The 500-pound rapper who is suing Lyft after she allegedly was denied a ride due to her weight requested a couch instead of the chair that had been provided when she sat down for an interview with “The Breakfast Club” radio show.
Dank Demoss, who’s described herself as “obese” and a BBW — “big beautiful woman” — walked into the New York City studio and sat down in a wheeled office chair before the interview started and she immediately looked uncomfortable and let the crew know it.
“This the only seat y’all got?” Demoss, who also goes by Dajua Blanding, asks earnestly.
Host Charlamagne tha God and others then pulled a couch over for the Detroit native, who donned a one-piece with a cutout in the front and an orange jacket to the interview.
“This is what I’m talking about. Good. This is accommodation,” she said appreciatively while sitting down.
Demoss, who has previously said that she weighs some 489 lbs., went viral last month after she posted a video on social media showing a Lyft driver pull up in his Mercedes-Benz sedan and immediately lock his doors.
“I can fit in this car,” she assured him.
“Believe me, you can’t,” the driver, who said his name was Ibrahim, fired back, canceling her ride.
While discussing the incident on “The Breakfast Club,” she explained that she’s had to adapt in many situations due to her weight — but doesn’t understand when people are unwilling to help accommodate her.
She was asked why should people have to accommodate her and simply retorted “Why not?”
“Bigger people should be accommodated just like we accommodate the LGBT community,” Demoss added.
She hit Lyft with a lawsuit last month.
A Lyft spokesperson told The Post that the company couldn’t comment on specific incidents caught up in litigation but they condemned discrimination.
“Lyft unequivocally condemns all forms of discrimination — we believe in a community where everyone is treated with equal respect and mutual kindness,” the spokesperson said.
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