Grimes supports Lizzo amid sexual harassment lawsuit: ‘Loyalty matters’

Grimes is feeling good as hell about publicly supporting Lizzo.

The 35-year-old Canadian pop singer and Elon Musk’s ex took to social media on Sunday to specific the constructive experiences she has had with Lizzo, 35.

The help comes because the “Reality Hurts” singer is being sued by three of her former backup dancers for sexual harassment and office misconduct.

“I really like Lizzo. Not saying I don’t consider ppl when dangerous issues occur, however I had dancers mistreated on my watch in methods I didn’t discover out about till approach later. Mebe s–t is dangerous,” Grimes expressed on X, previously generally known as Twitter.

“However loyalty issues to me. Lizzo was form to me and others for a decade earlier than she was ‘cool,’ and he or she checked in in [sic] me when nobody cared. I’ve solely ever seen exemplary habits from her, particularly when everybody was hating on me and he or she was on prime of the world. There was no motive for her to verify in, moreover to be a great individual. Simply my two cents.”

Grimes continued: “I recall when she first blew up being so pleased as a result of I’d by no means identified such an admirable individual to search out fame within the music business. I wrestle to consider she would have so radically modified… uninterested in a tradition that seeks to destroy it’s best virtues. Lizzo is superb.”

Grimes’ supportive assertion wasn’t met with overwhelming reward, however she was able to defend her phrases and bring up the actions of others who’ve accomplished the identical as her.

One X person pushed back, citing fame as a motive for various actions: “Grimes it’s since you’re wealthy and rich and have affect, Lizzo is a classist abuser who doesn’t consider individuals ‘on her stage’ deserve respect.”

The singer responded, “Lizzo was good to me earlier than elon when she blew up and I used to be nonetheless indie as f—. She was good to me in like 2012 earlier than anybody cared abt both of us. She checked in whereas I used to be cancelled a f whereas I used to be pregnant when most individuals deserted me as a result of they didn’t need the affiliation, she was form when was solely a legal responsibility to her. I respect that hardcore. That’s a great individual.”

Dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez got here ahead on Aug. 1, accusing Lizzo and her Huge Grrrl Huge Touring Inc. of wrongdoings towards the outwardly-body-positive singer.

The grievance included accusations of racial and spiritual discrimination, body-shaming and stress to carry out uncomfortable acts with nude dancers throughout a stay intercourse present.

Following the announcement of the lawsuit, Oscar-nominated director Sophia Nahli Allison claimed on social media that she walked away from being Lizzo’s documentary director after two weeks on the job, witnessing “how boastful, self-centered, and unkind she is.”

Lizzo responded to the lawsuit’s claims, deeming them “false” and “sensationalized tales.”

“I’m not the villain that folks and the media have portrayed me to be these previous few days,” she wrote on X and Instagram. “I’m very open with my sexuality and expressing myself however I can not settle for or enable individuals to make use of that openness to make me out to be one thing I’m not.”

Grimes is thought for being somebody who isn’t afraid to stay her fact.

In 2021, she admitted to posing for viral images of her studying “The Communist Manifesto,” tweeting that she wished to “yield probably the most onion-ish potential headline.” She achieved that by sharing The Publish’s straight-take headline.

A decade after the 2012 hack of the favored tradition weblog Hipster Runoff, Grimes confessed to being behind the notorious hack and blackmail. The weblog ran a leaked photograph of her kissing an unnamed girl whereas she was trying to kickstart her profession on a great notice.

Not too long ago, she debuted her fresh “alien scars” on Instagram. The white, scar-like, futuristic tattoos alongside her collarbone got here after her still-tender, large leg design she revealed shortly before.

A few of her most well-known headlines revolve across the names of her and Elon Musk’s two kids.

The on-again, off-again welcomed their first little one — a boy initially named X AE A-12 — in Might 2020. To abide by California tips, they finally changed their baby’s name to X AE A-XII.

The arrival of his sister didn’t cease Grimes and the Twitter CEO from having their new little one stand out.

Their daughter was initially named Exa Darkish Sideræl Musk when she arrived through surrogate in December 2021, however Grimes tweeted in March that Exa is “Y now, or ‘Why?’ or simply ‘?’ ” and noting that “the federal government received’t acknowledge” the image.

She appeared to elucidate it away by including: “curiosity, the everlasting query, .. and such.”