By Seyi Babalola
American rapper Dajua Blanding, also known as Dank DeMoss, is suing ride-hailing business Lyft for weight discrimination after a driver rejected her service due to her size.
She claimed she was embarrassed by the encounter, which she recorded on her iPhone and shared on TikTok.
“I was hurt and embarrassed. I have been in that same type of car many times and never had an issue. This was someone who was discriminating against me just because of my weight,” DeMoss told CBS News.
The 489-pound Detroit rapper’s attorneys claim the driver violated Michigan’s anti-discrimination statutes, which list weight as a protected characteristic.
In a written statement, Lyft stated that company does not tolerate discrimination.
The company emphasized that its “community guidelines and terms of service explicitly prohibit harassment or discrimination.”
