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The original Pussycat Dolls are no longer putting out music, they disbanded in 2010. But they left a mark on the music world. The group has sold over 54 million records while together. They were known for their sexy lyrics, sexy clothes and sexy music videos. Now the group is suing the Daily Mail for publishing a story accusing the group of being “a prostitution ring.”
According to Billboard the defamation lawsuit filed by The Pussycat Dolls Inc. and the band’s manager and founder Robin Antin claim that the Daily Mail story about the group being a prostitution ring is false.
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In October 2017 Kaya Jones, who was part of the group for a year but left before their debut album was released, shared a story of her time in the group. Jones was a Pussycat Doll from 2004 to 2005. She tweeted in 2017, “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 $.”
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 Jones (@KayaJones) October 13, 2017
Jones posted a string of tweets claiming that she was drugged and blacklisted, which is why she left the group in 2005 before they reached success. She also accused the group of pressuring her to sleep with “whoever they say” because she had to be a “team player.”
The group was originally a dance troupe founded by Antin in 1995. Christina Applegate, Christina Aguiler and Carmen Electra were involved in the troupe before it became a musical act.
After Jones tweeted her alleged story about the group being a front for a prostitution ring many sites. The Daily Mail even talked to Jones and published an article that labeled the group as a prostitution ring and accused the girls of being “regularly abused by music industry executives.”
The lawsuit reads, “The extent of Ms. Jones’ credits in The Pussycat Dolls is when she auditioned and served as a backup vocalist on the song ‘Sway’ released in 2004 and the song ‘We Went as Far as We Felt Like Going’ also released in 2004. Had the Daily Mail performed any investigation into this matter, such as reviewing album credits available on the Internet, they would have also seen this information.”
The lawsuit claims that Jones isn’t a reliable unbiased source because she was technically never part of the official group and was never a leader of the group. The lawsuit is also claiming that the Daily Mail didn’t do a thorough investigation before publishing.
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