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Lizzo's three former back-up dancers who are currently suing her over claims of sexual harassment have branded the star's plans to counter-sue an 'insidious attempt at intimation.'

Lizzo's former dancers brand star's plans to COUNTERSUE them an 'insidious attempt at intimidation' - amid sexual harassment and toxic workplace suit By Eve Buckland For Dailymail.Com Updated: 21:37, 25 August 2023 e-mail View comments Lizzo 's three former back-up dancers who are currently suing her over claims of sexual harassment have branded the star's plans to counter-sue an 'insidious attempt at intimation.' Crystal Williams, 24, Noelle Rodriguez, 25 and Arianna Davis, 26 are accusing the Grammy-winner, 35, of sexual and racial harassment and creating a hostile work environment - alleging the plus-sized pop icon dragged them along to degrading sex shows while touring Europe in February and March. Lizzo has vehemently denied the allegations against her in the lawsuit which accused her of pressuring the employees to touch nude performers at a club in Amsterdam, among other claims that included weight shaming. Lizzo's attorney Martin Singer told DailyMail.com earlier this week the singer plans to sue to malicious prosecution. Attorney Ron Zambrano, who represents the three accusers, told DailyMail.com in a statement: 'Lizzo’s threat to countersue for malicious prosecution is an insidious attempt at intimidation and delivers a chilling effect to all harassment victims in the workplace. 'The scare tactics, bullying and victim shaming coming from Lizzo’s team is exactly the behavior employees face in the entertainment industry who feel they have no choice but to ‘suck it up’ for access and success. Under fire: Lizzo's three former back-up dancers who are currently suing her over claims of sexual harassment have branded the star's plans to counter-sue an 'insidious attempt at intimation. (Lizzo pictured July 2023) Accusers: Arianna Davis, 26, Crystal Williams, 24, Noelle Rodriguez, 25 are accusing the Grammy-winner, 35, of sexual and racial harassment and creating a hostile work environment 'Lizzo is trying to scare others from coming forward following the predictable path of promising a second trauma heaped upon them if they have the nerve to speak out. Her team is merely trying to suppress the truth and hide her hypocrisy of publicizing her brand as one of empowerment and body positivity while privately depriving women of their empowerment. 'Lizzo certainly isn’t empowering women by way of her threats, rather she is disenfranchising them, but this lawsuit isn’t just about her. This sort of behavior is pervasive in the entertainment industry. 'That doesn’t make it right, and it’s still illegal. The entire point of employment law is to enable victims to speak freely without fear of intimidation, a nuance wholly missed by Lizzo and her team who have comfortably slipped into the ‘you’re the problem, not me’ script. 'Lizzo is emblematic of the overall issue with harassers and abusers who try to silence their accusers. To all victims, we assure you that you no longer have to remain silent. Fight back. Neama Rahmani, also acting for the three plaintiffs, added: 'Singer has no legal grounds to countersue on behalf of Lizzo, and by doing so, he would actually have to step inside a courtroom and expose his client and her lies to cross-examination at trial. 'We have mountains of evidence and more people coming forward each day independently supporting the plaintiffs’ allegations. 'He may be referring to the lawsuit against Lizzo as a ‘sham’ but the only thing that is a sham here is Singer's media strategy of shaming the victims. We’ll take the moral high ground and fight for what’s right.' New photos obtained by DailyMail.com earlier this week have emerged of the trio happily posing with topless performers backstage at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris on March 5 2023 - weeks after they claimed Lizzo pressured them to eat bananas and catch dildos from performers' vaginas during a February night out in Amsterdam's infamous red-light district. Lizzo's attorney Singer told DailyMail.com the plaintiffs were 'happily cavorting backstage' and 'gleefully reveling' despite claiming in their lawsuit they were forced to go against their will. Denied: Attorney Ron Zambrano, who represents the three accusers, told DailyMail.com in a statement: 'Lizzo’s threat to countersue for malicious prosecution is an insidious attempt at intimidation and delivers a chilling effect to all harassment victims in the workplace(pictured June 9 2023) In a statement, Singer said: 'As the old saying goes, a picture speaks a thousand words. The photos and videos of plaintiffs Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez happily carousing backstage with the performers after the topless cabaret show at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris speak volumes. 'In their lawsuit, the three plaintiffs claim that they were forced to go to the show at the Crazy Horse against their will on March 5, 2023. In fact, after they watched the topless dance show, they went backstage with the other Big Grrrls dancers to meet the perfor Read more