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Lizzo Accusers Abandon Fat-Shaming Claims in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Lizzo
Dancers Drop Fat-Shaming Legal Fight
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Lizzo just scored a win in her legal battle against 3 former backup dancers … the women have dropped their claims that Lizzo fat-shamed them, despite the rest of the case moving forward … TMZ has learned.
Lizzo’s powerhouse attorney, Marty Singer, and his partner, Melissa Y. Glass, tell TMZ the fat-shaming claims were a major part of the sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez, and Crystal Williams, but they insist it always lacked merit.
According to Lizzo’s attorneys, the allegations were refuted by 18 witnesses in sworn declarations submitted to the court.
They say the Superior Court judge concluded Davis was fired because she made “an unauthorized recording of Lizzo in a dancer meeting and sent it to Williams, who was no longer working on The Special Tour” … and now the dancers dropped their appeal of the dismissal of the fat-shaming claims.
The fat-shaming claims are just one of many that they brought against the artist.
You’ll recall … back in 2023, Arianna, Noelle and Crystal claimed Lizzo subjected them to nude entertainment shows in Amsterdam and Paris on tour, which they said they were clearly uncomfortable with.
In the docs, the women say Lizzo pressured dancers to interact with sex performers at Bananenbar in Amsterdam, where patrons are known to eat bananas out of the performers’ vaginas. Lizzo denies the claims.
While the more serious claims are still being disputed in court, Lizzo’s team says they remain “confident she will prevail in the case.”
But the dancers’ attorney, Ronald Zambrano, told TMZ, “We are maintaining that Judge Epstein was correct in his ruling denying Lizzo’s special motion to strike the vast majority of claims they attacked, including false imprisonment and harassment. Of the couple of claims Judge Epstein did dismiss, the plaintiffs have taken a considered approach to leave that be. One would hope to see the same level of intellectual honesty and neutral assessment from the defendants, but that hasn’t been the case thus far and it’s disappointing.”
Nicole Brown’s Sister
Draws Parallels Between Rob Reiner’s Murder and the O.J. Case
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Tanya Brown — whose sister, Nicole Brown, was slain in 1994 — opened up to TMZ about the eerie similarities between Rob and Michele Reiner‘s killings and the brutal murder of her sister, which sparked the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial.
Tanya tells TMZ … she saw the words “murder in Brentwood” posted on social media Sunday night, which understandably conjured up old, terrible memories.
As we reported … Rob and his wife were found Sunday with their throats slit inside their Brentwood, California home.
Tanya said, “The story is very triggering — beyond triggering. I’ve shed a lot of tears … it’s very personal to me.”
Remember … Nicole also lived in Brentwood and was viciously stabbed to death outside her home 29 years ago in a double homicide that included restaurant server Ron Goldman.
She continued … “When I heard it was a stabbing, it brought me back to that time of O.J. killing my sister and Ron.”
While no one was ever criminally convicted in Nicole and Ron’s murders, Tanya says she hopes the Reiner family gets justice and “the person responsible doesn’t get away with it.”
“But I hope the person also gets rehabilitated while incarcerated,” she said. “It makes me sad for the family, I feel for them. This didn’t need to happen.”
Rob and Michele’s 32-year-old son Nick is currently in police custody, being held without bail on suspicion of murdering them.
Comedian Donnell Rawlings
Rob Reiner Was Groundbreaking
… Took Chances, Gave People Opportunities
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Rob Reiner and his wife Michele’s deaths have sent shockwaves through Hollywood … and Donnell Rawlings is opening up to TMZ about the tremendous impact Rob had on the entertainment industry, and how profound the loss of the couple is.
We caught up with the comedian at LAX Monday morning, and he told us that while it’ll be incredibly tough, he hopes Rob’s family and friends can eventually find some understanding of how this tragedy happened.
Catch the full clip — Donnell looks back on Rob’s groundbreaking career, talking about how he embraced change when others wouldn’t and used his platform to open doors for people along the way.
We even put him on the spot to pick his favorite Reiner-directed movie … you gotta watch to see what he chose.
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As we reported, Rob and Michele were found dead inside their Los Angeles home Sunday, both with their throats slit. Their son, Nick, has since been arrested in connection with the killings and is currently being held without bail.
Brown University Mass Shooting
New Video Shows Person of Interest
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Providence Police
Police in Rhode Island just released new surveillance footage of a person of interest in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University.
The video shows a person, dressed in all black, walking down Waterman Street near the corner of Hope Street … a couple blocks away from the Ivy League campus.
Providence Police Department
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha says investigators believe the person in the video is the same as the person seen in different surveillance footage … according to CNN. The person is still unidentified.
The Providence Police Department announced, “We are sharing a video of a person of interest and plan to release additional video as part of the ongoing investigation.”
A person of interest was taken into police custody Sunday, but has since been released after an investigation cleared him.
Two students died and nine others were injured in the mass shooting Saturday at Brown.
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Neronha told CNN the shooter likely remains armed and dangerous.
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