What should have been a celebratory night for Lizzo after her epic performance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest quickly turned sour after the songstress said a security guard at the event assaulted her team.
According to Lizzo, two members of her style team were “attacked,” “tackled to the ground,” “manhandled” and “slapped,” the Journal Sentinel reports.
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
Taking to her Twitter page, the singer posted a video that has since been deleted, asking for anyone with footage of the altercation to send it to her.
“They’re keeping me from going over there and having my way with him, but I’m filming this right now just in case I need some evidence and just in case I need to put this on the internet,” she said in the video.
The “Juice” singer also called for Summerfest to take action and reprimanded the security guard.
Tonight was beautiful. You are beautiful. But the struggle ain’t over. Racism and bigotry don’t care if you’re a headliner. Thank you @summerfest. We will be filing a complaint against that bigoted “security” guard and I hope you’ll be cooperative in seeking justice. ????????xoxo pic.twitter.com/bt3J5Cy1AS
— |L I Z Z O| (@lizzo) June 28, 2019
Thankfully, the team at Summerfest quickly responded via Twitter by saying, “Lizzo gave an incredible performance which she now feels is tarnished by events which occurred during the performance. We do not tolerate racism in any form. We will conduct a thorough investigation.”
Tonight was beautiful. You are beautiful. But the struggle ain’t over. Racism and bigotry don’t care if you’re a headliner. Thank you @summerfest. We will be filing a complaint against that bigoted “security” guard and I hope you’ll be cooperative in seeking justice. ????????xoxo pic.twitter.com/bt3J5Cy1AS
— |L I Z Z O| (@lizzo) June 28, 2019
The singer responded, thanking the event team for their support. The second leg of Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You tour kicks off next month in Oregon.