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Headline: Lizzo insists she is 'not the villain' following sexual harassment allegations
Caption: On Tuesday, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez filed a lawsuit, in which they accused her of sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, weight shaming and creating a hostile work environment. The 35-year-old, real name Melissa Jefferson, issued a lengthy statement on Instagram on Thursday in which she insisted she was "not the villain" she had been painted as by her former employees and the press. "These last few days have been gut wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing, My work ethic, morals and respectfulness have been questioned..."
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