<figure id="attachment_327416" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-327416" style="width: 1373px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="24adba95"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/08/2277417ca8c14e9b33543e09dc1d4654.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-327416" class="wp-caption-text">Rizzo smiles with a glass of wine in his hand as a fan points a camera at him</figcaption></figure>
<p> Around 9:00 p.m. in late July, an exceptionally large woman &#8230;&#8230; got off with her bodyguard from a pick-up truck parked at an intersection in Nishiazabu (Minato Ward, Tokyo). She is Rizzo, 35, a popular American singer. In fact, she was in Japan for the first time for the outdoor festival &#8220;Fuji Rock Festival &#8217;23 (Fuji Rock)&#8221; held at the Naeba ski resort from July 28 to 30.</p>
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<p> During her 10-year career as a solo hip-hop artist, her single &#8220;Boys&#8221; and album &#8220;Cuz I Love You&#8221; became international hits, and in &#8217;19 she was named &#8220;Entertainer of the Year&#8221; by Time magazine. Her song <strong>&#8220;</strong> About Damn Time&#8221; also won the &#8220;Best Record of the Year&#8221; award at the 65th Grammy Awards held this year. She is not only attracting worldwide attention as an artist.</p>
<p><strong> She is a large woman at 178 cm and 140 kg, but she continues to send out messages to people who feel the same body complex and minorities, such as &#8220;love yourself no matter what your body type&#8221; and &#8220;don&#8217;t let bullies get you down,&#8221; and accepts people just the way they are. She has become an icon of the &#8220;body-positive movement,&#8221; receiving overwhelming support from women across the U.S.&#8221; (music magazine editor)</strong></p>
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<p> On the other hand, on August 1, she was accused of sexual harassment by three former dancers who used to be her staff. According to the complaint, when the three visited a club in Amsterdam, Rizzo forced a female dancer at the club to touch a dildo and banana that she was wearing between her legs, and also forced a bodyguard to bring her up on stage and whip her with his buttocks fully exposed.</p>
<p> Rizzo issued a statement on Twitter on August 3,</p>
<p><strong> This incident is incredibly inexcusable and I don&#8217;t feel like talking about it. I have been open about my sexuality and have expressed myself openly, and I will not accept or allow you to use that openness to make me out to be some kind of hypocrite.</strong></p>
<p> He outright denied it. However, on August 10, it was reported that the plaintiff&#8217;s lawyer clarified that &#8220;other dancers have confessed to similar damage. Incidentally, Rizzo has remained in hiding since issuing a statement in rebuttal; he was scheduled to headline the Made in America Festival scheduled for September 2 and 3, but the organizers have announced that the event has been canceled.</p>
<p> Just before this fiasco, the night this magazine saw him, he was on his way home from seeing the Sumida River fireworks display, and was dressed in a yukata when he got off the shuttle. Walking with a glass of white wine in his hand, he posed for fans who asked to take pictures with him, raising the glass as if he were Rui 53yo Yamada, the comedian &#8220;Baron Beard. Fans seemed to be delighted with his friendly personality. &#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p> We await further news, but it seems that the furor will not subside for some time to come.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_327417" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-327417" style="width: 557px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="43fdde91"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/08/59a253c410e98d143572b7800aedb564.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-327417" class="wp-caption-text">Rizzo shows up in Nishi-Azabu after visiting the Sumida River Fireworks Festival</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_327420" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-327420" style="width: 1182px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f6f7deca"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/08/4cb841a34deac25af74ef87659cde982.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-327420" class="wp-caption-text"> A powerful live performance (from her Instagram @lizzobeeating)</figcaption></figure>


 Rizzo, who was in Japan for the first time for the outdoor festival "Fuji Rock Festival '23 (Fuji Rock)" held at the Naeba ski resort, was spotted in Nishi-Azabu. He was walking in a yukata with a glass of wine in one hand. He was accused of sexual harassment...

Rizzo, the popular American singer who was rocked by allegations of sexual harassment, was wearing a yukata with a glass of wine in one hand&#8230; &#8220;Japan outing&#8221; photos taken just before the scandal broke.

Rizzo, the popular American singer who was rocked by allegations of sexual harassment, was wearing a yukata with a glass of wine in one hand… “Japan outing” photos taken just before the scandal broke.

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