Beyoncé is OPPING Lizzo’s name from the lyrics to the Break My Soul remix on her tour – after the rapper was accused of sexual harassment and weight shaming by three of her ex-dancers

Beyoncé omitted Lizzo’s name from the lyrics to her remixed version of “Break My Soul” over allegations that the singer sexually molested three dancers.

The Crazy In Love singer, 41, has performed Break My Soul (The Queens Remix) on her Renaissance tour, which lists a number of groundbreaking black female artists.

But at her performance Tuesday night in Boston, Massachusetts, Lizzo’s name was dropped from her performance.

The show came hours after news that 35-year-old Lizzo is being sued by three of her former dancers for alleged sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.

The lyrics that mention Lizzo read: “Betty Davis, Solange Knowles / [Erykah Badu]Lizzo, Kelly Rowl’ (You know you can do it)’

Omitted: Beyonce omitted Lizzo's name from the lyrics of a remixed version of Break My Soul while performing in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday night

Shocking: It comes hours after news that 35-year-old Lizzo is being sued by three of her former dancers for alleged sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment

Omitted: Beyoncé (left) omitted Lizzo’s name from the lyrics to a remixed version of “Break My Soul” while performing Tuesday night in Boston, Massachusetts. It comes just hours after Lizzo, 35, was accused of sexual harassment and body shaming by three of her former dancers

But in concert recordings Shared on Twitter, Beyoncé intentionally replaced Lizzo’s name with four repeats of “Badu.”

Lizzo – real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson – is facing legal action after her former backup dancers allege she spoke out about their weight and urged someone to touch a naked performer at a strip club.

The plaintiffs – their former dancers – are named in the lawsuit as Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez. Williams and Davis both recently appeared on the Amazon Prime reality show Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls — about the singer’s search for backup dancers.

The famous singer was accused of “inviting performers to take turns touching the naked performers” at an Amsterdam strip club, according to the lawsuit.

She reportedly encouraged “catching dildos that were shot out of performers’ vaginas and eating bananas that were sticking out of performers’ vaginas.”

The About Damn Time singer is known for her social body positivity, but the lawsuit sheds a different light on her.

Ron Zambrano, the women’s attorney, said in the lawsuit, which was first revealed by NBC News: “The stunning way Lizzo and her management team have treated their artists seems at odds with everything Lizzo publicly stands for.”

“While privately she shames her dancers and demeans them in a way that is not only illegal but utterly demoralizing.”

Allegations: Lizzo - real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson - is facing legal action after her former backup dancers allege she spoke out about their weight and urged someone to touch a naked performer at a strip club; seen on July 23rd

Allegations: Lizzo – real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson – is facing legal action after her former backup dancers allege she spoke out about their weight and urged someone to touch a naked performer at a strip club; seen on July 23rd

Litigation: The dancers' claims are evident from court documents

Litigation: The dancers’ claims are evident from court documents

Lizzo is not the only named defendant in the case, which was filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Her dance captain Shirlene Quigley is also facing a number of allegations.

According to the lawsuit, Quigley shared “lewd sexual fantasies” and spoke publicly about one of the plaintiffs’ virginity while berating those who engaged in premarital sex.

Complaints for all harms include: hostile work environment, sexual harassment, religious harassment, racial harassment, discrimination based on disability, and failure to prevent or remedy the harassment.

Lizzo is specifically accused of discrimination based on a disability, creating a hostile work environment, sexual harassment and failing to stop these issues.

Her travel company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc. is also named as a defendant.

At the Amsterdam strip joint, Lizzo reportedly “turned her attention to Ms. Davis and began pressuring Ms. Davis to touch the breasts of one of the naked women.”

Davis refused multiple times, while the pop star allegedly chanted louder and louder to encourage her to do so, the lawsuit states. Finally, Davis touched the performer.

“The plaintiffs were appalled by Lizzo’s lack of regard for the physical autonomy of her employees and those around her, particularly in the presence of many of the people she employed,” the filing reads.

In another case, the plaintiffs allege that Lizzo invited the dancers to a club in Paris but failed to mention that it was a nude cabaret bar. This “shocked” the dancers, who said Lizzo had “taken away their decision not to participate,” according to the lawsuit.

Lizzo also allegedly claimed the dancers drank before the performances, to which Williams spoke out. The pop star reportedly put the group through an “excruciating” 12-hour rehearsal.

A few days later, Williams lost her job, the lawsuit said.

Claims: Arianna Davis (pictured) claimed she got her pants dirty during an intense rehearsal because she was terrified of losing her job

Claims: Arianna Davis (pictured) claimed she got her pants dirty during an intense rehearsal because she was terrified of losing her job

Plaintiff: Crystal Williams (pictured) spoke out against Lizzo's allegations that the dancers drank before their performances. She was released a few days later

Plaintiff: Crystal Williams (pictured) spoke out against Lizzo’s allegations that the dancers drank before their performances. She was released a few days later

Lawsuit: Noelle Rodriguez (pictured) claimed that when Lizzo stopped, she showed both of her middle fingers and insulted her

Lawsuit: Noelle Rodriguez (pictured) claimed that when Lizzo stopped, she showed both of her middle fingers and insulted her

Davis, on the other hand, got her pants dirty during the intense rehearsal because she was very afraid of losing her job, the documents say. She was then handed a see-through outfit with no underwear at the conclusion of the performance, the suit said.

Rodriguez complained to a manager about the decision to publicly fire Williams after Lizzo told the group she had “eyes and ears everywhere.”

Davis recorded the April 27 meeting because she claimed she had an eye condition that left her disoriented.

But Lizzo then held a meeting and had the dancers’ phones confiscated by security, the lawsuit says.

“Lizzo got angry, hurled foul language at the group and explained that she would walk around the room person by person until someone told Lizzo who took the picture,” the filing reads.

When Davis tried to tell Lizzo and Quigley that she didn’t mean anything bad by recording the meeting, they verbally abused her and Lizzo fired her on the spot, the lawsuit said.

Rodriguez then expressed that she felt disrespected and threatened to resign – to which Lizzo said she was “lucky”.

When Rodriguez actually stopped, Lizzo flashed her two middle fingers and yelled abusively at her, the lawsuit states.

Lizzo has not yet responded to the lawsuit.

Appearances: Lizzo performs on stage during the Special Tour at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 2022

Appearances: Lizzo performs on stage during the Special Tour at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 2022

Bradford Betz

Bradford Betz is a WSTPost U.S. News Reporter based in London. His focus is on U.S. politics and the environment. He has covered climate change extensively, as well as healthcare and crime. Bradford Betz joined WSTPost in 2023 from the Daily Express and previously worked for Chemist and Druggist and the Jewish Chronicle. He is a graduate of Cambridge University. Languages: English. You can get in touch with me by emailing: betz@ustimespost.com.

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