A plus-sized rapper, who identifies as a BBW—short for “big beautiful woman”—is suing Lyft after one of the company’s drivers allegedly told her she was too large to ride in his car.
Dank Demoss, who has shared that she weighs nearly 489 lbs., claims the incident occurred earlier this month in Detroit when the Lyft driver arrived in his Mercedes-Benz sedan and immediately locked his doors.
“I can fit in this car,” the rapper, also known as Dajua Blanding, said in a video she posted on social media on January 19.
“Believe me, you can’t,” the driver responded, adding that there was no room in the back and that his tires wouldn’t be able to handle her weight.
The driver, who identified himself as Ibrahim in the now-viral clip, was seen apologizing to Demoss while insisting he was canceling the ride and suggested she order an XL vehicle.
“I’ve been in this situation before,” the driver stated, to which Demoss replied, “So every big person, you turn down because they can’t fit in your car?”
Demoss, who refers to herself on Instagram as a “PAID PHAT QUEEN” and previously claimed to weigh 554 pounds, filed the lawsuit against Lyft this week. She later informed fans that her current weight is 489 lbs.
“I’ve been in cars smaller than that,” she told FOX2 after filing the suit. “I just want them to know that it hurt my feelings.”
As of Tuesday, her video of the encounter had garnered over 340,000 views on TikTok.

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