The Pussycat Dolls released a statement Thursday denying claims made by Kaya Jones, a former member of the group who left before it became famous, who called it a “prostitution ring” in which members of the group were made to “sleep with whoever they say,” the BBC reports.
My truth.I wasn’t in a girl group. I was in a prostitution ring.Oh & we happened to sing & be famous. While everyone who owned us made the $
— KAYA (@KayaJones) October 13, 2017
How bad was it?people ask-bad enough that I walked away from my dreams,bandmates&a 13 million dollar record deal.We knew we were going to#1
— KAYA (@KayaJones) October 13, 2017
I want the den mother from hell to confess why another 1 of her girl group girls committed suicide?Tell the public how you mentally broke us
— KAYA (@KayaJones) October 13, 2017
To be apart of the team you must be a team player.Meaning sleep with whoever they say.If you dont they have nothing on you to leverage
— KAYA (@KayaJones) October 13, 2017
Yes I said leverage. Meaning after they turn you out or get you hooked on drugs they use it against you.Correct.Victimizing the victim again
— KAYA (@KayaJones) October 13, 2017
Why don’t we report it? Because we are all abused! I personally have been warned if I tell I will … you know end up dead or no more career
— KAYA (@KayaJones) October 13, 2017
“We cannot stand behind false allegations towards other group members partaking in activities that simply did not take place,” the band’s statement read in part. “To liken our professional roles in The Pussycat Dolls to a prostitution ring not only undermines everything we worked hard to achieve for all those years but also takes the spotlight off the millions of victims who are speaking up and being heard loud and clear around the world.”
Jones’ charges come in the days since dozens of women accused Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse, including rape. The explosive report inspired the viral #MeToo movement, in which millions of people around the world engaged in a conversation about sexual assault in harassment. Facebook reports that nearly half of Americans are friends with someone who used the #MeToo hashtag in post on the platform.
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