Popular American Girl Group Prostitutes? The Pussycat Dolls Members, Popular Songs & Facts About Kaya Jones
Kaya Jones, identified by numerous news sites as a former member of the popular American girl group, The Pussycat Dolls, claimed that the group was actually a prostitution ring. Robin Antin, the founder of the dance ensemble, denied Jones' claims and alleged that Jones was not even an official member of the group. A lawyer was reportedly contacted to order Jones to retract her claims.
For those who were no longer familiar with The Pussycat Dolls, it was a girl group headed by vocalist Nicole Scherzinger. They were famous in 1995 up until 2010. They rose to fame because of their song "Don't Cha." Some of their equally popular songs were "When I Grow Up," "Buttons" and "Beep." The former members were Ashley Roberts, Kimberly Wyatt, Melody Thornton, Jessica Sutta, Carmen Electra, Asia Nitollano, Kasey Campbell and Cyia Batten.
Amidst the mounting expose' about sexual harassments in Hollywood, as started by allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Jones claimed in a series of Tweets on October 13 that The Pussycat Dolls was involved in prostitution where people behind them made money off of their talent. She also alleged that in order to be a member of the team, one must be a team player by sleeping with whoever "they" say. She also mentioned about a "den mother" whom she challenged to explain the suicide of a member of another girl group which she did not name.
On October 15, Antin stated that Jones' claims were mere lies and that she just wanted to be famous. She told The Blast that Jones was not an official member of The Pussycat Dolls and that she merely auditioned but never became a permanent member. Antin was also reportedly angry that Jones brought up the suicide of G.R.L member Simone Battle's suicide. Battle committed suicide in 2014 as reported by E! News at the time. G.R.L was a second girl group founded by Antin. The Blast further stated that The Pussycat Dolls were now in talks with their lawyers and a legal letter addressed to Jones was being made to warn her against spreading the rumors.
A 2012 report from Yahoo identified Jones as "one of the original founding members" of The Pussycat Dolls. The report also stated that Jones joined the group in 2003 and left in 2005 because being a member of the group was no longer fun. She left just before the group's "Don Cha" became an international hit. In the same year, TMZ had also spoken to Jones whom they described as "former Pussycat Doll." The report also stated that Kaya "starred in the group from 2003 to 2006 with Nicole."