Lizzo picked up the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award at this weekend’s Black Music Action Coalition gala.
The Grammy Award-winning pop star gave a riveting speech on Thursday (September 21) while accepting the coveted award alongside cast members from her reality show, Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.
“I needed this right now,” Lizzo said. “God’s timing is always on time! I’ve been blessed to receive a lot of incredible awards. But this one truly hits different because humanitarianism is selfless. And to be kind to someone isn’t a talent. Everyone can do it.
“It’s a gift that you give. In all my years of activism and outreach, I have witnessed at the core of every organization, every movement, every march is just people helping people.”
She added: “I’m going to continue to put on and represent, and create safe spaces for Black, fat, woman because that’s what the fuck I do!”
Lizzo was honored due to her philanthropic work and commitment to social justice.
Prior to Lizzo receiving the BMAC Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award, a second lawsuit was brought forth against her by a former member of her wardrobe design team.
On Thursday (September 21), TMZ obtained the legal documents filed by Asha Daniels, who claimed she heard “fatphobic” and “racist” comments from members of the “Good As Hell” singer’s team, while also being forced to work unconscionable hours.
According to Daniels, Amanda Nomura was the worst offender. Nomura allegedly called Black women “dumb,” “useless,” and “fat.” Daniels also claimed that she was forbidden from “dressing sexy” because Lizzo would get jealous if her boyfriend was around other beautiful women.
Daniels, who is suing for an undisclosed amount, claims that her experience on the tour left her with PTSD, as well as “migraines, ocular distortions, brain fog and fatigue.”
However, a representative for Lizzo vehemently refuted Daniels’ claims.
“As Lizzo receives a Humanitarian Award tonight from the Black Music Action Coalition for the incredible charitable work she has done to lift up all people, an ambulance-chasing lawyer tries to sully this honor by recruiting someone to file a bogus, absurd publicity-stunt lawsuit who, wait for it, never actually met or even spoke with Lizzo,” said Stefan Friedman, on behalf of the singer at the time. “We will pay this as much attention as it deserves. None.”
Last month, the “About Damn Time” hitmaker’s attorney, Marty Singer, issued a statement to TMZ, telling the outlet that Lizzo plans on suing her backup dancers and that newly surfaced photos of her accusers “happily carousing” and “gleefully reveling” backstage with nude performers in Paris should help her case.
Lizzo, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, and her dance captain, Shirlene Quigley were all sued back in August by three former dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez — who alleged that the singer weight-shamed and sexually harassed them.
In the suit, obtained by Variety, Lizzo is accused of pressuring Davis into touching a nude performer at an Amsterdam club in February 2023.
However, Singer believes the newly surfaced Paris photos, which were taken on March 5 — a month after the alleged Amsterdam club incident — will help Lizzo’s case.
Naw bitch what you really need is lipo and to go on a diet. WTF is that thing behind her. It’s that Jabba The Hut or a Super Fat Trans Woman.
It is her double. She was ordered to have one in case of travelling on a plane or a bus. So when she sits on one side. The double takes the opposite, so the vehicle will not collapse.
You know you’re fat when you can place three girls side by side behind her and she’s still bigger than they are.
I’d let her sit on my face, ngl
STFU Evelyn, you’d let any fat n**** sit on your face cuz you’re the gayest man on planet earth besides Diddy
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you don’t even know me mate whats wrong with being gay leave gay people alone
Eating dicks leads to 💀 by @!d$
Know you well enough to know that you like taking balls to the face. Did you listen to “Check Yoself by Ice Cube”, ‘Cause big dicks up yo’ ass is bad for ya health.”
I always knew Antonio and Evan were the same the person…
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Humanitarian award and she only cares about herself. “I needed this rn”. Do you know what humanitarian means?
A person that eats humans cuz she looks like she ate Gabriel’s Union, Melissa’s Ford and Buffy’s The Body as leftovers.
She’s so big that Fat Albert even yelled “Goddamn!” when she stood next to him in comparison.
Lizzo is just too damn fat
Didn’t think she could raise her hand that high unless she’s reaching for food or asking for Seconds,Thirds, Fourths and Fifths.
She’s the only person I know that can turn a dump truck into a lowrider by just getting in a vehicle.
She’s raising her👏 for 🍖
GOJIRA!!!!!