Following Jesy Nelson’s long-anticipated debut as a solo artist, the girls from Little
Mix all seem to have unfollowed her on Instagram, but some fans believe that it actually may
have been Jesy who blocked them on the app — let’s get into it
Just when it appeared that Jesy Nelson was still on good terms with Leigh-Anne, Jade
and Perrie despite going their separate ways almost a year ago, their friendship may have
just taken a sour turn.
Over the weekend, fans were quick to notice that all three current members of Little Mix
stopped following Jesy on Instagram, leading them to believe that there’s some drama
going down.
Then, other Mixers noted that Leigh-Anne liked an Instagram post by British TV personality
Zeze Millz where she called out Jesy Nelson for allegedly attempting to look “racially
ambiguous” in her music video for her new song ‘Boyz.'
"Understand, there are white women now trying to appear racially ambiguous because they
understand the benefit of appearing… like that.”
As you guys know, Leigh-Anne recently starred in a BBC documentary titled “Leigh-Anne:
Race, Pop, and Power” where she opened up about the racism and colorism she’s experienced
in the music industry and even in Little Mix as the only Black member in the band.
Not to mention, just last week, Jesy finally addressed the accusations of Blackfishing
in an interview with Vulture that was published the same day her new track dropped.
When asked about it, Jesy explained, "The 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.
I wasn’t on social media around that time, so I let my team [deal with it], because that
was when I’d just left."
She then added, "But I mean, like, I love Black culture.
I love Black music.
That’s all I know; it’s what I grew up on.
I’m very aware that I’m a white British woman; I’ve never said that I wasn’t."
It’s also worth noting that when Jesy announced the release date for ‘Boyz’ earlier this
month, that very same day, Little Mix began promoting their upcoming single titled ‘Cut
You Off’ that comes out next month along with the rest of their new album, Between
Us.
In a short promo video, the girls revealed that writing this song “felt like therapy”
as they were able to get everything off their chest and many Mixers began connecting the
dots speculating that it might be about Jesy leaving the band.
And now it seems that all three of them are definitely living up to the song’s title
‘cutting’ Jesy off-- at least on Instagram...
The girls even shared a snippet of the track on the band’s TikTok account with a video
of what seemed to be a fan dancing to it.
But it turns out that this self-proclaimed Mixer Raurie Williams, best known as Nohun
on socials, went on to do an Instagram live over the weekend where he shared alleged DMs
from Leigh-Anne showing that it was actually Jesy who blocked the girls on Instagram.
In the purported receipts, Leigh-Anne says, “She blocked us.
Cut us off.
Horrible person.”
This supposedly came after Nohun posted a poll asking if he should also do a dance routine
to Jesy’s new song and Leigh-Anne allegedly reached out to him writing, "No.
Do a video about her being a black fish instead."
However, there’s a lot of skepticism surrounding the legitimacy of Nohun’s alleged receipts,
with fans pointing out key details that just don’t add up, suggesting that it could be
fake and that he only inserted himself for clout.
And if those DMs are indeed legit, Mixers also called him out saying that he had no
right to share them without Leigh-Anne’s consent who may have just been upset at the
time and just venting out about the situation, especially when Nohun himself later shared
an Instagram story saying that no one had permission to post screen recordings from
his IG live.
Then, local artist Corey Sean, who’s appeared on The X Factor UK multiple times, defended
Leigh-Anne and slammed Jesy in a video that began trending on Twitter.
“I respect that Leigh-Anne is out here making a Black fund to help Black people achieve.
Yeah?
What’s Jesy Nelson ever done or doing?
Nothing.
To try to make herself more secure and comfortable by using my culture.
So bun her and bun you.”
Leigh-Anne actually went on to follow Corey on Instagram...
It also must be noted that prior to the release of her song, Jesy unfollowed everyone on her
Instagram, except Nicky Minaj and Diddy.
And at the time of reporting, Little Mix’s official Instagram still follows Jesy.
Jesy had just told Glamour UK last week that she hasn’t been speaking to the girls since
she exited the band aside from a few texts, but that she still loves them as sisters.
As of yet, none of the girls have addressed this unfolding situation, so we’re just
gonna have to wait to see what happens next.
Now go ahead and click right over here to find out more details about Jesy Nelson responding
to Blackfishing allegations:
Also let us know in the comments your thoughts and feels on this whole situation…
I’m your host Carly Henderson, you can find me on Instagram @carlyhenderson_.
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