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Lizzo Gets Emotional Accepting Humanitarian Award With Current Dancers On Stage

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Lizzo’s last few months have been emotional for a lot of people. For her fans, they were shocked to find out last month that she was being sued by some of her former dancers. In the lawsuit they don’t mince words about the workplace harassment they faced. It included claims of exhaustive re-auditions, racist and fatphobic remarks, and even sexual harassment by one of the singer’s employees. Things got even worse for her fans earlier this week when yet another lawsuit hit.

The second lawsuit came from a tour employee who worked for Lizzo just earlier this year. Her suit mirrored the first including first hand accounts of 20-hour work days and harassment from the “About Damn Time” singer’s employees. Her lawyers quickly responded, downplaying the actual events in question and Lizzo’s involvement in them. The lawsuit went public at a very interesting time as the singer was scheduled to accept a humanitarian award from the Black Music Action Coalition at their Gala.

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Lizzo Tears Up Accepting Award

Overnight, Lizzo actually accepted her award. She brought some of her current dancers on stage with her for support. “Black Music Action Coalition, y’all really are about that action. Thank you so much for this, because I needed this right now. God’s timing is always on time! I didn’t write a speech because I don’t know what to say in times like these,” she said through often teary eyes. “It’s easy to do the right thing when everybody’s watching you, and it’s what you do in those moments when nobody’s watching that defines who you are,” she continued.

The rest of her acceptance speech focused mainly on her humanitarian efforts. “I’m going to continue to be who I am, no matter who’s watching. I’m going to continue to shine a light on the people who are helping people, because they deserve it. I’m going to continue to amplify the voices of marginalized people because I have a microphone and I know how to use it. And, I’m going to continue to put on and represent safe spaces for fat Black women, because that’s what the f*ck I do!” she concluded. What do you think of Lizzo’s emotional reaction to receiving a humanitarian award amid her ongoing lawsuits? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lizzo To Receive Humanitarian Award At Black Music Action Coalition Gala

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According to AllHipHop, Lizzo will be honored later this month at the Black Music Action Coalition Gala. She’ll be receiving the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award during the ceremony. Epic Records CEO Sylvia Rhone is also set to be honored at the event with the Clarence Avant Trailblazer Award. “The Black Music Action Coalition is proud to honor Lizzo and Sylvia Rhone at this year’s Gala, as they join a group of trailblazers who have made immense impact within the music industry and beyond, We applaud their dedication to pushing boundaries, amplifying Black voices and crashing through those glass ceilings creating space for Black women,” reads the announcement from the coalition

The announcement comes during a pretty turbulent time for Lizzo. On the first day of August, news broke of a lawsuit filed against the “About Damn Time” singer by three of her former dancers. In the lawsuit they claimed that they experienced sexual harassment and workplace harassment. They claim that the singer and one of her primary choreographers contributed to a deeply hostile work environment. It included multiple specific references to the singer’s behavior that was instantly a very bad look for her. While she’s denied all of their claims, she’s been unsurprisingly keeping a pretty low profile since.

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Lizzo To Be Honored At BMAC Gala

In the wake of the lawsuit announcement, some came to the defense of Lizzo. Grimes defended the singer as her friend while Joe Budden claimed that she wasn’t acting any different than most celebrities. Wack 100 came to her defense after reports emerged that she was dropped from consideration for a Super Bowl halftime show performance following the allegations.

In the weeks following the news breaking Lizzo and her legal team began trying to gather evidence to disprove her accusers. She also threatened to sue them back, though the dancers claim that is just a scare tactic meant to make them back down. What do you think of BMAC choosing to honor Lizzo despite her ongoing workplace harassment lawsuit? Let us know in the comment section below.

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