Detroit rapper Dank Demoss, whose real name is Dajua Blanding, sued Lyft after one of its drivers allegedly refused to let her in his car and canceled her ride, citing her weight.
Detroit rapper and influencer Dajua Blanding, known by her stage name Dank Demoss, is suing Lyft after a driver refused to give her a ride, citing her weight.
A Detroit rapper sues Lyft after a driver refuses to give her a ride over her weight, resulting in her claims of discrimination.
A Michigan woman is suing Lyft after a driver refused to give her a ride because of her weight, news outlets report. Dajua Blanding shared video of the failed pickup in a Jan. 19
I was embarrassed and I felt some type of way about it,” the 29-year-old said of the ordeal. “I haven’t really left my house since that.”
Dajua Blanding, also known as Dank Demoss, says she weighs 500 pounds and was denied a ride to a football watch party.
A Detroit woman who was denied a Lyft ride because of her weight says she “felt embarrassed.” Deja Blanding, 29, filed a lawsuit over the Jan. 18 incident. Blanding said she called a Lyft to take her to a Detroit Lions watch party when the driver denied her upon pick up. “He said I was too big,” Blanding said.
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Dank Demoss, who refers to herself as a plus-sized rapper, in a Jan. 19 post on Instagram claims that a Lyft driver refused her a ride because of her weight. The post also included a video of the encounter that Demoss had recorded.
A Detroit rapper is suing rideshare company Lyft after a driver allegedly refused to give her a ride because of her weight.
Dank Demoss, a plus-sized rapper, claims a Lyft driver discriminated against her, saying she was "too big" to fit in his car.