Former Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta is alleging her MAGA politics is one of the reasons she was not asked to return for the group’s “PCD Forever” tour. The group originally found pop stardom as a six-girl group headlined by Nicole Scherzinger, but only three original members are returning for the 2026 reunion (which also includes the new single “Club Song”). Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts are the Dolls who will embark on a global tour set for the United States, Europe and the U.K. later this year.
Speaking on a recent episode of “The Maverick Approach” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly), Sutta claimed she was never notified about a Pussycat Dolls reunion.
“None of us were called. None of us were told about anything. In fact, we were blindsided,” Sutta said, revealing that she didn’t even get a phone call from Scherzinger until the day the Pussycat Dolls reunion without her was announced to the public. Sutta did not answer the phone.
“I don’t plan to call her back,” she said. “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.”
Sutta reasoned that she was not asked to participate in the Pussycat Dolls reunion because “I was a liability” given her politics. Per EW: “Sutta has been an outspoken supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, since she endorsed him for president in 2024. The two connected over their shared medical beliefs after, Sutta said, the COVID vaccine left her feeling ‘like I was on the brink of death.’”
“I align with Bobby Kennedy, which is aligning with MAGA,” Sutta said during her recent podcast interview. “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.”
Sutta wasn’t the only original Pussycat Doll to be blindsided by the group’s 2026 reunion. Carmit Bachar wrote on Instagram that she also found out about the new Pussycat Dolls tour when it was announced to the public, adding: “I would have appreciated direct communication.”
“In light of recent developments, I feel it is important to speak honestly and respectfully,” Bachar wrote. “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. 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.”
“While this is disappointing on a personal level, I remain proud of the role I played in helping shape what The Pussycat Dolls became,” she added. “I believe the legacy of any group is built not only by those seen on stage, but also by the collective contributions and shared vision that brought it to life.”
Scherzinger, Wyatt and Roberts were confronted with leaving their former Dolls out of the reunion during a viral interview on “Today,” where Scherzinger went struggled to give an answer the question and responded: “Well, I mean, listen, we are just, we are like, we are so. As women today….”
Wyatt jumped in to explain the Pussycat Dolls have always had “an ever-changing lineup and you know, 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.”
The 53-date “PCD Forever” tour kicks off June 5 in California and will make stops in cities such as Phoenix, Tampa and New York City before heading to Europe in September. The tour wraps Oct. 13 in London. Lil’ Kim and Mya are joining the Dolls for select shows.
Watch Sutta’s complete interview on “The Maverick Approach” podcast in the video below.
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