Singer Grimes faced backlash for supporting Lizzo, who is now facing a lawsuit from three of her former backup dancers.
According to the joint lawsuit, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez allege the “Truth Hurts” singer participated in grossly embarrassing activities and forced them to perform inappropriate acts in adult entertainment venues.
There are several celebrities who have supported the Grammy winner, such as Canadian pop star Grimes, who is also the ex-girlfriend of Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Grimes Shows Support For Lizzo Amid Lawsuit Accusations: ‘Loyalty Is Important To Me’
I love Lizzo. Not saying I don’t believe ppl when bad things happen, but I had dancers abused on my watch in ways I didn’t know about until later. Damn it. But loyalty is important to me. Lizzo was nice to me and everyone else for a decade before she was “cool”, and…
— ?????? (@Grimezsz) August 6, 2023
On Sunday, Grimes, born Claire Elise Boucher, used X, formerly known as Twitter, to show her support for the Grammy winner, saying it was important to be loyal to the singer despite the recent allegations against her.
“I love Lizzo. Not to say I don’t trust people when bad things happen, but I’ve had dancers mistreated on my watch in ways I didn’t know about until later,” Grimes admitted. “Mebe sh*t is bad. But loyalty is important to me.”
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“Lizzo was nice to me and everyone else for a decade before she was ‘cool,’ and she reached out to me when no one cared,” Grimes wrote. “I’ve only seen exemplary behavior from him, especially when everyone hates me and he’s on top of the world. There is no reason for him to check in, other than to be a good person.”
Grimes added a small disclaimer to her post, writing, “Just my two cents,” adding, “I remember when she first burst out being so happy because I’ve never known such an amazing person to find fame in the music industry. I’m hard to believe he would change radically. [I’m] tired of a culture that tries to destroy its greatest good. Lizzo is amazing.”
Fans Not So Quick to Share Their Support After Recent Allegations
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Many fans blamed Grimes for showing her support for the “Juice” singer. “So sad that you’re rich and wealthy and influential, Lizzo is a classist abuser who doesn’t believe people ‘on her level’ deserve respect,” one user wrote.
Grimes replied: “Lizzo was good to me before Elon when he blew up and I was still indie as f*ck. He was nice to me in 2012 before anyone cared [about] one of us. He checked in when I was canceled when I was pregnant when most people left me because they didn’t want an association; he is good when only liability to him. I respect that toughness. That’s a good person.”
Lizzo was good to me before elon when she blew up and I was still indie. He was good to me in 2012 before anyone cared about either of us. He checked in when I was canceled when I was pregnant when most people left me because they didn’t want to…
— ?????? (@Grimezsz) August 6, 2023
Another user continued to sarcastically comment: “Chris Brown is nice to me, so he never hit Rihanna. I agree with Grimes. When someone is good to you, they are good to everyone. As Tarantino said with Weinstein… ‘I never saw it happen in front of me.’”
Grimes responded: Rihanna has supported Chris Brown in the aftermath because Rihanna seems to care about restorative justice. *assuming* Lizzo is guilty (without a trial – which flies in the face of democracy) – it’s funny to me that the same people who fight for restorative justice seem to be against it for someone who has been a figure of change and suffered so much to fight for acceptance.”
Rihanna has supported chris brown afterwards because Rihanna seems to care about restorative justice. *assuming* Lizzo is guilty (without a trial – which hurts democracy) – funny to me the same people who fight for restorative justice seem to be against her because…
— ?????? (@Grimezsz) August 6, 2023
Fortunately for Grimes, there are some fans who think it’s important for Lizzo to be “innocent until proven guilty.” They commented, “Offering positive character evidence about the accused is not the same as claiming the accused is innocent. You’ve obviously never had a loved one or close friend falsely accused, or you might value those who are innocent until proven guilty even less.”
“It is not wrong to support an accused friend or loved one and hope that the allegations turn out to be false or a misunderstanding,” they continued. “Innocent until proven guilty. It is important that Lizzo gets it right.”
Offering positive character evidence about the accused is not the same as claiming the accused is innocent. You’ve obviously never had a loved one or close friend falsely accused, or you may value them as innocent until proven guilty.
There is no harm…
— Scott Graham (@MacGraeme42) August 6, 2023
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