Jay Z’s Made in America pageant – which was scheduled for September and was set to have Lizzo headline – was abruptly canceled this week, RadarOnline.com can verify.
The sudden cancellation got here simply days after Lizzo was sued for harassment by quite a few her former dancers.
Though it’s unclear whether or not the pageant’s cancellation and the newly filed lawsuit towards Lizzo are linked, the occasion’s promoters took to social media on Tuesday to announce that the occasion won’t happen this yr.
In keeping with the Made in America organizers, the pageant – which was scheduled for September 2 and three in Philadelphia – needed to be canceled “because of extreme circumstances.”
“On account of extreme circumstances exterior of manufacturing management, the 2023 Made in America pageant will not be happening,” the organizers introduced on Tuesday. “This determination has been troublesome and has not been made calmly nor with out immense deliberation.”
“Made in America has a legacy of delivering distinctive experiences for music followers and concertgoers, and it’s our dedication to at all times ship a top-tier pageant expertise,” the assertion continued.
“We look ahead to returning to Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the nice metropolis of Philadelphia in 2024.”
Lizzo and SZA had been scheduled to headline the occasion subsequent month alongside different performers equivalent to Metro Boomin, Ice Spice, Latto, Coi Leray, Doechii, Mas, and Cam’ron.
As RadarOnline.com beforehand reported, the occasion’s sudden cancellation occurred to return one week after three of Lizzo’s former dancers sued the 35-year-old Grammy-winning rapper for alleged harassment and for making a hostile work setting.
In keeping with the bombshell lawsuit, former dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez accused Lizzo of harassment based mostly on intercourse, faith, race, and incapacity.
The three plaintiffs additionally claimed they had been “coerced” into touching nude performers at an Amsterdam strip membership following a present within the metropolis in late February. Related incidents allegedly came about in Paris.
“LIZZO started inviting forged members to take turns touching the nude performers, catching dildos launched from the performers’ vaginas, and consuming bananas protruding from the performers’ vaginas,” the lawsuit learn.
In the meantime, Lizzo has since fired again on the dancers and insisted that she is “not the villain.” The About Rattling Time singer additionally denied the stunning allegations towards her.
“These previous few days have been intestine wrenchingly troublesome and overwhelmingly disappointing,” Lizzo wrote final week. “My work ethic, morals and respectfulness have been questioned. My character has been criticized. Normally, I select not to reply to false allegations however these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed.”
“I’m not right here to be checked out as a sufferer, however I additionally know that I’m not the villain that individuals and the media have portrayed me to be these previous few days,” she continued.
“I’m very open with my sexuality and expressing myself however I can’t settle for or enable individuals to make use of that openness to make me out to be one thing I’m not.”
Lizzo employed Marty Singer – the identical high-powered lawyer who represented Charlie Sheen and Invoice Cosby – to signify her within the authorized battle towards her former dancers.
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