Six months before the Lizzo lawsuit, 14 dancers who appeared in HBO doc settled a dispute over payments

Lizzo performs a medley at the MTV Music Video Awards at the Prudential Center on Aug. 28, 2022, in Newark, N.J. You know what I mean?” But the dancers later complained that the intimate footage ended up in the 2022 HBO Max “Love Lizzo” documentary without their knowledge or consent, according to documents viewed by The Times and interviews with sources close to the dancers. “I don’t think the documentary was even contemplated at that point.” After one of the dancers hired an attorney to press their claims, Boardwalk Pictures, a Lizzo entity and other parties signed confidential settlements with the dancers in February. Lizzo’s attorney, Martin Singer, said the matter was resolved when the production company made an appropriate payment for clearance of the rights for use of the footage, adding that, “Lizzo had nothing to do with it and knew nothing about it.” The singer’s relationship with her dancers has come under scrutiny in the wake of a lawsuit filed earlier this month by three former dancers. But sources close to her and the other dancers who were not authorized to speak publicly said the email from the clearance producer was the first time the dancers became aware that the behind-the-scenes footage would be used in the “Love Lizzo” documentary.