Earlier this year, 489-pound female rapper Dank Demoss went viral after announcing she was suing Lyft because a driver refused her service on the basis he didn’t believe she could fit in his car.
36-year-old Dajua Blanding AKA Dank Demoss recorded the incident for TikTok, with the driver apologetically telling her that his tyres couldn’t handle her weight, and advising that she order a Uber XL instead. Here’s a reminder of the incident:
@thefamilytv22 WOMAN DENIED LYFT SERVICE… #TheFamilyTV📺 #THEFAMILYTV22 #Lyft #viraltiktok #viralvideo #wrong #rapper #denied #car #service #news #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp ♬ original sound – TheFamilyTv22
In court, Dank Demoss’s argument was that weight is a protected characteristic in Michigan and as such is treated the same as age, race or gender (crazy, I know). Sure enough, Demoss’s lawyers argued that denying someone a ride based on their weight is the same as denying someone because of their race or religion – at least under the law.
Well, unfortunately for Dank Demoss and her lawyers, the Michigan Courts did not agree that this particular incident fit the bill, and the case was reportedly thrown out with neither Lyft nor their driver liable for any damages. Was there ever any doubt?
In the end, I’m not sure it was the best idea in the world for Dank Demoss to make such a big deal out the situation, and certainly to go public with it. I mean, she claims the incident really hurt her feelings, in which case the last thing you want to do is send the story viral and drag it out even longer. What, did she think the internet was going to offer her sympathy or something?
On the plus side (pun not intended but intended), Dank Demoss is now slightly more famous than she was before this whole thing broke, so that’s got to bode well for her music career. Lyft diss track coming up? Surprised she hasn’t dropped it already to be honest, but then she probably didn’t want to jeopardise the court case. Nothing stopping her now, though. Get ’em, Dank!
To watch Dank Demoss have an awkward chair moment when she was interviewed on The Breakfast Club a few weeks back, click HERE.
