Pussycat Dolls star Jessica Sutta claims group axed her from 'cash grab' reunion tour over her political beliefs

Former Pussycat Dolls member Jessica Sutta has spoken out after she was excluded from the group's comeback. 

The noughties girl group recently announced a reunion tour with Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt, and Ashley Roberts all returning, while Sutta, along with fellow founding members Carmit Bachar and Melody Thornton, were not asked back.

Last week, Scherzinger awkwardly stumbled over her words when asked why some of the members were missing from the reunion during a cringeworthy interview on the Today show.

Now Sutta has addressed the situation, claiming on The Maverick Approach podcast that she and the other members were 'blindsided' by the reunion announcement. 

'None of us were called. None of us were told about anything. In fact, we were blindsided,' she said.

Sutta also blasted Wyatt and Roberts for not reaching out to her after the death of her mother.

'I thought we were all friends, but that's how it goes in Hollywood,' she said. 

Sutta did confirm that Scherzinger reached out to her directly on the day that PCD's comeback was announced – but admitted that she has yet to call the Sunset Boulevard star back.

'Nicole did call me. I didn't answer. I don't plan to call her back,' Sutta declared on the podcast.

'I love Nicole. This is very bittersweet for me. I respect her as an artist. I even cried with joy when she won her Tony [award] just recently,' she continued. 

'I definitely was rooting for her, but the way they did this just showed me exactly why I'm not in the group and showed exactly, to me, who they are.'

Sutta officially left Hollywood several years ago and relocated to Nashville after suffering a vaccine injury from the Covid vaccine. 

She previously confirmed that she was 'never' planning to return to PCD due to her health issues and said that she wishes the group 'the best' and hopes that they have a successful world tour. 

Despite her well wishes, Sutta – who became an outspoken supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following her vaccine injury – believes that she may have been iced out of the reunion due to her political views.

'It's a cash grab, let's keep it real,' she said of the group's reunion tour.

'And I was a liability. I align with Bobby Kennedy, which is aligning with MAGA,' she continued.

'Do I love what Trump is doing? Absolutely not. I do not believe in war. [But] we didn't have a chance for the [vaccine] injured community to get help without him.'

She added, 'I was never political but I had to be because my life depends on it.' 

Sutta has become an activist for the vaccine injured in recent years. She also supported RFK Jr. during his presidential run and as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, meeting with him personally in January.

Original bandmate Bachar has also stated publicly that she was not asked to be part of the group's reunion. 

'I was not contacted regarding the group’s decision to move forward, and I learned of these plans at the same time as the public,' Bachar, 51, said in a statement last week. 

'Given my history with the brand, having been part of its foundation long before its commercial debut and instrumental in the connections that led to the record deal… I would have appreciated direct communication.' 

Daily Mail has contacted Scherzinger for comment. 

Earlier this month, it was announced that Scherzinger, Wyatt, and Roberts were reuniting as a trio for a huge global tour. 

On Friday's episode of the Today show, co-host Craig Melvin left Scherzinger at a loss for words when he probed her over the line-up drama.

The presenter asked, 'Some former members of the Pussycat Dolls made headlines recently after they found out you were coming back as a trio, not as the original group. How did you arrive at that decision?'

Visibly taken aback by the question, Scherzinger froze as she struggled to come up with a cohesive response.

'Well, I mean, listen, we are just... we are like... we are so... as women today, I mean,' she stammered.  

Wyatt then swooped in and said that the Pussycat Dolls' line-up has been 'ever-changing.'

'This is what it looks like in 2026,' Wyatt said confidently.

'You never know what comes next. We've got to protect our peace,' she continued. 

'When something like the Pussycat Dolls has so much history, we have ruptured in the past and right now, we are repairing and sort of on the same page with that.'

By the time Wyatt, 44, had given her answer, Scherzinger had formulated what she wanted to say.

'We have so much love and respect for all of the women that have been part of the legacy,' she said. 'And once a doll, always a doll.'