Former Pussycat Dolls member Jessica Sutta defends being a MAGA supporter in bold statement
Any Y2K nostalgics out there will no doubt be thrilled to hear that iconic girlband, the Pussycat Dolls, have announced a major reunion with a 2026 UK, Europe and North America arena tour.
The pop group announced the news earlier this month (11 March), but there were some glaring omissions from the lineup.
Now, fans will know that the original six-piece lineup of Pussycat Dolls included Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt, Ashley Roberts, Melody Thornton, Carmit Bachar and Jessica Sutta.
However, only Scherzinger, Wyatt and Roberts are returning for the reunion.
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Following the news, Sutta has spoken about the situation in the latest episode of The Maverick Approach podcast, sharing a bold statement defending her MAGA views.
She claimed she wasn't notified of the reunion, sharing with viewers: "None of us were called. None of us were told about anything. In fact, we were blindsided."
Sutta went on to claim that she only received a phone call from her former bandmate Scherzinger the day the reunion was announced to the public, but she decided not to answer the call.
"I don’t plan to call her back," she continued. "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 [for ‘Sunset Boulevard’] just recently."
She theorised that the reason she didn't receive the invite to the reunion was that she was a 'liability' due to her politics.
"I align with Bobby Kennedy, which is aligning with MAGA," she said. "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… People are screaming at me, 'You’re MAGA, you’re MAGA.' Yeah, I am. I triple down on it because I’m so sick of people telling me who I should be."
Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2025, Sutta opened up about suffering a 'debilitating' injury that she has claimed to the COVID-19 vaccine.
In the interview, she explained that this ordeal led to her support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom she campaigned for during the 2024 US presidential election.
Sutta has previously shared a statement on Instagram (15 March), saying that she found out about the reunion just before the news broke, adding that she 'didn’t have much time to prepare for the reaction that followed online'.
"And if we are really being honest, you can’t trip on what’s behind you," she resolved. "Good luck, ladies."
Meanwhile, Bachar has also spoken out on the snub.
Taking to Instagram about a week ago (17 March), she wrote that she also only found out about the tour when it was announced to the public.
"I would have appreciated direct communication," she said.
"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."
The three stars who are reuniting, Scherzinger, Wyatt and Roberts, have since opened up about the drama surrounding the 53-date 'PCD Forever' tour, which is set to kick off this summer (5 June) and come to an end in autumn (13 October).
Speaking on Today, Scherzinger was confronted about her former bandmates not being included in the lineup, to which she responded: "Well, I mean, listen, we are just, we are like, we are so. As women today…"
Wyatt then interjected, noting that the Pussycat Dolls have always had 'an ever-changing lineup'.
"This is what it looks like now in 2026, and you never know what comes next. I think ultimately we’ve got to protect our peace, and when something like the Pussycat Dolls has so much history, we have ruptured in the past, and right now we are repairing, and we’re sort of on the same page with that," she outlined.
Tyla has reached out to both Jessica Sutta and Nicole Scherzinger's representatives for comment.
Topics: Music, Celebrity, Politics, US News, Donald Trump, Social Media
Rhiannon Ingle