{"id":271603,"date":"2021-10-14T15:47:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T14:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/?p=271603"},"modified":"2021-10-15T10:01:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T09:01:36","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-little-mix-and-jesy-nelson-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/uk-showbiz\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-little-mix-and-jesy-nelson-feud-271603","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about the Little Mix and Jesy Nelson feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Little Mix and Jesy Nelson have dominated headlines in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Following her departure from the band in December, Jesy launched her solo music career last week, releasing her debut single &#8216;Boyz&#8217; featuring Nicki Minaj on Friday, October 8.<\/p>\n<p>The music video for the track sparked serious backlash, with many accusing Jesy of &#8220;blackfishing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u884fEIPY3g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amid the drama, a message allegedly sent by Leigh-Anne Pinnock was leaked, in which she accused Jesy of blocking her, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall on social media.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve rounded up everything you need to know about the ongoing drama, looking back to the formation of Little Mix in 2011 and the lead up to Jesy&#8217;s decision to quit the group last year.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Back To The Beginning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271616 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ei2_dEiXcAAv2fX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ei2_dEiXcAAv2fX.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ei2_dEiXcAAv2fX-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ei2_dEiXcAAv2fX-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ei2_dEiXcAAv2fX-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ei2_dEiXcAAv2fX-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ei2_dEiXcAAv2fX-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ei2_dEiXcAAv2fX-1068x1068.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Perrie, Leigh-Anne, Jade and Jesy all auditioned for the X Factor UK as solo artists.<\/p>\n<p>The singers failed to make it past the first round of the bootcamp part of the show individually, but later were asked to come back to form a four-piece girl group called Rhythmix.<\/p>\n<p>During the live shows, it was announced that the band would change their name following a dispute with a\u00a0Brighton-based children&#8217;s music charity that was also called Rhythmix.<\/p>\n<p>On October 28, 2011, it was announced that the group&#8217;s new name would be Little Mix.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_271614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-271614\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-271614 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-1536x1179.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-2048x1571.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-696x534.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-1068x820.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VIPIrelandImage102024-1920x1473.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-271614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VIPIRELAND.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On December 11, 2011 Little Mix were crowned the winners of The X Factor, making history as the first time group to ever win the UK version of the show.<\/p>\n<p>Their winner&#8217;s single was a cover of\u00a0Damien Rice&#8217;s song &#8216;Cannonball&#8217;, which topped the UK Singles Chart that year and made the Christmas number one spot on the\u00a0Irish Singles Chart.<\/p>\n<p>They released their debut album &#8216;DNA&#8217; the following year, releasing &#8216;Wings&#8217; as the first single from the album.<\/p>\n<p>Perrie, Leigh-Anne, Jade and Jesy went on to release five more albums together &#8211; &#8216;Salute&#8217;, &#8216;Get Weird&#8217;, &#8216;Glory Days&#8217;, &#8216;LM5&#8217; and &#8216;Confetti&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8216;Odd One Out&#8217; Documentary<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-185023 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-13-at-11.04.46.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1612\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-13-at-11.04.46.png 1612w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-13-at-11.04.46-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-13-at-11.04.46-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-13-at-11.04.46-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-13-at-11.04.46-645x420.png 645w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-13-at-11.04.46-640x417.png 640w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-13-at-11.04.46-681x444.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1612px) 100vw, 1612px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Jesy Nelson&#8217;s BBC documentary &#8216;Odd One Out&#8217; aired.<\/p>\n<p>In the film, the singer opened up about the relentless online bullying she faced while in Little Mix, and how she was often referred to as &#8220;the fat one&#8221; in the band by trolls.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old revealed that she attempted to take her own life as a result of the constant trolling, but was saved by her then-boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/idyXOMAZOUg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jesy&#8217;s bandmates featured in the documentary, and revealed how difficult it was to see Jesy go through such a hard time.<\/p>\n<p>Jade said: \u201cWe just had to watch this amazing, funny girl become a bit like a broken doll. It was horrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember feeling really angry. I wanted to just find every single person that had ever said anything horrible to her, look them in the eye and say, \u2018Look what you\u2019ve done to this girl.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-270553 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2367.jpg 750w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2367-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2367-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2367-696x389.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jesy won a National Television Award for her powerful documentary, and broke down in tears as she accepted the award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">In her speech, she said: &#8220;This is so overwhelming, I&#8217;m such a baby. I want to start by thanking the BBC for being the most incredible team to work with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">&#8220;I want to thank my dearest friend Adam [Goodall] for being the most incredible director, alongside with Rich[ard Cook], the producer. I want to thank every single person that was in the documentary for being so brave and courageous to tell their own story to the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YOJjA0F3f2g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank my mum for being the most inspirational, strongest woman in my life. I want to thank\u00a0Chris [Hughes], my [now ex] boyfriend, for just bringing me up every day and making me feel confident.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">&#8220;And last but not least, I want to thank every single person that voted. You have no idea how much this means to me, to us. I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ve ever expected for this to have such an impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just so so grateful that such a negative experience in my life turned into such a positive one, and that&#8217;s all thanks to you guys. Thank you so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sweet Melody Music Video<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-229017 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2148\" height=\"1264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26.png 2148w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26-510x300.png 510w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26-1536x904.png 1536w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26-2048x1205.png 2048w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26-714x420.png 714w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26-640x377.png 640w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-15.36.26-681x400.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2148px) 100vw, 2148px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Little Mix released the track &#8216;Sweet Melody&#8217; in October last year and after months in lockdown, they reunited to film the music video.<\/p>\n<p>This was the last music video the band filmed as a foursome.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Jesy told <a title=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/entertainment\/a36185652\/jesy-nelson-cosmopolitan-uk-june-cover\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/entertainment\/a36185652\/jesy-nelson-cosmopolitan-uk-june-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cosmopolitan<\/a> that she had a panic attack while filming the music video and that ultimately, the shoot was the &#8220;breaking point&#8221; for her.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r4P-WOOUPk4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cWe\u2019d been in lockdown, and [that had been] the first time I could have a break and be at home around people that I love. It was the happiest I\u2019d ever felt, and I didn\u2019t realize that until I went back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI immediately became a different person. I had anxiety. Whenever we had a music video, I put an enormous amount of pressure on myself to try and lose weight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a fear of looking back on the camera. If I don\u2019t like what I see, I find it so hard to be in front of the camera and feel amazing and perform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01be9880-3da5-43e2-b562-0860807581f1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1609\" height=\"1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01be9880-3da5-43e2-b562-0860807581f1.jpg 1609w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01be9880-3da5-43e2-b562-0860807581f1-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01be9880-3da5-43e2-b562-0860807581f1-1024x837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01be9880-3da5-43e2-b562-0860807581f1-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01be9880-3da5-43e2-b562-0860807581f1-1536x1255.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01be9880-3da5-43e2-b562-0860807581f1-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01be9880-3da5-43e2-b562-0860807581f1-696x569.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01be9880-3da5-43e2-b562-0860807581f1-1068x873.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1609px) 100vw, 1609px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After going on an \u201cextreme diet\u201d in the lead-up to the music video, Jesy revealed she had a panic attack on the day of the shoot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the day of the \u2018Sweet Melody\u2019 video I had a panic attack on set because I didn\u2019t look how I wanted to look and I found it so hard to just be happy and enjoy myself. I looked at the other three and they were having the time of their life,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get so jealous, because I want to feel like that and enjoy it, because music is my passion. To have this dream and not be enjoying it because of what I look like, I knew wasn\u2019t normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sub-buzz-7950-1629642795-47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1494\" height=\"906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sub-buzz-7950-1629642795-47.png 1494w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sub-buzz-7950-1629642795-47-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sub-buzz-7950-1629642795-47-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sub-buzz-7950-1629642795-47-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sub-buzz-7950-1629642795-47-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sub-buzz-7950-1629642795-47-696x422.png 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sub-buzz-7950-1629642795-47-1068x648.png 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1494px) 100vw, 1494px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jesy revealed she was missing from a scene in the music video because that was when she \u201cbroke down\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018I just want to go home.\u2019 I was sobbing in the dressing room. Someone really close to me said, \u2018This has got to stop. You can\u2019t keep doing this to yourself. You\u2019re going to end up where you were before.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jesy admitted she entered \u201ca really dark time after the music video\u201d, and was advised by her mother to put her mental health first.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_SDC_MDG_-Little-Mix_9686JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_SDC_MDG_-Little-Mix_9686JPG.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_SDC_MDG_-Little-Mix_9686JPG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_SDC_MDG_-Little-Mix_9686JPG-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_SDC_MDG_-Little-Mix_9686JPG-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_SDC_MDG_-Little-Mix_9686JPG-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_SDC_MDG_-Little-Mix_9686JPG-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_SDC_MDG_-Little-Mix_9686JPG-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, that was the pinnacle point. I was like, \u2018I need to start taking care of myself now, because this isn\u2019t healthy.\u2019 It wasn\u2019t nice for the other three to be around someone who didn\u2019t want to be there. So I took a break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor so long I worried about other people and letting people down. The only person I should have been trying to make happy was myself and I wasn\u2019t doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI needed to do it for my mental health because I know I would have ended up back where I was five years ago, and that\u2019s scary\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jesy Quits The Band<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-155567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-14.31.48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-14.31.48.png 1198w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-14.31.48-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-14.31.48-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-14.31.48-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-14.31.48-150x95.png 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-14.31.48-696x442.png 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-14.31.48-1068x678.png 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On December 14, 2020, Jesy announced she was leaving Little Mix.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the news in a social media statement, the singer wrote: \u201cTo all my Mixers. The past nine years in Little Mix has been the most incredible time of my life. We have achieved things I never thought possible. From winning our first Brit Award to our sold out shows at the O2.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking friends and fans all over the world I can\u2019t thank you all enough from the bottom of my heart for making me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. You have always been there to support and encourage me and I will never ever forget it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_189001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189001\" style=\"width: 1196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-189001 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-09.56.48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1196\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-09.56.48.png 1196w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-09.56.48-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-09.56.48-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-09.56.48-1024x700.png 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-09.56.48-614x420.png 614w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-09.56.48-640x438.png 640w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-09.56.48-681x466.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-189001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Mix | Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is recently being in the band has really token a toll on my mental health. I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and living up to expectations very hard,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere comes a time in life when we need to reinvest in taking core of ourselves rather than focusing on making other people happy, and I feel like now is the time to begin that process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo after much consideration and with a heavy heart, I\u2019m announcing I\u2019m leaving Little Mix. I need to spend some time with the people I love, doing things that make me happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-07-at-12.36.28.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-07-at-12.36.28.png 1142w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-07-at-12.36.28-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-07-at-12.36.28-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-07-at-12.36.28-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-07-at-12.36.28-612x420.png 612w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-07-at-12.36.28-640x439.png 640w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-07-at-12.36.28-681x468.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m ready to embark on a new chapter in my life \u2013 I\u2019m not sure what its going to look like right now, but I hope you\u2019ll still be there to support me. I want to say thank you to everyone involved in our journey. All the hard work and dedication that went into making us a success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo every single fan who came to see us in concert, who listened to our songs and sung their hearts out, sent me messages and supported me along the way I want you to know I love you all so much and I could never have done this without you and I appreciate it endlessly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of all I want to say thank you to Jade, Perrie and Leigh-Anne for creating some of the most amazing memories i\u2019ll never forget. I hope that you\u2019ll continue to fulfil all of your dreams and keep on making music that people love. Love Jesy x&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232322 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1184\" height=\"890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23.png 1184w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-559x420.png 559w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-100x75.png 100w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-180x135.png 180w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-238x178.png 238w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-640x481.png 640w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-13.53.23-681x512.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1184px) 100vw, 1184px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade then released a statement that read: \u201c<span class=\"\">After an amazing 9 years together Jesy has made the decision to leave Little Mix. <\/span><span class=\"\">This is an incredibly sad time for all of us but we are fully supportive of Jesy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">\u201cWe love her very much and agree that it is so important that she does what is right for her mental health and well-being. <\/span><span class=\"\">We are still very much enjoying our Little Mix journey and the 3 of us are not ready for it to be over.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">\u201cWe know that Jesy leaving the group is going to be really upsetting news for our fans. We love you guys so much and are so grateful for your loyalty and continued support of all of us. We\u2019re looking forward to seeing so many of you on tour. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIySkxPBfTn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Little Mix (@littlemix)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prior to quitting the band, Jesy announced she was taking an &#8220;extended break&#8221; from Little Mix for private medical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>She had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/tv\/little-mix-star-pulls-out-of-talent-show-live-final-and-hosting-mtv-emas-230734\">pulled out of a number of appearances<\/a> in the lead up to her break \u2013 including the final of the band&#8217;s talent show Little Mix: The Search, and hosting the MTV EMAs.<\/p>\n<p>Jesy later announced she was launching her own solo music career, while Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne continued in Little Mix as a trio.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2616.jpg 750w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2616-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2616-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2616-696x421.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Jesy admitted she hadn&#8217;t spoken to her former bandmates since she left the band.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Glamour magazine, the 30-year-old confessed: \u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to the girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is weird because for so many years we were as close as sisters, together every hour of the day for weeks, sharing beds, laughing, crying just 24\/7 the four of us together and then\u2026 Nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-268552 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-17-at-10.50.34.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-17-at-10.50.34.png 954w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-17-at-10.50.34-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-17-at-10.50.34-768x763.png 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-17-at-10.50.34-150x149.png 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-17-at-10.50.34-696x692.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve sent a few texts, but that\u2019s it. I can\u2019t explain it, it\u2019s like there has to be this distance. We were so close so you can\u2019t do in-between, there has to be space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, at some point in the future, we can all come back together. I love them. They are my sisters in so many ways, but for the time being we just don\u2019t talk,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on a recent episode of Fearne Cotton\u2019s podcast<a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.officialfearnecotton.com\/news\/2018\/2\/26\/happy-place-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Happy Place<\/a>\u00a0podcast, Jesy admitted she felt<a href=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/uk-showbiz\/jesy-nelson-reveals-she-felt-miserable-and-trapped-in-little-mix-270552\">\u00a0\u201cmiserable\u201d and \u201ctrapped\u201d<\/a> in the group, and said being compared to her bandmates \u201cevery single day\u201d was \u201cdraining\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>The &#8216;Boyz&#8217; Music Video Drama<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-270830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-08-at-08.10.54.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1194\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-08-at-08.10.54.png 1194w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-08-at-08.10.54-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-08-at-08.10.54-1024x719.png 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-08-at-08.10.54-768x539.png 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-08-at-08.10.54-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-08-at-08.10.54-696x488.png 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-08-at-08.10.54-1068x750.png 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1194px) 100vw, 1194px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On October 8, Jesy&#8217;s highly anticipated debut single &#8216;Boyz&#8217; was released.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old collaborated with Nicki Minaj on the track, which heavily samples P Diddy\u2019s 2001 song Bad Boy For Life.<\/p>\n<p>Jesy came under fire for the music video, with many accusing her of altering her appearance to seem Black or racially ambiguous &#8211; otherwise known as &#8220;blackfishing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271006 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Jesy-Nelson-1024x658-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Jesy-Nelson-1024x658-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Jesy-Nelson-1024x658-1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Jesy-Nelson-1024x658-1-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Jesy-Nelson-1024x658-1-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Jesy-Nelson-1024x658-1-696x447.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jesy addressed the blackfishing claims during a recent interview with Vulture, saying: \u201cThe whole time I was in Little Mix I never got any of that. And then I came out of [the band] and people all of a sudden were saying it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t on social media around that time, so I let my team [deal with it], because that was when I\u2019d just left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I mean, like, I love Black culture. I love Black music. That\u2019s all I know; it\u2019s what I grew up on. I\u2019m very aware that I\u2019m a white British woman; I\u2019ve never said that I wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_Boyz-Jesy-Nelson-Feat-Nicki-Minaj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_Boyz-Jesy-Nelson-Feat-Nicki-Minaj.jpg 615w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_Boyz-Jesy-Nelson-Feat-Nicki-Minaj-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_Boyz-Jesy-Nelson-Feat-Nicki-Minaj-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a separate statement addressing the accusations, Jesy added: \u201cI take all those comments made seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would never intentionally do anything to make myself look racially ambiguous, so that\u2019s why I was initially shocked that the term was directed at me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amid the controversy, messages between Instagram user @nohun_ and Leigh-Anne Pinnock were leaked.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leigh-anne-pinnock-little-mix-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-dms.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"974\" height=\"1628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leigh-anne-pinnock-little-mix-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-dms.jpeg 974w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leigh-anne-pinnock-little-mix-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-dms-179x300.jpeg 179w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leigh-anne-pinnock-little-mix-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-dms-613x1024.jpeg 613w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leigh-anne-pinnock-little-mix-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-dms-768x1284.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leigh-anne-pinnock-little-mix-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-dms-919x1536.jpeg 919w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leigh-anne-pinnock-little-mix-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-dms-150x251.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leigh-anne-pinnock-little-mix-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-dms-300x501.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leigh-anne-pinnock-little-mix-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-dms-696x1163.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to screenshots posted online, Leigh-Anne allegedly asked NoHun to make a video about Jesy \u201cbeing a black fish\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged messages from Leigh-Anne also accused Jesy of blocking her and her Little Mix bandmates, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall, on social media, and added: &#8220;Horrible person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Goss.ie has reached out to Leigh-Anne\u2019s reps for a comment regarding these alleged messages.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2619.jpg 699w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2619-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2619-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2619-696x380.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nicki Minaj, who collaborated with Jesy on Boyz, weighed in on the drama in an Instagram Live on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper said: \u201cSweetheart, take them text messages and shove it up your f***ing ass, because when you do clown shit I got to treat you and talk to you like you a clown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you was in this woman\u2019s group and you ain\u2019t talk about this s**t for 10 years, and as soon as you see she got a video coming out with Nicki Minaj and Puffy, now you sending text messages and all this shit\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CU5vjVHpgaC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CU5vjVHpgaC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Barbie (@nickiminaj)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrint those text messages out, bust your ass open and shove them up your motherf***ing ass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop trying to hurt people and kill people\u2019s lives and careers, this is the way people feed their families. Stop \u2013 if you want a solo career, baby girl, just say that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rapper continued: \u201cYou can go out and put your own music. We\u2019re gonna support you and love you. That\u2019s it. You don\u2019t have to attack someone else. If that\u2019s how you felt, why were you kiki\u2019ing with her and being in the videos with her for 10 years?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_271199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-271199\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-271199 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/nicki-minaj-little-mix-emas.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/nicki-minaj-little-mix-emas.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/nicki-minaj-little-mix-emas-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/nicki-minaj-little-mix-emas-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/nicki-minaj-little-mix-emas-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/nicki-minaj-little-mix-emas-696x465.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-271199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki collaborated with Little Mix in the past<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNow, all of a sudden she\u2019s not in a video with you, you have some negative, evil thing to do and say? Stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly jealous people do things like this. It makes you a big jealous bozo. I love you guys but please don\u2019t do this. Let these people be miserable all by themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jesy, who was also on the Instagram Live, didn\u2019t say anything during Nicki\u2019s rant, but occasionally laughed at some of her comments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271201 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jesy-nicki.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jesy-nicki.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jesy-nicki-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jesy-nicki-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jesy-nicki-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jesy-nicki-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jesy-nicki-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jesy-nicki-1068x601.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nicki then took to Twitter to slam Leigh-Anne even further, writing: \u201cJeLeigh btchs actin real messy\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you know someone has been suicidal from bullying in the past, why try to get a bunch of ppl to bully them again about smthng else, on an even bigger scale? Shame on you\u2014 that\u2019s rlly sad. You don\u2019t know what ppl can deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Little Mix fans showed their support for Leigh-Anne following Nicki&#8217;s rant, her mum also took to Twitter and wrote: &#8220;<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#WeLoveYouLeigh <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">thank you everyone.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Leigh-Anne, Perrie and Jade are releasing a Little Mix greatest hits album entitled &#8216;Between Us&#8217; on November 12. It will be their first album as a trio.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-09.04.25.png\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeLoveYouLeigh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeLoveYouLeigh<\/a> \ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udda4 thank you everyone \ud83d\ude18\ud83d\ude18<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Debbie Pinnock (@PinnockD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PinnockD\/status\/1447974519797391362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The girls have dominated headlines this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23760,"featured_media":271631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[4154],"tags":[3711,3781,3694,2136,2489],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG-2856.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271603"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23760"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}