US judge dismisses lawsuit against Lizzo's production company

A lawsuit against Melissa "Lizzo" Jefferson's production company has been dropped by a federal court judge in the US.

Former wardrobe assistant Asha Daniels also accused her former boss Amanda Nomura of racial discrimination, a claim the judge also ruled against.

The four-time Grammy winner responded to the end of the three-year legal battle on social media.

A lawsuit involving claims of discrimination and harassment against Lizzo's production company Big Grrrl Big Touring (BGBT) has been dropped by a US judge who ruled the alleged conduct failed to identify evidence of misconduct.

The self-described "bop-star" took to social media to address the almost three-year legal battle.

Standing silently on a balcony surrounded by rolling hills and trees, the four-time Grammy Award winner smiles at the camera as text overlays a video post which has since garnered almost 200K likes and 5.2K in comments on her Instagram.

"Today I am relieved to announce that I have won my case against me and my touring company Big Grrrl Touring," the text reads.

"All the ridiculous claims by a wardrobe assistant who worked on tour for less than 3 weeks (including a claim the broke an acrylic nail) have been dismissed.

" The truth matters more to me than anything and I told y'all I will not settle we and will continue to fight every vicious claim that has been made against me and my businesses.

The original case against Lizzo's production company was filed by former wardrobe assistant Asha Daniels in September 2023, who alleged senior members of BGBT fostered a hostile work environment in which she was subject to "degradation, forced physical labour, denial of medical care, sexual harassment, and racial harassment" during the European leg of Lizzo's tour.

Ms Daniels submitted four other claims alleging she faced retaliatory actions after making her complaints.

At the end of 2024, the court dismissed an eighth cause of action against the company, which accused BGBT of violating US labour standards.

The remaining seven claims were thrown-out by US district court judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha on Monday.

According to court documents obtained by the ABC, Judge Aenlle-Rocha said the "alleged incidents, while inappropriate and unprofessional, fall within the scope of what the Supreme Court has held to be outside the protection of Title VII as part of the ordinary tribulations of the workplace".

In reference to an incident where Ms Daniels's foot was run over by a clothes-rack, Judge Aenlle-Rocha ruled her alleged injuries "were insufficiently severe or long-term to qualify as disabilities".

Ms Daniels also accused her boss Amanda Nomura of racially discriminating against workers and using slurs against Black women, which the judge ultimately ruled against.

"There is no evidence identified or presented to suggest Nomura ever spoke a racial slur or referred to any specific Black person or Black people generally using racially offensive language,"

he said.

Lizzo, who was initially identified as an individual defendant, was dropped from the lawsuit in 2024.