way later. Mebe sh** is bad,” the 35-year-old pop singer wrote on social media.
“But loyalty matters to me. Lizzo was kind to me and others for a decade before she was ‘cool,’ and she checked in on me when no one cared. I’ve only ever seen exemplary behavior from her, especially when everyone was hating on me and she was on top of the world. There was no reason for her to check in, besides to be a good person. Just my two cents.”
“I recall when she first blew up being so happy because I’d never known such an admirable person to find fame in the music industry. I struggle to believe she would have so radically changed tired of a culture that seeks to destroy it’s greatest virtues. Lizzo is amazing,” Grimes added.
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I love Lizzo. Not saying I don&#39;t believe ppl when bad things happen, but I had dancers mistreated on my watch in ways I didn&#39;t find out about until way later. Mebe shit is bad. But loyalty matters to me. Lizzo was kind to me and others for a decade before she was &quot;cool&quot;, and…
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On August 1, dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez filed a lawsuit against Lizzo and Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc. that included accusations of body-shaming, racial and religious discrimination, and being pressured to interact with nude dancers during a live sex show.
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Lizzo issued a statement in response to the accusations.
“Usually I choose not to respond to false allegations but these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed,” the rapper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lizzo-responds-to-outrageous-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-body-shaming">wrote</a>. “These sensationalized stories are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional.”
“I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself but I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not,” Lizzo continued. “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 body shamed on a daily basis and would absolutely never criticize or terminate an employee because of their weight.”
&#8220;I’m hurt but I will not let the good work I’ve done in the world be overshadowed by this,&#8221; she said in conclusion. &#8220;I want to thank everyone who has reached out in support to lift me up during this difficult time.&#8221;

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Grimes Voices Support For Lizzo Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: ‘Loyalty Matters’

Grimes Voices Support For Lizzo Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: 'Loyalty Matters'

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Pop singer and rapper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-lizzo-dancers-file-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-and-toxic-work-environment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzo</a> responded Thursday to a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and a toxic work environment.
Along with a slew of other allegations, three former backup dancers &#8212; Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez &#8212; claim Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, pressured them to engage with nude performers at an Amsterdam club in February.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, takes aim at Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc., and Lizzo’s dance team captain, Shirlene Quigley.
Lizzo described the allegations as &#8220;outrageous&#8221; in an Instagram post.
“Usually I choose not to respond to false allegations but these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed,” the 35-year-old wrote. “These sensationalized stories are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional.”
Lizzo is also accused of body-shaming a dancer for gaining weight, which runs counter to the brand the singer has cultivated.
“The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for publicly, while privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in ways that are … absolutely demoralizing,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lizzo-dancers-weight-shamed-pressured-touch-nude-performer-lawsuit-rcna95161" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
“I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself but I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not,” Lizzo reacted on Instagram. “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 body shamed on a daily basis and would absolutely never criticize or terminate an employee because of their weight.”
&#8220;The last few days have been gut wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing,&#8221; she added. &#8220;My work ethic, morals, and respectfulness have been questioned. My character has been criticized.&#8221;
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As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-lizzo-dancers-file-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-and-toxic-work-environment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, Lizzo’s former creative director Quinn Whitney Wilson and dancer Courtney Hollinquest expressed support for the backup dancers suing the pop star.
“I’m not a part of the lawsuit – but this was very much my experience in my time there,&#8221; Hollinquest wrote. “I very much applaud the dancers courage to bring this to light.”
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“I haven’t been a part of that world for around three years, for a reason,” Wilson said. “I very much applaud the dancers&#8217; courage to bring this to light[,] and I grieve parts of my own experience. I’d appreciate space to understand my feelings.”
Katie Jerkovich contributed to this report. 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-lizzo-dancers-file-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-harassment-and-toxic-work-environment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Former Lizzo Dancers File Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment And Toxic Work Environment</a>

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Lizzo Responds To ‘Outrageous’ Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment, Body-Shaming

‘Outrageous’: Lizzo Responds To Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment, Toxic Work Environment

Former backup dancers for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzo</a> filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the singer and her production company alleging sexual harassment and a toxic work environment.
In a lawsuit obtained by <a href="https://people.com/lizzo-sued-by-former-backup-dancers-sexual-racial-harassment-hostile-work-environment-7568410?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=9849347-20230801&amp;utm_campaign=ppl-breakingnews_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=080123&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> and filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against the 35-year-old singer &#8212; born Melissa Jefferson &#8212; the three backup dancers are suing Lizzo, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. and Lizzo&#8217;s dance team captain, Shirlene Quigley.
The three dancers &#8212; Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez &#8212; in the suit allege that Lizzo pressured them to engage with nude performers at an Amsterdam club in February of 2023.
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&#8220;Lizzo began inviting cast members to take turns touching the nude performers,&#8221; the filing states, per <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lizzo-dancers-lawsuit-ea96f4c865bdd48fa8056a92cf14e7a7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>. During the sexually themed show in Amesterdam&#8217;s Red Light District, the &#8220;Good as Hell&#8221; hitmaker allegedly led a chant pressuring Davis to touch the breasts of one of the nude women performing at the club, despite the dancer &#8220;expressing her desire not to touch the performer,&#8221; People noted.
&#8220;Finally, the chorus became overwhelming, and a mortified Ms. Davis acquiesced in an attempt to bring an end to the chants,&#8221; the complaint states, the outlet noted. &#8220;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 many people whom she employed.&#8221;
Another part of the filing reads: &#8220;… things quickly got out of hand. Lizzo began inviting cast members to take turns touching the nude performers,&#8221; and interacting with objects &#8220;launched&#8221; from the performers&#8217; vaginas, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/08/01/lizzo-sued-by-dancers-for-allegedly-forcing-them-to-watch-sex-shows/?_ga=2.131360847.1760837938.1690663866-1931908156.1667952896&amp;_gl=1*om2s9d*_ga*MTkzMTkwODE1Ni4xNjY3OTUyODk2*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY5MDkxNTMwNy45NjIuMS4xNjkwOTE1Njk3LjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> noted.
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The suit also alleged that a member of the &#8220;About Damn Time&#8221; singer&#8217;s security team was reportedly pressured to get on stage and told by the singer to &#8220;take it off.&#8221;
Davis also alleged that she underwent what was labeled an &#8220;excruciating&#8221; 12-hour rehearsal, and &#8220;fearing the repercussions&#8221; of excusing herself to go to the restroom, &#8220;had no choice but to &#8216;soil herself&#8217; on stage,&#8221; Page Six noted.
In the suit, Quigley is accused of allegedly pushing her Christian beliefs onto dancers and &#8220;oversharing her masturbatory habits and sex life with her husband&#8221; with the team, People noted.
Davis and Williams started performing with Lizzo in 2021, and were later fired in April and May. Rodriguez, who was hired in 2021, left earlier this year, People noted.
&#8220;The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for publicly, while privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in ways that are … absolutely demoralizing,&#8221; the plaintiffs&#8217; attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lizzo-dancers-weight-shamed-pressured-touch-nude-performer-lawsuit-rcna95161" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
After the lawsuit surfaced, Lizzo&#8217;s former creative director Quinn Whitney Wilson and dancer Courtney Hollinquest posted messages on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cquestt/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media</a> showing support for the dancers, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/08/01/lizzos-former-creative-director-backs-allegations-of-problematic-behavior/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> noted.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not apart of the lawsuit &#8211; but this was very much my experience in my time there…&#8221; Hollinquest wrote. &#8220;I very much applaud the dancers courage to bring this to light.&#8221;
Wilson shared the dancers&#8217; screenshot.
&#8220;I haven&#8217;t been apart of that world for around three years, for a reason,&#8221; the former director wrote. &#8220;I very much applaud the dancers courage to bring this to light[,] and I grieve parts of my own experience. I&#8217;d appreciate space to understand my feelings.&#8221;

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Former Lizzo Dancers File Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment And Toxic Work Environment

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzo</a> said she’s considering quitting the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">music</a> business because of negative comments about her body.
The 35-year-old musician shared a screenshot of a critical message she received and included a caption that said, “I JUST logged on and the app and this is the type of sh** I see about me on a daily basis.”
“It’s really starting to make me hate the world,” Lizzo continued, according to <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lizzo-slams-body-shamers-make-me-hate-the-world-1235343163/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Billboard</a>. “Then someone in the comments said I eat ‘lots of fast food.’ I LITERALLY STOPPED EATING FAST FOOD YEARS AGO… I’m tired of explaining myself all the time and I just wanna get on this app w/out seeing my name in some bullsh**.”
Lizzo also set her tweets to protected so they can only be viewed by followers.
“The Love definitely do not outweigh the Hate on social media… all because I’m fat????” she wrote in a follow-up, followed by a message that said, “Y’all don’t know how close I be to giving up on everyone and quitting and enjoying my money and my man on a F***ING FARM…”
“I literally NEVER search my name this stuff just comes up on my TL &amp; my FYP it’s wild,” Lizzo tweeted. “I swear I just wanna look at dance videos and science news and this sh** comes in every day…”
Her tirade against naysayers went on.
“I’m not trying to BE fat I’m not trying to BE smaller I’m literally just trying to live and be healthy,” she wrote. “This is what my body looks like even when I’m eating super clean and working out!”
“Yall speak on sh** y’all know NOTHING ABOUT and I’m starting to get heated,” she said, per Billboard.
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Lizzo often addresses her weight and professes to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/body-positivity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">love her body</a> just the way it is. 
“As I got more professional in my career, I started to take the physical part more seriously,” she said in a video posted on May 15. “I’ve always loved moving my body, I’ve always loved working out.”
“I think a lot of people see a fat person that way and immediately just assume everything they are doing is trying to be thin,” she went on. “I’m not trying to be thin, I don’t ever want to be thin.”

Lizzo Says She’s Close To ‘Quitting’ Music Over Comments About Her Body

Lizzo Says She's Close To 'Quitting' Music Over Comments About Her Body

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Grammy-winning singer Lizzo protested a new Tennessee law intended to protect children from sexually explicit “adult cabaret” performances, otherwise known as drag shows, by featuring a group of drag queens on stage at her all-ages Knoxville concert on Friday.
During her performance at the Knoxville at Thompson-Boling Arena, which kicked off the second leg of The Special 2our last weekend, Lizzo featured several performers who were alumni of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, including Aquaria, Vanessa Vanjie, Asia O’Hara, Kandy Muse.
“In light of recent and tragic events and current events, I was told by people on the internet, ‘Cancel your shows in Tennessee,’ ‘Don’t go to Tennessee,’” Lizzo <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CrU0CndvWV1/">said</a> during her performance, which kicked off her second leg of The Special 2our tour on Friday in Knoxville at Thompson-Boling Arena. “Their reason was valid, but why would I not come to the people who need to hear this message the most?”
Lizzo’s beef with the law comes after the Tennessee General Assembly voted this year to protect children from sexually explicit performances, which bans adults from impersonating the opposite sex in public or near where children could see it while appealing to prurient interests — that is, engaging in a sexually suggestive performance.
“Why would I not create a safe space in Tennessee where we can celebrate drag entertainers and celebrate our differences?” Lizzo <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CrWHQziuqMc/">said</a>.
“What people in Tennessee are doing is giving hope, so thank you so much for standing up for your rights, protecting each other, and holding the people accountable who should be protecting us.”
In the last year, footage has emerged from around the country, including in Texas, that has appeared to show children present at sexually explicit drag shows, prompting some lawmakers to introduce legislation.
Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) told The Daily Wire that he would introduce a law to protect children from “sexually explicit” performances last year. 
“I think we would all agree that some of the video we have seen recently of some of these drag shows that were quote-unquote family-friendly were anything but that,” Johnson said. “And if I had attended one of those with my kids, I would have been mortified, and I would have wanted someone to be prosecuted for engaging in that kind of entertainment in front of my kids.” 
The law came before Parker after Friends of George’s, a self-described “LGBTQ theatre company” based in Memphis, filed a suit challenging the law. Several upcoming shows by the company include “Drag Rocks” and “The Dragnificent Variety Show: The Gay Ole Opry.”
Following the state’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee signing the legislation into law, a federal judge in Tennessee issued a temporary injunction against the law, saying it was too vague and a potential violation of the First Amendment.
Democrat Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told The Associated Press that he does not mind that the judge placed an injunction on the law. 
“There has been much concern and confusion about the law from the community,” he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-blocks-tennessee-law-protecting-children-from-viewing-sexually-explicit-performances">said</a>. “This will allow the court to clarify the scope, application, and constitutionality of the statute. It’s important to understand the scope of this law so that it doesn’t have a harmful effect on constitutionally protected expression.” 

 Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

Concert musician Lizzo

Lizzo Showcases Several Drag Queens During All-Ages Tennessee Concert, Protesting New State Law Restricting ‘Adult Cabaret’ Performances In Front Of Children

Lizzo Showcases Several Drag Queens During All-Ages Tennessee Concert, Protesting New State Law Restricting 'Adult Cabaret' Performances From Children

Drag Queens

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Tennessee

“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/the-mandalorian">The Mandalorian</a>” recently surprised fans with two cameo guest star appearances: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo">Lizzo</a> and Jack Black.
The two actors were featured in Wednesday’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">episode</a>, &#8220;Chapter 22: Guns for Hire.&#8221; The popular “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/star-wars">Star Wars</a>” spinoff stars Pedro Pascal as the titular character in the Disney+ series. 
Lizzo and Black played the Duchess and Captain Bombardier, a married couple ruling a planet named Plazir-15, which is being terrorized by its droids. Din Djarin (Pascal), Grogu, and Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) meet the duo on their travels.
The episode also featured “Back to the Future” star Christopher Lloyd playing Commissioner Helgait.
Social media users shared their reactions upon seeing the “School of Rock” star and “Truth Hurts” singer appearing on the show.
“What are lizzo and jack black doing here?” one Twitter reaction <a href="https://twitter.com/lacriimas/status/1643512102693347328">asked</a>, echoing what so many others were saying. 
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what are lizzo and jack black doing here 💀 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/themandalorian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#themandalorian</a> <a href="https://t.co/9aL5to3Ktj">pic.twitter.com/9aL5to3Ktj</a>
&mdash; cyn (@lacriimas) <a href="https://twitter.com/lacriimas/status/1643512102693347328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“It was so bad my 3 kids couldn&#8217;t even watch these scenes. They&#8217;ve seen enough good movies to instantly recognize just how awful it was in every aspect. The first 2 seasons were not great &#8211; but enjoyable. Season 3 feels like Disney handed the reins over to their college interns,” another account <a href="https://twitter.com/m_neary_1987/status/1643993815949144065" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>. 
“Never shocked by what Disney decides to do,” a third account chimed in.
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Lizzo, who has dressed as “Star Wars” characters before for Halloween, posted on Twitter about the cameo. 
“As a kid my dad showed me Star Wars like a rite of passage. When I got the role of The Dutchess [sic] I cried all day. Dad I wish u were here to see this! Thanks to everyone in the Galaxy I am now part of the ever-expanding saga of the stars,” she <a href="https://twitter.com/lizzo/status/1643995599216451585">wrote</a>. “This is The Way… May the Force be with U.”
Black also commemorated his cameo by sharing a post of himself and Lizzo in full makeup and costumes to his Instagram. He wrote in the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqp_pLruyap/">caption</a>, “So fun working. with @lizzobeeating on @themandalorian as the king and queen of Plazir-15!!!”
While some viewers admitted that Black and Lizzo weren’t horrible in the episode, their cameos still confused fans. 
(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/introducing-dw-kids">announced plans</a> for kids entertainment content.)

Jack Black and Lizzo

Lizzo And Jack Black Confuse ‘Star Wars’ Fans With Cameos In ‘The Mandalorian’

Lizzo And Jack Black Confuse ‘Star Wars’ Fans With Cameos In 'The Mandalorian'

Disney

Star Wars

Television

The Mandalorian

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzo</a> expressed her concern over the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/victorias-secret" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria’s Secret</a> fashion shows making a comeback.
The 34-year-old singer, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, worries that the company is simply using “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/social-issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inclusivity</a>” as a way to make money.
“This is a win for inclusivity for inclusivity’s sake,” Lizzo tweeted along with a video clip of a Victoria’s Secret ad campaign from Valentine’s Day featuring models of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fat-acceptance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">all shapes</a> and sizes.
“But if brands start doing this only because they’ve received backlash then what happens when the ‘trends’ change again? Do the CEOs of these <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">companies</a> value true inclusivity? Or do they just value money?” the “Truth Hurts&#8221; singer continued.
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This is a win for inclusivity for inclusivity’s sake
But if brands start doing this only because they’ve received backlash then what happens when the ‘trends’ change again?
Do the CEOs of these companies value true inclusivity? Or do they just value money? <a href="https://t.co/ykmcUTLayQ">https://t.co/ykmcUTLayQ</a>
&mdash; FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) <a href="https://twitter.com/lizzo/status/1632379676566999040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Lizzo was responding to Victoria’s Secret announcing its decision to bring back a “new version” of their popular runway fashion shows, which began in 1995 but was put on hiatus in 2019. 
“We’re going to continue to lean into the marketing spend to invest in the business, both at top-of-funnel and also to support the new version of our fashion show, which is to come later this year,” Chief Financial Officer Timothy Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/victorias-secret-announces-new-version-of-fashion-show-after-4-year-hiatus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> during the company’s 2022 earnings call on Friday.
While details on the newest iteration of the runway show are not public yet, it’s clear that the brand has been embracing a variety of different models in recent years after facing criticism for not doing so in the past.
“Fashion is a business of change. We must evolve and change to grow,” CEO Leslie Wexner said in 2019 while announcing the end of the fashion show. “With that in mind, we have decided to rethink the traditional Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.”
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Since then, Victoria’s Secret has featured various models in its campaigns, including LGBTQ activist and professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe and a Brazilian transgender model named Valentina Sampaio. Most of their new campaigns include multiple plus-sized models as well.
Lizzo, meanwhile, has been at the forefront of the body positivity and body acceptance movement. As a plus-sized performer, the Detroit-born singer said she considers a person’s weight a personal matter. 
“I’m working out to have my ideal body type and you know what type it is? None of your f***ing business because I am beautiful, I am strong, I do my job, and I stay on my job,” the singer <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/lizzo-blasts-body-shamers-health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asserted in 2020</a>.
“So next time you want to come to somebody and judge them whether they drink kale smoothies or eat McDonald’s, or work out or not work out, how about you look at your own f***ing self and worry about your own g** damn body because health is not just determined on what you look like on the outside,” she continued.
“Health is also what happens on the inside and a lot of ya’ll need to do a f***ing cleanse for your insides,&#8221; Lizzo said at the time.

Lizzo Questions Return Of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: ‘Inclusivity For Inclusivity’s Sake’

Lizzo Questions Return Of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: 'Inclusivity For Inclusivity's Sake'

Victoria's Secret

Rap artist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo">Lizzo</a> has responded to critics who accused her of targeting white fans with her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">music</a>.
The topic came up during her recently released HBO Max documentary, “Love, Lizzo,” and she addressed critics during a recent interview. 
“[It’s] very hurtful, only because I am a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/race">black woman</a>, and I feel like it really challenges my identity and who I am, and diminishes that, which I think is really hurtful,” Lizzo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJG2BAmeDog">said</a> during an appearance on “The Howard Stern Show.”
“I feel like a lot of people, truthfully, don’t get me — which is why I wanted to do this documentary, because I was like, ‘I feel like y’all don’t understand me, y’all don’t know where I came from …&#8217;” she continued. “And now I don’t want to answer no more questions about this s***. I want to show the world who I am.”
Lizzo describes her songs as “funky, soulful, feel-good music” inspired by many genres, including 70s and 80s artists.
This isn’t the first time the “Truth Hurts” singer addressed race as it relates to her music.
“I think if people did any research they would see that there was race music and then there was pop music,” she <a href="https://ew.com/tv/love-lizzo-documentary-concert-film-interview/">told</a> Entertainment Weekly in November. 
“And race music was their way of segregating black artists from being mainstream, because they didn’t want their kids listening to music created by black and brown people because they said it was demonic and yada, yada, yada.”
Lizzo said while all her friends in school listened to rap music, she was mocked for being more into bands like Radiohead.
The 34-year-old Grammy winner, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, previously spoke with Vanity Fair about her thoughts on race, politics, and twerking.
“When it’s sexual, it’s mine,” Lizzo said. “When it’s sexualized, someone is doing it to me or taking it from me. Black women are hypersexualized all the time, and masculinized simultaneously.”
“Because of the structure of racism, if you’re thinner and lighter, or your features are narrow, you’re closer to being a woman,” she went on, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lizzo-says-she-she-wears-skimpy-outfits-on-stage-to-be-political-and-feminist">reported</a>.
As for the popular dance style, Lizzo claimed twerking was a “black woman thing” that’s “printed in our DNA.”
“It disappeared and resurfaced in the 1920s, then disappeared and resurfaced in the 1980s. It’s an almost inexplicable phenomenon,” the “Good As Hell” composer said.

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‘Very Hurtful’: Lizzo Responds To Claims She Makes Music For White People

'Very Hurtful': Lizzo Responds To Claims She Makes Music For White People

Race

Apparently — in addition to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzo</a> — there is some &#8220;artist&#8221; named Latto.
If you have no idea who that is, you are not alone.
This author had no clue who she was either until Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/stacey-abrams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stacey Abrams</a> joined &#8220;Latto&#8221; on stage in Atlanta on Sunday night to tout abortion and ask the concert-goers to vote for her.
It was the latest reminder that the 2018 election loser is going to get crushed by incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R).
Abrams appeared during Latto&#8217;s hit song &#8220;P***y.&#8221;
Latto&#8217;s real name is Alyssa Michelle Stephens. She used to go by Mulatto. She wanted to reclaim the word until she <a href="https://www.distractify.com/p/why-did-mulatto-change-her-name" target="_blank" rel="noopener">realized</a> that name was historically offensive to biracial offspring, no matter how hard she tried to shift perception.
So instead, she changed her name to &#8220;Latto&#8221; and now uses her platform to encourage people to kill their offspring via abortion.
Latto was actually performing at a Lizzo concert, but Lizzo wasn&#8217;t part of Abrams&#8217; appearance, who took the stage holding a &#8220;MY BODY, MY CHOICE&#8221; sign.
&#8220;I’m not going to interrupt your fun,&#8221; Abrams told the crowd. &#8220;I just want to remind you if you believe ‘it’s my body, my choice,’ I need your vote! You gotta show up. This is our time. This is our choice and this is our year. I need your big energy! Let’s get it done.&#8221;
Of course, perhaps nothing could be less fun than any politician — let alone Abrams — interrupting a concert to ask for votes.
Based on video, the Lizzo/Latto concert already sounded like migraine-inducing dreck, but Abrams talking about bodily autonomy and abortion really added to the misery.
In response, Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro tweeted, &#8220;LMAO she&#8217;s gonna get crushed.&#8221;
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LMAO she&#39;s gonna get crushed <a href="https://t.co/8uY44x1PVJ">https://t.co/8uY44x1PVJ</a>
&mdash; Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1584533346251509760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Polling would indicate Shapiro is correct. According to the Real Clear Politics polling average, Kemp <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/governor/ga/georgia_governor_kemp_vs_abrams-7538.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leads</a> Abrams by eight points. In recent days, Abrams has become so desperate that she has begun to make stuff up on the campaign trail.
At a recent event with Oprah Winfrey, the election denier claimed that a litany of oppression would be unleashed on the entire state should Kemp be re-elected.
As reported, she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stacey-abrams-tells-oprah-elect-me-or-transgender-kids-will-be-banned-from-playing-with-friends-parents-will-be-forced-to-lie-and-gay-people-wont-be-protected" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Winfrey at an event called “A Thriving Life!” that Georgians should elect her or transgender kids would be banned from playing with friends, parents would be forced to lie, 500,000 people would lose health care, and LGBTQ individuals won’t be protected.
Days earlier, she attempted to make a case for abortion by seeming to imply that women who had children were more likely to suffer from the effects of inflation because they have kids to support financially.
Now, Abrams is content to appear on stage with degenerate rappers.
Latto&#8217;s song &#8220;P***y&#8221; is a bit too inappropriate to transcribe, even with asterisks. If readers are curious about understanding the intellectual depth of the latest celebrity to support Abrams, here is Latto&#8217;s explanation for one of her songs titled, &#8220;B**** From Da Souf.&#8221;
&#8220;The moments of inspiration for this song was I was just smelling myself, really,&#8221; Latto <a href="https://genius.com/artists/Latto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on a recent internet forum. &#8220;I was just smelling myself, and I’m a real a**, rich a** b**** from the South. So, there really wasn’t much to it, it was just a biography.&#8221;
First Biden&#8217;s smelling habit, now Latto&#8217;s — what is it with leftists and their penchant for odd olfactory habits?
Abrams&#8217; decision to go all in on abortion will probably not make a difference in the race.
As polling shows, <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most Americans</a> are concerned with inflation, the economy, and crime — not abortion or Latto&#8217;s body parts.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Stacey Abrams, Big Latto

Polling And Common Sense Shows Stacey Abrams Will Get Crushed This Election

Brian Kemp

Georgia

Stacey Abrams

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/stacey-abrams">Stacey Abrams</a> took the stage at a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo">Lizzo</a> concert in Atlanta, making a last-minute plea for voters to show up on November 8 while reiterating her firm <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion">pro-abortion</a> stance.
The Democratic candidate for governor of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/georgia">Georgia</a> walked out holding a &#8220;My body my choice&#8221; sign just after singer Latto’s performance of the song “P***y.” Latto was the opening act for Lizzo&#8217;s The Special Tour, per <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/stacey-abrams-latto-atlanta-lizzo-concert-1235159840/">Billboard</a>. 
“I’m not gonna interrupt your fun. I just want to remind you that if you believe in my body, my choice, I need your vote,” Abrams told the screaming crowd. “I need your big energy,” she continued. “Let’s get it!” 
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Last night at the <a href="https://twitter.com/lizzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lizzo</a> concert, <a href="https://twitter.com/Latto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Latto</a> brought out Stacey Abrams during her performance. 🔥<a href="https://t.co/xuIdGS2S4a">pic.twitter.com/xuIdGS2S4a</a>
&mdash; Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) <a href="https://twitter.com/GAFollowers/status/1584176329364471808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The gubernatorial candidate reiterated that sentiment on her Instagram account later. “Thank you for sharing your stage with me, @latto777. Time to vote and protect a woman’s right to choose,” Abrams shared. 
Abrams has been making headlines for her extreme position on abortion, which she has made a central focus of her campaign. Last week she seemed to imply that women who had children were more likely to suffer from the effects of inflation because they have kids to support financially. 
“But let’s be clear, having children is why you’re worried about your price for gas, it’s why you’re concerned about how much food costs,” Abrams <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inflation-hurting-your-family-thats-why-we-need-abortion-stacey-abrams-says">told</a> MSNBC anchor Mike Barnicle when he said issues like inflation are more important to voters than abortion. 
She went on to say that abortion is not a “reductive issue” for women.
In September, Abrams <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stacey-abrams-declares-it-is-a-fallacy-that-we-know-exactly-when-a-pregnancy-starts">also</a> claimed that a fetal heartbeat wasn’t real. “There is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks,” she said during a panel discussion. “It is a manufactured sound designed to convince people that men have the right to take control of a woman’s body in place of her.”
It makes perfect sense that Lizzo would be the one hosting such a pro-abortion extremist. The “Truth Hurts” singer was so upset that Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June that she and events promotion company Live Nation pledged $1 million to Planned Parenthood as a form of protest, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lizzo-and-live-nation-pledge-1-million-for-planned-parenthood-after-roe-v-wade-overturned">reported</a>. 
“The abortion ban is atrocious,” Lizzo said previously at one of her concerts as a response to a new Texas law. “Mind your business. Stay out of my body. This is not political.” She also claimed conservative politicians were “all up in her uterus.”
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Abrams’ Rally in Dallas

Stacey Abrams Takes Stage At Lizzo Concert With ‘My Body, My Choice’ Sign After Latto Performs ‘P***y’

Stacey Abrams Takes Stage At Lizzo Concert With ‘My Body, My Choice’ Sign After Latto Performs 'P***y'

2022 Midterms

Abortion

Music

Rap artist Lizzo rejected the idea that when she wears skimpy outfits on stage it contributes to the sexualization of women, saying that she does it to be &#8220;political and feminist.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lizzo">34-year-old</a> Grammy winner, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, spoke to Vanity Fair about wearing those revealing outfits and said &#8220;black women are hypersexualized all the time,&#8221; in a piece published by the <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/lizzo-is-here-to-talk-about-all-of-it">outlet</a> Tuesday.
&#8220;When it’s sexual, it&#8217;s mine,&#8221; the rapper said. &#8220;When it&#8217;s sexualized, someone is doing it to me or taking it from me. Black women are hypersexualized all the time, and masculinized simultaneously.&#8221;
&#8220;Because of the structure of racism, if you&#8217;re thinner and lighter, or your features are narrow, you&#8217;re closer to being a woman,&#8221; she added.
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Presenting our November cover star, <a href="https://twitter.com/lizzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lizzo</a>. 
Halfway to achieving EGOT status, the Emmy and Grammy winner sat down with Lisa Robinson for a frank conversation about internet criticism, the nuances of positivity, and the “love of [her] life.” 
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&mdash; VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) <a href="https://twitter.com/VanityFair/status/1579804758201597952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;After [Beyoncé&#8217;s &#8216;Single Ladies&#8217;] it seemed like it became the industry standard for everyone,&#8221; the rap artist continued. &#8220;I wanted to be like a dancer and also, it was kind of political and feminist in my eyes to have me, a full-figured dancer, wearing leotards, showing and celebrating curves and being Olympian in strength, endurance, and flexibility.&#8221;
The singer explained that over the last hundred years, &#8220;movements have to evolve generationally. The culture changes. You can&#8217;t have a movement in 1920 be the same thing as it is in the 2020s. We have to match the rebellion.&#8221;
Later, the &#8220;Good as Hell&#8221; hitmaker talked about twerking and said it&#8217;s a &#8220;black woman thing&#8221; that&#8217;s &#8220;printed in our DNA,&#8221; referencing comments she made in her <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/lizzo_the_black_history_of_twerking_and_how_it_taught_me_self_love?language=en">TED Talk</a> about the &#8220;Black History of Twerking.&#8221;
&#8220;I think it deserved being intellectualized, it deserved to have a classical etymology, it needed an origin story,&#8221; Lizzo shared. &#8220;It’s a Black woman thing, it was almost printed in our DNA. It disappeared and resurfaced in the 1920s, then disappeared and resurfaced in the 1980s. It’s an almost inexplicable phenomenon.&#8221;
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/james-madison-rep-invites-lizzo-to-tour-his-montpelier-estate-after-she-twerked-with-his-crystal-flute">James Madison Rep Invites Lizzo To Tour His Montpelier Estate After She Twerked With His Crystal Flute</a>

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Lizzo Says She Wears Skimpy Outfits On Stage To Be ‘Political And Feminist’

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