Lizzo speaks onstage at the 2023 Black Music Action Coalition Gala at The Beverly Hilton on September 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
<p><strong>Lizzo</strong> ended her Thursday evening by taking home the Quincy Jones <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/missy-elliott-busta-rhymes-lifetime-achievement-award/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Humanitarian Award</a> at the Black Music Action Coalition Gala.</p>
<p>News that Lizzo was the honoree broke earlier this month. Then, hours before the event, a fashion designer named <strong>Asha Daniels</strong> filed a new lawsuit against the singer. It was unclear if Lizzo planned to accept the award at the ceremony amid the breaking news.</p>
<p>However, her spokesperson <strong>Stefan Friedman</strong> <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/21/lizzo-sued-former-tour-employee-racial-harassment-sexual-harassment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed the new suit</a> in a statement to <em>TMZ </em>on Thursday. Friedman accused the plaintiff&#8217;s attorney of <em>&#8220;ambulance-chasing&#8221;</em> and filing<em> &#8220;a bogus, absurd publicity stunt lawsuit.&#8221; </em></p>
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<p>However, per <em>Variety</em> and photos of the event, Lizzo was present and <a href="https://variety.com/2023/music/musicians/lizzo-bmac-awards-lawsuit-response-1235732116/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gave a speech</a> while accepting the honor. But, she reportedly did not walk the carpet and chose to sit in the audience.</p>
<figure id="attachment_145538" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-145538" style="width: 1140px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-145538" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Lizzo-Humanitarian-Award-Speech-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="1140" height="814" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-145538" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Lizzo speaks onstage at the 2023 Black Music Action Coalition Gala at The Beverly Hilton on September 21, 2023, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)</em></figcaption></figure>
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<p>A video montage at the event reportedly showcased Lizzo&#8217;s philanthropic work, particularly for LGBTQ+ advocacy. When she took the stage for the award, a few of her &#8216;Big Grrl&#8217; dancers from the &#8220;The Special Tour&#8221; joined her.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Black Music Coalition, y&#8217;all really are about that action. Thank you so much for this, because I needed this right now,&#8221;Lizzo said, per <em>Variety. </em>&#8220;God&#8217;s timing is always on time! I didn&#8217;t write a speech because I don&#8217;t know what to say in times like these.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>According to the entertainment outlet, Lizzo also spoke about her &#8220;humanitarian and activist initiatives.&#8221; She also spoke about doing the &#8220;right thing&#8221; when nobody&#8217;s watching and continuing to be herself.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;And I&#8217;m going to continue to be who I am, no matter who&#8217;s watching. I&#8217;m going to continue to shine a light on th people who are helping people, because they deserve it. I&#8217;m going to continue to amplify the voices of marginalized people because I have a microphone and I know how to use it.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Lizzo Faces Lawsuit For Her Wardrobe Manager&#8217;s Alleged Behavior</h3>
<p>As mentioned, fashion designer Daniels is suing Lizzo, but the allegations in the paperwork reportedly cite her wardrobe manager, <strong>Amanda Nomura,</strong> as the aggressor.</p>
<p>Daniels&#8217; lawsuit comes after three former dancers<a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/lizzo-of-harassing-weight-shaming-dancers-in-new-lawsuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> sued her</a> in August. They allege sexual harassment and weight-shaming. Her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc., and dance captain Shirlene Quigley are also defendants. Lizzo <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/lizzo-reacts-lawsuit-false/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has denied</a> those accusations.</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, in Daniels&#8217; lawsuit, she claims Amanda used &#8220;stereotypical impressions&#8221; of Balck women and described dancers as &#8220;fat&#8221; and &#8220;useless.&#8221; Daniels also alleges the manager forced dancers to change their outfits in front of a &#8220;mostly white, male stage crew&#8221; as they gawked.</p>
<p>NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/lizzo-sued-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-racial-discrimination-tour-rcna105930" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports that Daniels</a> lost employment after complaining about Amanda&#8217;s alleged behavior. Her attorney, Ron Zambrano, also represents the former dancers suing Lizzo. He explained that the &#8220;About Damn Time&#8221; singer is being sued because she is &#8220;the boss, so the buck stops with her.&#8221;</p>
<p>But as mentioned, Lizzo&#8217;s spokesperson Friedman said the lawsuit aimed to dim the singer&#8217;s award honor. Friedman added that Daniels has never met the artist.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;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. We will pay this as much attention as it deserves. None.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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