Documentary film maker brands Lizzo ‘narcissistic bully’ amid lawsuit

A documentary director who quit making a film about Lizzo after just two weeks has come forward to slam the embattled star.

Lizzo. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty

A documentary director has bashed Lizzo’s allegedly rude behaviour as the Grammy-winner’s character continues to be called into question due to a bombshell lawsuit.

Sophia Nahli Allison shared on social media that she wanted to speak up against Lizzo because “validating other Black women’s experiences is deeply important” to her, referencing the three backup dancers who sued the About Damn Time singer for sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment, discrimination and other claims, reports Page Six.

The filmmaker began by sharing a photo of herself holding a large camera during a concert, explaining that she had “travelled a bit with Lizzo” in 2019 for the Love, Lizzo doc, which HBO Max released in 2022.

Lizzo onstage in Sydney last month. Picture: Wendell Teodoro/Getty

Filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison is speaking out.

Allison claimed she “walked away” from the project “after about 2 weeks” because she was “treated with such disrespect” by the performer.

“I witnessed how arrogant, self-centred, and unkind she is,” she further alleged.

Allison continued, “My spirit said to run as fast as you f**king can and I’m so grateful I trusted my gut. I felt gas lit and was deeply hurt, but I’ve healed.”

The director, 36, said that reading dancers Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez and Crystal Williams’ allegations against Lizzo, 35, made her realise “how dangerous of a situation” her own experience was.

She concluded, “This kind of abuse of power happens far too often. Much love and support to the dancers.”

The doco film maker is speaking out against Lizzo.

In a follow-up post shared today, Allison claimed that “Lizzo creates an extremely toxic and hostile working environment and undermines the work, labour and authority of other Black and brown womxn in the process.

“Notice how the documentary ended up being directed by a cis white man.”

She also labelled Lizzo a “narcissistic bully” who “has built her brand off lies.”

She quit the planned Lizzo documentary after just two weeks.

Page Six has reached out to Lizzo’s reps for comment on Allison’s tweet but did not immediately hear back in time for publication. The pop star has not yet addressed the lawsuit either.

In the meantime, others have come forward to show their support for Davis, Rodriguez and Williams.

Dancer Courtney Hollinquest alleged via her Instagram Story on Tuesday that what the pro dancers claimed in the suit was “very much [her] experience in [her] time there.”

“Big shoutout to the dancers who had the courage to bring this to light,” she added.

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission.

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