

Dajua Blanding aka Dank Demoss weighing 489 pounds sues Lyft after driver refuses to pick up female rapper in filed discrimination suit. Performer claiming her ‘feelings’ were hurt, insisting that she is ‘fighting for her community as she seeks millions in damages.
A plus-sized female rapper has sued Lyft after claiming one of the app’s drivers refused to pick her up over ‘concerns’ she was too big to fit in his car and would ‘burst his tyres’.
Dank Demoss, 36, real name Dajua Blanding, filmed her interaction with the Lyft driver in Michigan earlier this month, embroiled in a back and forth argument whether she could fit into his vehicle.
‘I can fit in this car,’ Demoss, who weighs a reported 489 pounds (222kg) is heard insisting.
NEW: 489 pound rapper Dank Demoss has launched a lawsuit against Lyft after one of their drivers denied her a ride because he said she wouldn’t fit in his car.
The driver was apparently worried that his car wouldn’t be able to handle her weight.
Demoss claims in her lawsuit… pic.twitter.com/rOQ8Sj4XuM
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 28, 2025
‘I just want them to know that it hurt my feelings.’
‘Believe me, you can’t‘ the unseen driver is heard saying, with the driver recommending Blanding order a larger car.
Despite the driver saying he would refund her and not charge the passenger for the ride, the rapper nevertheless sued the app car service, insisting she’d been discriminated against.
‘I’ve been in cars smaller than that,’ she told Fox 2. ‘I just want them to know that it hurt my feelings.’
Wrote the rapper in her video byline: ‘AM I WRONG? Lyft what have you all got to say about this driver (who) discriminated against me? I just feel like you all treat big people like s***. Like we don’t belong here.’
Following Blanding sharing the episode on Instagram, many jumped to the driver’s defense and said she should have listened to his recommendation to order a larger XL.
‘All you had to do was let him cancel and send you another one. What’s crazy is if you would have said “NAW THIS CAR TOO SMALL I DON’T WANT TO RIDE IN IT” he would’ve had to respect your opinion and choice of not feeling comfortable and that should go both ways.!’ one Instagram commentator said.
‘It’s against the law to overload a car,’ one commenter said in response. ‘The driver was very polite, he explained his valid reasons, and even apologized… try seeing things from another’s perspective,’ added another commentator.
Blanding filed a lawsuit against the Lyft driver claiming she was unfairly treated, claiming in her legal action that she suffered emotional distress and humiliation.
In her suit, Blanding says the driver pulled up in a Mercedes Benz sedan, but locked his doors and tried to drive away when he saw her.
Detroit rapper Dank DeMoss (489 lbs) was denied a ride using the rideshare app, Lyft because she couldn’t fit in the car…
Craziest part: Her attorneys are suing Lyft on grounds that “It would be no different than a driver pulling up and saying ‘I don’t want black people in my… pic.twitter.com/R3Ql0R8xkL
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) January 28, 2025
‘What do I have to do with your tires?’
When she confronted him, she says the driver told her she was too big to fit in his backseats and said his tires could not support her weight.
‘What do I have to do with your tires?’ she was heard asking him in the clip.
Blanding’s attorneys Jonathan Marko and Zach Runyan argued that the driver refusing to take her constituted discrimination because weight is a protected characteristic in Michigan.
‘I knew that it was illegal, and I knew that it was wrong,’ Marko told Fox 2, equating the refusal to pick Blanding up ‘no different than refusing someone transportation based on their race or religion.’
Added Runyan: ‘Refusing someone transportation based on their weight is not only illegal, but dangerous… Imagine the consequences if Ms. Blanding were unable to seek shelter after the driver left her stranded. This could have ended even worse than it did.’
Although some commenters defended the driver and said Blanding attacked his livelihood, the rapper doubled down as she shared a defiant Instagram post days after her first clip.
Sharing a video of her in yoga shorts and a jacket, she captioned the post: ‘Me trya get Lyft to not discriminate against my weight and let me in the car!
‘Would you let me in?? Anyways meet me at the Sexxy Red afterparty.’

Social media responds
Blanding in a previous social media post she weighed over 500lbs, and previously shared in December that she was intending to lose weight and had lost over 40lbs.
Responding to the filed suit, Lyft released a statement saying the company ‘unequivocally condemns all forms of discrimination.’
‘We believe in a community where everyone is treated with equal respect and mutual kindness. Our community guidelines and terms of service explicitly prohibit harassment or discrimination.’
Blanding has since thanked her supporters and insisted she intends to continue filing the suit, writing, ‘I AM FIGHTING FOR MY COMMUNITY MY PEOPLE AND MAKING CHANGE TO THE WORLD.’
Blanding is also insisting on several million in restitution.
And then there were these comments on the web that caught this author’s eye, see what you think?
‘The vehicle is the drivers livelihood. That means damage to the interior, seats as well as mechanical components would put him off the road. No different to a taxi who refuses drunks because of the potential damage/mess they could cause.’
‘Extreme obesity affects more than the person themselves.’
‘I’d be more worried about the suspension than the tyres!’
‘Just you felt offended doesn’t mean you were actually discriminated against.