Jesy Nelson reportedly quit Little Mix without telling her bandmates of the decision.
The 30 year old left fans in complete shock when she announced her departure from the group back in December 2020, nearly 10 years after finding fame on The X Factor.
At the time, the singer took to her Instagram feed to share a lengthy statement, explaining that being in the band with Leigh-Anne Pinnock, 30, Jade Thirlwall, 28, and Perrie Edwards, 28, had “really taken a toll on my mental health”.
It's now been claimed that the three girls had no idea Jesy had made the decision and they only found out through her lawyers.
A source explained: "Jesy created this scenario. She left the band without telling the girls or management directly and they heard about it through her lawyers.
"Those around her have been supporting her for 10 years and protected her and are devastated over all this."
Leigh-Anne, Jade and Perrie are said to have scrambled together to release a joint statement, sharing their love for Jesy as they wrote: "This is an incredibly sad time for all of us but we are fully supportive of Jesy."
The insider went on to claim that while Jesy was part of the band, she had been warned about "blackfishing" – which means to accuse someone of pretending to have Black or mixed race heritage.
They continued: “Everyone had been very supportive to Jesy. Leigh Anne and others sat down with Jesy years ago and spoke to her about blackfishing – and warned her about her excessive tanning and wearing braids.
“The word ‘blackfishing’ may not have been used but the principle of it was. But Jesy didn’t want to hear it – she just didn't want to know. It's not new news to her.”
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Leigh-Anne and Jesy have been involved in an online feud in the last week after TikTok user NoHun, whose real name is Raurie Williams, took to social media on Sunday 10 October to claim to his 343,000 fans that in shared screenshots of messages he apparently received from Leigh-Anne's account, she allegedly called Jesy a "horrible" person.
The messages claimed that NoHun "should create a video around Jesy blackfishing" after her new collaborative music video to Boyz with Nicki Minaj came out.
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It is not known who amongst Leigh-Anne's entourage has access to her social media account.
OK! Online has approached both Jesy and Little Mix's representatives for further comment.
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