Lizzo uses social media to share she and her team were attacked by an alleged racist security guard after headlining Milwaukee’s Summerfest.
In a series of Tweets, some now deleted, Lizzo exclaims her stylist and hairstylist were violently attacked with words and action by a security guard at the Summerfest venue. According to Lizzo, the “racist bigot” tackled her team. The pop-star used her platform to ask concert goers if they obtained any footage.
DID ANYBODY GET FOOTAGE OF THE SECURITY GUARD THAT TACKLED AND ATTACKED MY TEAM @SUMMERFEST ?!
THEY SLAPPED AND MANHANDLED MY HAIR STYLIST AND STYLIST AND IM OUT FOR BLOOD
— |L I Z Z O| (@lizzo) June 28, 2019
FUCK! That was the best show ever but I feel like I can’t even celebrate cuz RACISM don’t matter if you a headliner…. SMH @Summerfest please send footage
— |L I Z Z O| (@lizzo) June 28, 2019
Following Lizzo’s Tweets, the Summerfest team followed up with their own social media damage control. Summerfest not only praised Lizzo’s performance, the festival announced a full investigation will launch, hopefully getting to the bottom of the incident.
UPDATE: @Summerfest responded and will be investigating the guards who attacked my team! Thanks for the support and please send any footage you might have it all helps! https://t.co/ROx1sfybeb
— |L I Z Z O| (@lizzo) June 28, 2019
Despite this traumatizing experience, Lizzo’s career continues on her 2019 stride. Recently, Lizzo took her talents to the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards as well as the 2019 BET Awards, receiving a standing ovation from Rihanna. Lizzo also makes her live-action film debut alongside Cardi B and Jennifer Lopez in upcoming film Hustlers.
