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From chart-topping hits to jaw-dropping headlines, these girl groups didn't just make music history — they made scandal history too. Join us as we count down our picks for the most shocking scandals, drama, and feuds to rock worldwide girl groups and their devoted fans! Which scandal left you the most speechless? Let us know in the comments below!
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00:00Captain Cabello.
00:01Do you have any tour plans happening soon?
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most shocking scandals, drama and feuds to
00:13rock worldwide girl groups and bands, as well as their devoted fans.
00:35Put together after their success in the reality show Dream Academy, Cat's Eye gained a reputation as a global girl
00:41group due to having members from several countries.
00:43However, not everyone was on board with that.
00:52In 2025, Cat's Eye went public with receiving racist abuse and death threats.
00:57Lara Raj ended up deleting her ex account due to comments.
01:00While appearing on 2024's pop star Academy, Cat's Eye, there was criticism of the editing that depicted Manol Bannerman in
01:07a bad light for missing training, while others in the group didn't get the same experience.
01:11Bannerman described the treatment as unfair, especially as she's black.
01:15However, in 2026, Cat's Eye announced Bannerman was taking a hiatus, seemingly due to the racist abuse she's received.
01:29Number 19, Sugar Babes.
01:31In the music world, it's not unusual for acts to have members leave and new ones join.
01:37However, Sugar Babes have taken this to the extreme with six members in a trio group.
01:47Siobhan Donaghy was the first to depart, later claiming she left due to being tormented by Keisha Buchanan, who denied
01:53the allegations.
01:54Following Mutia Buena's departure in 2005, Buchanan was forced out in 2009, with a completely different Sugar Babes lineup until
02:02they disbanded in 2011.
02:10The original trio mended bridges and formed a new group named Mutia Keisha Siobhan.
02:16Yet they fought to get the rights back to the Sugar Babes brand.
02:19In 2019, they were successful, eventually releasing the album The Lost Tapes in 2022 under their former Sugar Babes moniker.
02:27You have your moments where your relationships are tested, but I mean, the thing I would say is that it's
02:33kind of been tested now, isn't it? And here we are.
02:35Number 18, Mamamoo.
02:44Formed in 2014, this South Korean group was beginning to carve out their name in K-pop when a PR
02:50disaster struck.
02:51In 2017, Mamamoo was performing a gig in Seoul when they decided to play a video to the audience.
02:58Within it, the quartet featured a clip of them homaging Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' 2014 hit Uptown Funk.
03:04However, instead of it being a cheery memory for the fans to take home, it became one of discomfort.
03:13The group dressed up like Mars from the music video, including doing blackface.
03:18As outrage spread, the members of Mamamoo released multiple apologies for what they did,
03:23as the clip was removed from the video for the remaining concerts.
03:34Number 17, Tiara.
03:36Not long after forming in 2009, Tiara began to take over South Korea's music scene with a string of hits.
03:43Yet, once 2012 rolled around, the group drastically decreased in popularity.
03:55That year, Tiara was performing in Japan when Ryu Hwa Young suffered an injury, requiring the others to cover.
04:02On social media, the other members seemingly took shots at her for missing performances, leading to accusations that Ryu was
04:09being mistreated.
04:10Days later, Ryu departed Tiara, downplaying that she was tormented.
04:14However, in 2017, she began claiming that she was abused by the other members.
04:20Yet, this led to allegations that Ryu and her sister, Ryu Hwa Young, were the abusive ones,
04:24as the staff leaked texts Hwa Young had sent, which she admitted she wrote.
04:29The group's ex-agency CEO explained the whole story and said the original members were treated unfairly.
04:35His remarks seemingly indicated that Ryu Hwa Young, the supposed victim, was at fault.
04:40Number 16, Danity Kane.
04:43Musicians can be a passionate bunch.
04:45Yet, Danity Kane fans probably wished the group had kept the passion restrained in 2014.
04:58A year after four of the original five reunited, the group was at a recording studio in Los Angeles, California,
05:04when it got heated.
05:05According to Don Richards' account, Aubrey O'Day and Shannon Bex accused her of monopolizing the vocals on their album.
05:11So, they went behind her back to edit tracks, leading to an argument.
05:30This reportedly sparked Richard to punch O'Day on the back of the head.
05:34Days later, DK disbanded again, despite releasing an album the month after.
05:39O'Day and Bex formed the duo Dumb Blonde before making amends with Richard for a third DK reunion in 2018.
05:45We're trying to show that women can do this.
05:48You can have different perspectives, different angles, different understandings of things.
05:52And we may come out of the discussion and totally disagree.
05:55But that's okay, we still can get on the stage.
05:57Number 15, The Cheetah Girls.
06:10Before there was a high school musical franchise, there was 2003's The Cheetah Girls to get that Disney musical fix.
06:16With its success, the film stars formed a girl group with the same name, going on to release two albums
06:21and multiple singles.
06:22However, in 2007, Raven-Simone left the group and didn't return for the third film.
06:28It's kinda rough.
06:30Well, we're still working out the king.
06:32Yeah.
06:32We used to be a foursome.
06:34Then Galleria got into Cambridge.
06:35Which you know is great and amazing.
06:37Especially considering her study habits.
06:39Immediately, there were reports of tension on the set of the sequel, 2006's The Cheetah Girls 2.
06:44Raven-Simone stated that she felt, quote, ostracized from the group during production in Spain.
07:01By 2008, The Cheetah Girls disbanded.
07:04During an Instagram live session in 2020 with Raven-Simone and Keely Williams, the duo put their rift to bed.
07:11While alluding to remaining issues with Adrienne by Lone Houghton.
07:15You gotta talk to Adrienne, dude.
07:17Why do I have to talk to Adrienne?
07:19Cause you're the firecracker!
07:21No, she didn't come to my dad's funeral or call me when he died.
07:24No.
07:25I'm sorry and I'm not trying to be messy, but I'm being for real with you. No.
07:28Number 14, The Dixie Chicks.
07:30Who doesn't know what I'm talking about?
07:35While they later shortened their name to The Chicks, in 2003, the country trio saw their careers collapse.
07:42That year, for their world tour, they performed in London, England.
07:46At one point, the band stated they were ashamed of then U.S. President George Bush and criticized the U
07:51.S. invasion of Iraq.
07:52Why did you say it?
07:55Out of frustration, at that moment on the eve of war, I had a lot of questions that I felt
08:06were unanswered.
08:08Many of The Chicks' supporters in the States turned on them, causing multiple radio stations to ban the trio,
08:14which caused their music to fall down the charts and sponsors to leave.
08:17In the immediate aftermath, The Chicks apologized.
08:21Yet in 2006, they took that back and criticized Bush again.
08:25That same year, the band returned to stardom with Not Ready to Make Nice,
08:29which alluded to their 2003 backlash, helping them win three Grammys.
08:41Number 13, Tattoo.
08:43Will I ever be free? Have I crossed the line?
08:51When Tattoo burst onto the international scene with 2002's All the Things She Said,
08:55the LGBTQIA plus community was delighted to have representation as the duo was showcased as lesbians.
09:02However, it wasn't true.
09:03The gay persona was put together by their then-manager Ivan Shopovalov, leading to accusations of queerbaiting.
09:20Tattoo split in 2011 due to friction between them.
09:23Yet they reunited occasionally, including performing at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
09:28However, shortly after, Lina Katina released a video stating she was done working with Yulia Volkova.
09:34Several months later, the rift was intensified when Volkova made homophobic remarks on a TV show.
09:39In response, Katina reaffirmed her support for the LGBTQIA plus community.
09:44By 2022, the duo had mended the feud by performing together multiple times.
09:57Number 12, En Vogue.
10:04Formed in 1989, En Vogue has enjoyed an award-laden career.
10:09But beyond all the success are the many scandals.
10:12After Maxine Jones and Don Robinson departed, the duo planned to release music together in 2012.
10:18While Robinson dropped out, Jones formed the group En Vogue to the max.
10:23This sparked Cindy Herron and Terry Ellis to sue for rights to the En Vogue name, which the remaining members
10:28won.
10:29However, in 2015, Herron and Ellis were sued by Roughtown Records for $310 million, claiming the group had breached their
10:37contract by signing with Pyramid Records.
10:40The case was settled out of court.
10:42In 2025, further scandal emerged when Robinson released a video confessing that she had been living in her car for
10:48the past three years.
10:50I've lived in a house since I was a child. I lived in an apartment with my parents.
10:53And then as a grown woman, I lived in an apartment on my own. Then I had a house for
10:57a minute.
10:57Lost my house. Then I lived in more apartments.
11:00Why am I, why can't I try living in my car? What's wrong with that?
11:03Yeah.
11:04It's different. It's, it's not the usual thing, but I'm not the usual person.
11:09Number 11, The Runaways.
11:10Hello, Daddy. Hello, Rock Muggets.
11:16Cherry Bomb!
11:18While The Runaways were only around for four years until 1979, they left a lasting impression as a trailblazing all
11:25-female rock band.
11:26In 2015, after the death of the band's manager, Kim Fowley, Jacqueline Fuchs went public with her ordeal.
11:33I never got to talk to him at the end. I did try to kind of say, okay, what happened
11:37that night? Was I always the target?
11:39Did you have another plan that went wrong? You know, was this a sudden thing?
11:45I, so I will never know. But I think he, he definitely knew he had done something wrong and that
11:52he had transgressed a boundary he shouldn't have.
11:54Previously known as Jackie Fox, she was The Runaways' bassist until leaving in 1977.
12:00While partying with the band, Fuchs became intoxicated. Then she was assaulted by Fowley.
12:06Fuchs also claimed other band members such as Joan Jett and Cherie Curry saw the attack.
12:11Carrie Crome supported Fuchs' events, adding that she experienced something similar with Fowley and later sued his estate in 2023.
12:19However, Jett and Curry denied seeing anything.
12:22Fuchs responded that she understood, as the incident was traumatic for everyone.
12:26Once I talked about it, I didn't feel particularly good about having talked about it. I felt like I had
12:32done something very good for other women.
12:34Number 10. The Pussycat Dolls.
12:36It's a tale as old as time. Music group members vying for lead vocals, center stage and solo success.
12:43But in the case of the Pussycat Dolls, none of that was even a possibility for anyone but Nicole Scherzinger.
12:52Rather than being billed as her equals, the other girls often came off as glorified backup dancers.
12:58Scherzinger was usually the only one who sang on their albums, recording both lead and background vocals.
13:12Following a near decade-long hiatus, the group attempted a comeback in 2019.
13:18However, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, paired with legal disputes between Scherzinger and manager Robin Anton, led to
13:24it being dead on arrival.
13:32Regardless of the situation, these dolls just couldn't seem to stick with each other.
13:43Well, in 2026, PCD is attempting to embark on a comeback as a trio.
13:49Number 9. 3LW.
13:51Girl group feuds have occasionally turned physical, but not a lot of them go down at a KFC.
13:56During a 2002 visit to the restaurant, an altercation broke out between three LW members Naturi Naughton and Keely Williams.
14:03It was a two-piece chicken. She threw chicken in her face. It wasn't just about the chicken, but that
14:08did really happen.
14:09According to Naughton, the bandmates had gotten into an argument, which culminated in Williams throwing a plate of food at
14:14her.
14:15There were some names called, some profanities thrown.
14:24Not long after, Naughton exited the group, although she claims that she was pushed out by their management.
14:35Both ladies have discussed their part in the incident over the years, but a public reconciliation between the two is
14:40yet to be seen.
14:41Meanwhile, Adrienne Bailone, who rounded out the trio, later reunited with Naughton on her talk show, The Real, where she
14:48apologized for her role in the controversy.
14:50There was a lot that went on in that time that now looking back is just like, you were so
14:54young and it was crazy.
14:56Number 8. Little Mix.
14:57Regarded by Forbes as the 2010's answer to the Spice Girls, Little Mix became famous for their feminist anthems and
15:04sassy breakup songs.
15:13However, many of their fans were shocked when a rift formed between the seemingly tight knit quartet.
15:18So whenever people start doing shit like that, welcome to the big league.
15:22In 2020, following the release of their sixth album, Confetti, it was announced that band member Jesse Nelson would be
15:28leaving the group.
15:29Her solo single, Boys, which featured Nicki Minaj, became a source of controversy as the singer faced allegations of blackfishing
15:37and cultural appropriation from her appearance in the music video.
15:45Things took a turn for the worse after Nelson got on an Instagram live session with Minaj, in which the
15:51rapper made disparaging comments about Little Mix member Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
15:54If that's how you felt, why would you keep keying with her and being in the video with her for
15:5810 years?
16:00Now, all of a sudden, she's not in a video with you? You have some negative, evil thing to do
16:05and say?
16:06Number 7. AOA
16:08Several Korean girl groups have been mired in scandal, but few were quite as contentious as AOA.
16:20In July of 2020, former member Mina accused her bandmate Jimin of mistreatment going back years.
16:26The revelations left many in disbelief and shed light on the toxic and brutally competitive culture associated with South Korean
16:33music groups.
16:42In response, Jimin apologized to Mina and later announced that she would be exiting AOA, as well as retiring from
16:49the entertainment business altogether.
16:51It wouldn't be the first time a Korean girl group was at the center of controversy.
16:55Back in 2014, actor Lee Byung-hun accused glam member Da-hee of blackmail, resulting in the group's disbandment the
17:02following year.
17:03Number 6. Girls Aloud
17:05Love Machine said it best.
17:07They're living in two tribes and heading for war.
17:10I'm just a love machine
17:12Feeding my fantasy
17:14British pop group Girls Aloud was often split up into two factions.
17:18Cheryl, Kimberly Walsh and Nicola Roberts on one side, with Nadine Coyle and Sarah Harding on the other.
17:24After the group went on a hiatus in 2009, Cheryl and Coyle embarked on solo careers and soon got involved
17:30in a bitter public feud.
17:32Nadine actually said that we were never friends on the show because I saw that and that's really not true.
17:37Cheryl had also sparked controversy years before, when she was sentenced to 120 hours of community service after being found
17:44guilty of assaulting a nightclub employee.
17:53Thankfully, the ladies of Girls Aloud seem to have outgrown their differences, having patched things up following Harding's untimely passing
18:00in 2021.
18:09Number 5. Fifth Harmony
18:11Despite the hint of teamwork in their name, Fifth Harmony always left something to be desired in the chemistry department.
18:20Formed on the US version of The X Factor in 2012, the quintet soon became one of the best-selling
18:26girl groups of all time.
18:27But as their success grew, there appeared to be some underlying tension between Camila Cabello and the rest of the
18:33band.
18:33This became increasingly evident when Cabello announced half of her heart was in Havana, leaving them as a foursome.
18:43The group seemed to retaliate in a big way, throwing a redwood of shade at Cabello in their 2017 VMA's
18:50performance.
18:53With an indefinite hiatus announced in 2018, it seems time has taken a sledgehammer to this once captivating ensemble.
19:06Number 4. Destiny's Child
19:08We never split up, we just basically replaced two members with one member, and it was basically just in God's
19:18plan.
19:19At the time of their debut, Destiny's Child consisted of four members, Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Latoya Luckett, and Latavia
19:26Roberson.
19:27The group rose to success in the late 90s, under the management of Beyonce's father, Matthew.
19:36Early on in their career, Luckett and Roberson were forced out of the group after voicing their dissatisfaction with Matthew's
19:42management.
19:43This led to a highly publicized legal dispute that only made Destiny's Child's star power bigger.
19:49The two ladies were soon replaced by Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin, the latter of whom also dropped out from
19:55the band, citing the negative publicity and her lack of control.
19:58The remaining members eventually split in 2006, with their respective solo careers already underway.
20:07Number 3. The Supremes
20:10This group's history is so legendary that it inspired a musical and then a movie adaptation.
20:16Birthed by Motown Records, the Supremes were unprecedented in their success and adversity.
20:23Someday we'll be together
20:28While the famous trio originally split lead vocals, Diana Ross was given more and more attention over time.
20:35It started off where after a while the press and a lot of things began to single me out and
20:40push me more forward.
20:42This didn't go over so well with bandmate Florence Ballard, who had mental health issues and became heavily dependent on
20:48alcohol.
20:49I've got the voice! You can't put me in back, you just can't!
20:52You'll be singing back up with me, what's wrong with that?
20:55Shoot, let Dina do all the work for change.
20:58The group's name was eventually changed to Diana Ross and the Supremes, and Ballard was booted from the lineup after
21:04performing Intoxicated.
21:05Even after their fallout, the tension continued in 1986, when founding member Mary Wilson detailed Ross's alleged diva behavior in
21:13her memoir, which she's since denied.
21:16Seems there ain't no mountain high enough to top the Supremes' drama.
21:23Number 2. Spice Girls
21:29Now here's the story from A to Z.
21:31With each Spice Girls personality tying so heavily into the group's appeal, the surprise exit of Ginger Spice, a.k
21:38.a. Jerry Hallowell, was a huge blow.
21:44Hallowell's 1998 departure virtually came out of nowhere, as she was set to join her bandmates on a US tour
21:50at the peak of their popularity.
21:54Pointing to exhaustion and artistic differences, she soon launched a successful solo career.
22:08While Hallowell seemed to be on good terms with her former group members, who released the song Goodbye in her
22:13honor, the move still devastated tons of young millennials.
22:23Thankfully, the Spice Girls' reunions in later years, with Hallowell in tow, saw 4 become 5 once again.
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22:50Maybe in another place in time, we'd still be dancing, your hand and mine.
23:08Unlike their divine looks and vocals, our number one group had some seriously unflattering moments.
23:19Paramount among them was TLC rapper Lisa Lopez or Left Eye's tumultuous relationship with footballer Andre Rison.
23:26In 1994, Lopez was charged with first-degree arson after burning down Rison's home, allegedly as a result of their
23:33domestic disputes.
23:34Controversy also extended to TLC as a whole when they filed for bankruptcy in 1995, which they later opened up
23:40about at the 1996 Grammy Awards.
23:43We have been in this business for five years, and we are broke as broke can be.
23:51The trio feuded internally as well, but pushed their beef aside after Left Eye's tragic demise in a 2002 car
23:58accident.
23:58Despite their fiery attitudes and sometimes actions, TLC clearly maintained love and respect for each other to the end.
24:13Are there any shocking girl group and band scandals that we missed in the video? Let us know in the
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