Former Pussycat Dolls member Kaya Jones says band was a ‘prostitution ring’
The Pussycat Dolls had a powerful impact on my sexuality as a young woman.
“Don’t Cha” is just hot. It’s hot fire, sexy confidence, and full of Nicole Scherzinger’s booty shaking, hip hopping, ab-defining body spotlighting the music video.
But with the recent Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood allegations circling the internet, it was no surprise that an ex-Pussycat Doll, Kaya Jones, has stepped out into the media and called the group out for being “a prostitution ring.”
The band member shared the news on Twitter first.
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
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 Jones (@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 Jones (@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 Jones (@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 Jones (@KayaJones) October 13, 2017
That’s why I have so much respect for our military. I’ve been through war. But my scars you can’t see. At least real war is honest
— Kaya Jones (@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 Jones (@KayaJones) October 13, 2017
After coming out, Kaya replied to the circling media with a string of positive tweets and reigning support and encouragement from fans.
It’s taken me a longtime to get here 🙏🏼Each time we share & speak our truth❤️we take our power back. You no longer rent space in my mind
— Kaya Jones (@KayaJones) October 17, 2017
You don’t have to be a porn star, if you wanna be a pop star, if you wanna be a pop star, you don’t have to be a porn star
— Kaya Jones (@KayaJones) October 17, 2017
My strength comes from God.He told me walk away from earthly things that werent of him. Music wasnt one of those things, Certain People were
— Kaya Jones (@KayaJones) October 17, 2017
We all have scares. They make us stronger. Thank you to my predators. You made me very strong. Good luck breaking me or anyone else again
— Kaya Jones (@KayaJones) October 17, 2017
Drugs, prostitution, and mental coercion supposedly played a role in the Pussycat Dolls’ come up.
Robin Antin, who had managed the group in the early 2000’s, said that these were “disgusting, ridiculous lies,” and went so far as telling Kaya she was never a member of the group.
“I am shocked with the allegations Ms. Jones has stated and they are nothing more than disgusting, ridiculous lies. Ms. Jones was never an official member of the group, she was one of the many, many girls who auditioned for the Pussycat Dolls over the years.”
But Jones seems dedicated to her story. “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.”
According to the Daily Mail, Jones even offered an example of a sexual assault after one of her shows.
“As just one example, a record executive asked me to get into his car and I accepted. We were in Las Vegas and we were all racing to get to the airport to take us back to LA after the show. It was just a 10-minute ride. I remember getting in the back seat of the limo with him and within seconds he jumped on me. I literally had to fight him off all the way to the airport.”
Jones has been put on blast by the media and the public alike, questioned whether or not she is looking for a fame outlet. She denies these claims, arguing,
“Why would I want to have a target on my back/claim to have been used & abused? Not exactly a good look.”
To anyone thinking I’ve made this up, why would I want to have a target on my back/claim to have been used & abused?Not exactly a good look
— Kaya Jones (@KayaJones) October 15, 2017
It’s been one hell of a week, folks. Hollywood’s sexual assault accusations have taken a snowball effect for the worst.
All we can do is be supportive, and hope this dark time surpasses our media soon.