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Lizzo Scores Major Legal Victory In Harassment Lawsuit Saga

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Lizzo’s reputation took a hit in 2023. Three of the singer’s former backup dancers filed a lawsuit detailing her allegedly bad behavior. Lizzo was accused sexual and racial harassment, as well as assault, disability discrimination and weight-shaming. These allegations would be damaging for any artist, but Lizzo’s role as a promoter of body positivity in the public eye made them particularly scandalous. The singer denied these allegations outright. Fortunately for her, the law has worked in her favor.

Lizzo had several claims against her dropped on Thursday, December 5. California court documents stated that U.S. labor laws do not apply to Europe, which is where several of Lizzo’s allegedly abusive actions took place. Asha Daniels, the singer’s former stylist, accused her of unpaid overtime, as well as the aforementioned racial and sexual harassment. The judge handling the case claimed that they found no proof of Daniels working overtime. Furthermore, the setting of these accusations mean they do not carry legal weight in the United States.

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Lizzo Allegedly Plans To Fight The Lawsuit Further

“These allegations do not establish plausibly,” Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha noted. “That any portion of plaintiff’s claim arose from work performed in the United States or qualifying territories.” This is a huge break for Lizzo, who has spent almost two years denying the allegations made against her. A source who is close to the singer, however, claims that there’s still more to be done. The source claimed Lizzo is very much committed to clearing her name and proving that she is not guilty of the heinous acts she’s been accused of.

“There’s a reason that Lizzo continues to fight long after most public figures would have settled,” the aforementioned source claimed. “Because these allegations are false and can’t be allowed to stand. She is not going to stop fighting until every single one of these ridiculous smears is dismissed.” Lizzo’s music has been less prevalent than her social media presence in recent months. The singer’s weight loss has turned heads, as did her appearance on Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon 2 live stream. Fans claimed she breathed heavy during the stream, but she clapped back and claimed Cenat was the culprit.

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Kanye West Sued For Sexual Harassment: What We Know

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Lauren Pisciotta, Kanye West’s former chief of staff, is suing him for sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and breach of contract, according to a TMZ report. In her suit, Pisciotta outlines several alleged sexual texts, videos, and situations in which the “Off The Grid” rapper made her feel unsafe. Kanye West’s team have vehemently denied the accusations listed in the sexual harassment suit, and have announced plans to file a countersuit. Ye claims that not only was the alleged sexual nature of his relationship with Lauren Pisciotta fully consensual, but that she often made advances toward him which he patently refused. Both sides of the aisle are hurling accusations at each other, and the full truth has yet to come to light. So, let’s dive into the details of Kanye West’s personal and business relationship with Pisciotta, and unpack the allegations laid out in the sexual harassment lawsuit.

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Pisciotta Joined Ye’s Team In 2021

When Kanye first hired Lauren Pisciotta as his Executive Assistant/Personal Assistant in July 2021, she was allegedly making over $1 million per year as an OnlyFans model. According to her testimony, West offered to match this salary in order to coerce her away from the OnlyFans platform, explaining that he felt her work was not “God-like.” After working together for less than a year, Ye promoted her to Yeezy’s chief of staff, and increased her annual salary to a shocking $4 million. The pair parted ways in October 2022, with Kanye allegedly offering to pay Lauren Pisciotta a severance package of $3 million.

According to Pisciotta, she was never paid her six-figure severance deal, prompting her to file a suit against Kanye West for breach of contract, in addition to her sexual harassment case. The suit claims that Kanye would frequently masturbate during phone calls with the former chief of staff, made numerous lewd advances, and sent bizarre sexually charged texts on multiple occasions. One particularly vulgar text submitted to the court reads “Is my d*** racist? It is. This f***ing racist d*** of mine. I going to beat this f***ing racist d*** for being f***ing racist. I’m going to stare at pictures of white woman with black asses and beat the s*** out of my racist d*** … Beating the s*** out of his big black c***.”

Kanye’s Team Fires Back

In response to the sexual harassment allegations, Kanye West and his team have voraciously denied any wrongdoing, and have alleged that Lauren Pisciotta sought to coerce the superstar into a sexual relationship. Ye claims that after rejecting Pisciotta’s advances in 2022, she became violent, erratic, and attempted to blackmail him. Kanye West’s lawyers have referred to the sexual harassment suit as “baseless,” and even claim, “Ms. Pisciotta stole [Ye’s] cell phone in an attempt to destroy phone records that would contradict her claims, all of which have been preserved.”

Kanye’s legal team claims they terminated Lauren Pisciotta because she was unqualified for the position and demanded increasingly higher wages, while Pisciotta provided no reason for her termination. According to Kanye’s lawyers, Pisciotta demanded that the “Runaway” rapper buy her a Lamborghini and multiple Birkin bags, in addition to her $4 million salary. As the case drags on, more details are sure to emerge from both sides.

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Kanye West Sued For Sexual Harassment By Former Assistant

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Kanye West is in legal hot water. The legendary rapper has been accused of sexual harassment by a woman who used to be his assistant, Lauren Pisciotta. The assistant claims that she worked with West on his fashion line, as well as a trio of songs on his 2021 album, Donda. What started out as a working relationship quickly spiraled, however. Pisciotta alleges that West sent her sexually explicit texts and videos of him having sexual relations with other women.

TMZ broke the news of the lawsuit on June 3. Pisciotta was hired by Kanye West in July 2021, and she claimed that she was offered $1 million by the rapper to delete her OnlyFans account. Within a year, she was promoted to Chief of Staff for several of West’s companies, with an annual salary of $4 million. The downside of this promotion that was Pisciotta claims she was frequently subjected to sexual harassment. She said West repeatedly pleasured himself during phone conversations, and asked her to guess what he was doing. Pisciotta also claimed that that rapper was fixated on the sexual habits of her boyfriends. She added that West would repeatedly describe his sexual fantasies to her via text.

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Kanye West’s Ex-Employee Cited Sexually Explicit Texts

TMZ provides example of these alleged texts. One of them reads: “See my problem is I be wanting to f**k. But then after I f**k I want a girl to tell me how hard they been f**ked while I’m f**king them. Then I want her to cheat on me.” Things get more explicit in the subsequent examples. One text, in particular, sees West claim that his genitalia is “racist” due to his sexual preferences. I’m going to stare at pictures of white woman with black a*ses,” he allegedly wrote. “And beat the sh*t out of my racist d**k.” It should be noted that the latter example was a text that Pisciotta recalled from memory. Pisciotta was fired from West’s company in October 2022. The former Chief of Staff claimed that West offered her $3 million as a severence package, but has yet to pay her.

Pisciotta is reportedly suing for breach of contract, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and hostile work environment. This is not the first time Kanye West has been accused of questionable behavior by his ex-employees. In 2022, NBC claimed that West paid a settlement to a former employee who claimed West praised Adolf Hitler during work meetings. Five other employees have attested to the fact that the rapper has brought up Hitler in professional settings. West’s camp has yet to comment on these latest allegations.

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Kanye West Once “Saved” A Dancer From Sexual Harassment

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A former backup dancer of Kanye West has claimed that the rapper once “saved” her from sexual harassment. “Of all the crazy headlines that always go up about Mr. Kanye West, I will always have a personal soft spot for him. I genuinely think he’s a good dude. I used to be a background dancer for Mr. Kanye West many, many years ago. It was when he came to Australia for the Splendour in the Grass show,” the woman began. She went on to explain that at the afterparty, she was being pressured to twerk by the other guests. However, at this point, she revealed that Kanye came to her rescue.

“Then out of nowhere, Kanye literally like bursts through them and was like, ‘Bro she said no!’ And I was like whoa! And he was like, ‘She said no, so stop asking her to do it alright?’ And they were like, ‘Okay, sorry bro!’ and they like backed up. And he came and sat next to me and he was like, ‘Look, if you don’t wanna do it, that’s fine. They’re just being dicks. You don’t to do anything – just have fun chilling!’ And I was like, oh my God! In that moment I felt really, really unsafe – like there was a bunch of guys asking me to do something that I didn’t wanna do and Kanye told him to back off!” she revealed.

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Kanye And Bianca Censori “On A Break”

However, it’s not all good news for Kanye at the moment. Kanye and his wife Bianca Censori are reportedly “on a break”, according to sources who spoke with The Daily Mail. Censori allegedly returned to her native Australia without the rapper earlier this month at the behest of her family. According to the paper’s source, Censori’s family has been begging her to leave Ye for some time. This comes after previous reports that Ye had turned the architect and Yeezy staffer into a “radicalized version of Kim Kardashian“. Furthermore, her family and friends became increasingly concerned throughout the couple’s recent months-long trip to Italy. Additionally, it appears their breaking point was reports that Ye had imposed a strict set of rules for Censori to live by.

“Her family has never been a fan of Ye, and those close to her have questioned whether marrying him was the right decision. He has been a lot happier and more focused with her around, but I think the relationship has taken its toll on her a bit, with everyone having their opinion. She may go back to him for the album launch. She loves the lifestyle, but I think it’s clear her family and friends would rather she didn’t,” the paper’s source claimed.

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Lizzo Spotted For The First Time Since Lawsuit News

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A few weeks ago news broke that shocked pop music fans as a whole. Three of Lizzo’s former dancers went public with accusations of sexual harassment and the creation of a hostile workplace against the “About Damn Time” singer. In the weeks since more allegations have come out from various former dancers. To counter that some of the remaining Big Grrrl and Big Boiii dancers released a statement backing the singer last week. While she has been out of the public eye as much of this unfolds, she was just spotted for the first time seeming mostly unbothered by it.

TMZ caught up with Lizzo heading into a recording studio in Hollywood recently. She didn’t make any kind of statement about the allegations and kept it pretty brief with the cameras. “I’m okay, I’m good” she responded when asked about how she’s holding up. She followed it up by saying “I’m in the studio right now” and nodding when asked about whether new music was on the way. Her last new album Special dropped last year. It was on the resulting tour in support of the album that much of the alleged workplace harassment took place.

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Lizzo Spotted Hitting The Studio

One of the biggest pieces of drama following the allegations came from Beyonce. Just a few hours after the news hit Beyonce skipped over LIzzo’s name in a performance of the Queens Remix of her song “Break My Soul.” While many fans interpreted it as some kind of diss, Bey’s own mother Tina Knowles quickly set the record straight.

After Tina clarified that there were no hard feelings and fans were reading into lyrics too much, some still weren’t convinced. Beyonce herself shut the rumors down for good recently at a concert in Atlanta. She took the opportunity to say “I love you, Lizzo” during the performance. What do you think of Lizzo seeming unbothered while she casually hits the studio amid her ongoing lawsuit? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Michael Irvin Allegations Become Public, Lawyers Refile Lawsuit

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Michael Irvin has been embroiled in an incredibly confusing situation. According to reports, Irvin was covering the Super Bowl in Arizona when he was suddenly stripped of his duties by the NFL Network. Overall, this was due to allegations made by a worker at the hotel Irvin was staying at. Initially, there were no details on what the allegations were. It was very unclear as to what Irvin was being accused of. Consequently, he and his lawyers decided to file a $100 million lawsuit against Marriott for false allegations.

Subsequently, a judge forced Marriott to hand over footage from that night. Eventually, Irvin’s lawyer watched the footage and held a press conference stating that Irvin did nothing wrong. Moreover, Irvin had some very strong words about the situation. “This takes me back to a time where a white woman would accuse a Black man of something and they would take a bunch of guys that were above the law, run in the barn, put a rope around his foot and drag him through the mud and hang him by the tree,” Irvin had said.

Michael Irvin Lawsuit Persists

Michael Irvin attends the 2022 Harold and Carole Pump Foundation Gala at The Beverly Hilton on August 19, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Now, however, Irvin’s lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss the initial lawsuit in Texas. This is ultimately because they want to file this lawsuit in Arizona. Although, as TMZ reports, the identity of Irvin’s accuser has been made known to his legal team. Furthermore, the exact allegations are now public. As the outlet reports, Irvin allegedly asked his accuser “whether she knew anything about having a ‘big Black man inside of [her].’” It was also alleged that he told her he would come to find her later that week.

Today, Levi McCathern, Irvin’s attorney, is set to showcase the footage to the public. This could very well sway public opinion in regard to this case. However, it is unknown whether any audio from the interaction will be made public. This continues to be a developing story, so stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest news and updates.

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