Lizzo 'grateful' after judge dismisses lawsuit against production company
The About Damn Time singer says she is "relieved" at the outcome and will "continue to fight" every claim.
Lizzo expressed her gratitude and relief after a US district judge dismissed the remaining allegations in a lawsuit targeting her production company.
The American pop star had been sued by Asha Daniels, her former wardrobe assistant, who claimed she experienced "degradation, forced physical labor, denial of medical care, sexual harassment, and racial harassment" during her brief employment with Big Grrrl Big Touring in 2023.
Court documents confirm that District Judge Fernando L Aenlle-Rocha issued a ruling on Tuesday to dismiss the stylist's claims.
Lizzo stated she was "relieved" by the outcome and vowed to "continue to fight" every accusation leveled against her and her company.
In 2024, Judge Aenlle-Rocha had already ruled that Daniels could not sue the Grammy winner personally, though Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc remained a defendant.
In his recent ruling, the judge noted that the former wardrobe assistant failed to identify any conduct by company employees that would indicate "general hostility to women in the workplace" or "disparate treatment of men and women."
He further wrote that the alleged conduct and incidents, while deemed "inappropriate and unprofessional," fell "within the scope of what the Supreme Court has held to be outside the protection" of the "ordinary tribulations of the workplace."
Aenlle-Rocha also addressed an incident where the stylist claimed her foot was run over by a heavy clothes rack. He wrote that while the court "does not seek to minimise or disregard the pain" experienced, the injuries "do not qualify as disabilities" under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Following the ruling, Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, thanked her lawyers in an Instagram post.
"The truth matters to me more than anything and told y'all I will not settle and will continue to fight every vicious claim that has been made against me and my businesses," she wrote.
She also pledged to continue using her platform to "spread positivity and light to the world," concluding her message by sending love to her supporters.
Daniels' lawsuit, filed in September 2023, followed a separate lawsuit initiated by three of Lizzo's former tour dancers. Lizzo's team denies those claims, which included allegations of sexual harassment. Allegations of fat-shaming from that same lawsuit were dismissed by a judge in 2025.
BBC Newsbeat has reached out to the lawyers for both Lizzo and Daniels for comment.