Beyoncé removed Lizzo from her usual 'Break My Soul' shout-out, but it may not have anything to do with the singer's current legal troubles
- Beyoncé didn't say Lizzo's name during her Tuesday concert, hours after a lawsuit was filed against Lizzo.
- Instead, Beyoncé said Erykah Badu's name four times.
Beyoncé omitted Lizzo's name from her usual "Break My Soul" shout-out at her Boston concert on Tuesday night — but it may not have even been related to Lizzo's current legal troubles.
While performing her song "Break My Soul (Queen's Remix)" during her Renaissance Tour, Beyoncé lists a series of powerful Black women musicians, including Lizzo.
But on Tuesday night — just hours after three of Lizzo's former dancers filed a lawsuit accusing the pop star and her team of sexual harassment, body shaming, and false imprisonment — Beyoncé didn't say her name, as seen in a video one audience member tweeted.
Instead, she chose to say Erykah Badu's name four times, even though Lizzo's name still flashed on the screen behind her.
But leaving Lizzo's name out may not have been a slight to Lizzo at all, but instead a response to comments from Badu earlier this week.
In an Instagram Story on Sunday, Badu seemingly accused Beyoncé of stealing her look with a wide-brimmed black hat, writing, "I guess I'm everybody's stylist," Us Magazine reported. The story is no longer on Badu's Instagram.
In repeating Badu's name, it wasn't only Lizzo's name that Beyoncé struck out — she also said "Badu" in place of Kelly Rowland and Lauryn Hill.
Representatives for Beyoncé did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
On Tuesday, three of Lizzo's former dancers filed a lawsuit against the popstar, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc, and and it's dance captain, Shirlene Quigley. They accused Lizzo and her team of body-shaming them, sexual harassment, and — in one case — holding one of the dancers against her will.
A representative and lawyer for Lizzo didn't respond to Insider's request for comment.
Speaking to Insider, the dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez — said that working for the artist was nothing like they imagined.
The three women said that they were not part of Lizzo's core dance group and that she hardly spoke with them outside of a few events they felt required to attend.
Davis said that lines were blurred between professionalism and friendship. The women said they felt like they had to go to events or do things they were uncomfortable with for job security.
"It is sort of a 'never meet you heroes' thing, but it's so much more personal than that for me," Davis said.