Abbie Chatfield has announced that she will not be returning as co-host of the RnB Fridayz Live tour this year.
The 28-year-old podcast host announced on Friday that she was stepping down from the role because she did not feel comfortable working with lead actor Jason Derulo amid allegations of sexual harassment against the singer.
Aspiring singer Emaza Gibson filed a lawsuit against the Whatcha Say singer in Los Angeles earlier this month. The lawsuit said Derulo became cold after she refused to spend time with him or drink alcohol. Once she was attacked in anger in front of her mother.
According to the bombshell, Gibson was “traumatized” after she signed a contract with Derulo and later realized he expected sex in return.
Derulo (34) called the allegations “false and hurtful” and said he was “against any form of harassment”.
Chatfield made her shocking announcement on Instagram on Friday morning.
Abbie Chatfield has announced she will not be returning to co-host the RnB Fridayz Live tour this year
“Hello everyone. “I’m just here to let you know that I have decided not to co-host the Fridayz Live tour this year and most likely for years to come,” she wrote via Instagram.
“There is currently an active lawsuit over the main law, including allegations of sexual harassment.
“While these are allegations at this time and there is no legal resolution, I personally do not feel comfortable performing my duties as co-host while these legal matters are still outstanding.”
Chatfield continued: “This is my personal position and I have decided to remove myself from the team.
“I’m sorry to disappoint everyone who wanted to see me at Fridayz Live this year. I wish the other acts in the line-up all the best for their shows and I’m disappointed I can’t be there.”
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The 28-year-old podcast host announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role amid sexual harassment allegations against host Jason Derulo
Frontier Touring also announced Abbie’s departure from the event on Friday morning.
“Due to personal reasons, Abbie Chatfield is no longer available to co-host Fridayz Live 2023,” Frontier Touring said in a statement on Friday.
Chatfield has resigned from numerous jobs in recent months after suffering “burnout” from taking on too much work.
Chatfield has resigned from numerous jobs in recent months after suffering “burnout” from taking on too much work
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Last month, the former reality star revealed that her workaholism had left her catatonic and incredibly overwhelmed by stress.
The popular media personality, 28, said it left her unable to speak for “about half an hour” at one point, PerthNow reported.
“I carried so much… I’m not going to lie, I came back at the beginning of this year and it was worse than the end of last year and I really couldn’t take it,” she said.
“I don’t want to say I was catatonic, but one day I couldn’t speak for about half an hour, I was so paralyzed with stress.”
Last month, the former reality star revealed that her workaholism had left her catatonic and incredibly overwhelmed by stress.
In July, Abbie revealed that she had been on a retreat in Thailand to recover from her workaholism problems.
The podcast host recorded a message for her It’s A Lot listeners in which she explained that she would be taking a week off to reprioritize her commitments.
In an emotional voiceover, the radio presenter explained that she has a “real workaholic” and is therefore suffering from severe burnout.
“I was completely exhausted and burned out at the beginning of this year for a number of reasons,” she said.
“But I’ve been here for about five days now and I think I’ve realized that my priorities need to change a bit. Honestly, I’ve taken on so many jobs and roles.”
She continued, “I’m trying to figure out what I want to do and what I don’t want to do, and I’m not trying to force myself to work much harder than I have to.”
In July, Abbie revealed that she had been on a retreat in Thailand to recover from her workaholism problems
Source: Daily Mail
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