A plus-sized rapper, who identifies as a BBW (Big Beautiful Woman), is suing Lyft after a driver allegedly told her she was too large to ride in his car.
Dajua Blanding, also known as Dank Demoss, claims the incident occurred earlier this month in Detroit. She says when the Lyft driver arrived in his Mercedes-Benz sedan, he immediately locked the doors.
In a video shared on social media on January 19, Blanding can be heard telling the driver, “I can fit in this car.” The driver responded, “Believe me, you can’t,” later adding there was no room in the back and that his tires wouldn’t be able to handle the weight.
Blanding is now pursuing legal action, citing discrimination in the incident.
The driver, who identified himself as Ibrahim in the now-viral clip, was filmed apologizing to Demoss, but maintaining that he was canceling the ride and telling her she should order an XL vehicle.
“I’ve been in this situation before,” the driver said, before Demoss responded, “So every big person, you turn down because they can’t fit in your car?”
Demoss, who said last year that she weighed 554 pounds, slapped Lyft with the lawsuit this week.
“I’ve been in cars smaller than that,” she told FOX2 after the suit was filed. “I just want them to know that it hurt my feelings.”
Meanwhile, her video of the exchange had racked up more than 340,000 views on TikTok as of Tuesday, Jan. 28.
See video below.
