'It's a complete lie': Pebbles Reid denies cheating TLC band members out of millions and says Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas did have an affair with her former husband L.A. Reid

PUBLISHED: 21:08 EST, 14 November 2013 | UPDATED: 02:42 EST, 15 November 2013

View
comments

Pebbles Reid has called a depiction of herself in a recent VH1 biopic about her 1990s girl group TLC 'a complete lie' during an appearance on an American chat show on Wednesday.

The 47-year-old singer and producer defended herself during a sit down interview on The Wendy Williams Show after enduring years of allegations that she cheated the group out of millions, most recently in VH1's CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.

Pebbles went on the offensive, and also accused fellow TLC member Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas of having an affair with her then-husband L.A. Reid.

Scroll below for video...

On the defensive: Pebbles Reid sat down with Wendy Williams on Thursday to discuss a recent biopic about her girl group TLC

She also alleged that Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins and Lisa 'Left-Eye' Lopes kicked Chilli out of the group.

TLC was one of the biggest bands in the world in the early 1990s and have sold more than 65 million records worldwide.

They are the second best selling female group of all time, ranking behind only the Spice Girls. The members of TLC filed for bankruptcy in 1995 while enjoying apparent success.

Top of the charts: TLC members T-Boz, Chilli and Left-Eye at the MTV Movie Awards in 1995 in Los Angeles

During her sit down with Wendy, Pebbles dismissed the rumour that she caught her ex-husband and Chilli having sex on a desk, but revealed that she believed they had an affair.

She also claimed that Chilli was booted from TLC by T-Boz and Left-Eye due to her relationship with the group's producer, Dallas Austin.

Pebbles said she was considering suing VH1 for its portrayal of her in the popular biopic.

On the carpet: Chilli and T-Boz, shown in September in Las Vegas, were portrayed by actresses in the biopic

At one point, Wendy asked her guest point-blank if she stole money from the group.

'Hell no,' Pebbles responded.

Pebbles scored a few R&B hits herself in the late 1980s, with songs such as Girlfriend and Mercedes Boy, and has since become a minister.

Popular biopic: Chilli and T-Boz, shown in October in New York City, went on to solo careers

T-Boz and Chilli responded via Twitter to Pebbles' interview on Wednesday with a dual warning to her flock.

'Yall need 2 watch what church y'all walk into cuz I'll tell ya some of these so-called MINISTERS might get struck by lightning at any moment,' they both tweeted.

Left-Eye died in 2002 in a car accident in Honduras.

Yall need 2 watch what church yall walk n2 cuz ill tell ya sum of these so called MINISTERS might get struck down by lightning at any moment
— Chilli (@officialchilli) November 13, 2013

MOST WATCHED NEWS VIDEOS

Comments (56)

Share what you think

View all

The comments below have not been moderated.

Erika, Houston-TX, United States, 1 hour ago

I am 99% certain that I saw an episode of "Behind the Music" on VH1 years ago wherein Lisa Lopes broke it down piece by piece as to how they went broke. It was an explanation of this sort: 10% went to their agent, 10% went to accountants, 10% went to their management, 10% went to their lawyers, and so on. (The percentages are not accurate, illustrative purposes only.) Not to mention the Feds and their grubby little hands. So at the end of the day, there was nothing left for them. I've never heard of Pebbles, but if she was in fact their manager, well...

Click to rate

Naomi Wattz, miami, United States, 6 hours ago

Pepples is a liar and only speaks out now about the allegations because of the movies coming out to expose her. Fan have been knowing for years they tlc was broke while pebbles was living a luxury life.

Click to rate

Harley Quinn, LA, United States, 7 hours ago

A band generally doesn't go bankrupt in the middle of success without some kind of shady practice happening. Either these girls went completely crazy with their money, or Pebbles is a lying witch. I'm guessing the latter, as she hasn't worked much since! I suppose another way to exploit people to get money is to run a church, so she definitely made a good choice with her ministry.

Click to rate

sarcastian, dallas, United States, 9 hours ago

Move on TBoz, you have your health and daughter to worry about, seriously. Pebbles need to get back into the Word and represent herself correctly. She should be quiet anyways because Whitney passed away under her watch! I can see she wasn't rooted and grounded in the Word to be preaching to anyone. I was appalled at her responses. You cannot fix the past. As a "woman of God", an apology could have been helpful though, if it would help them move on.

Click to rate

LJ_London, London, United Kingdom, 9 hours ago

I can't believe I just clicked on an article about people called Pebbles, Chili and LA - and I have never heard of any of them. Clearly I need to get a life!

Click to rate

James Asbury, Milwaukee WI, 10 hours ago

So classy.

Click to rate

anjell1228, New York, United States, 11 hours ago

Chilli looks great..........TBoz, not so much

Click to rate

Cucu, Miami, United States, 10 hours ago

True but she has had a lot of medical issues and that takes a toll.

Click to rate

Pamela Henry, Delaware, United States, 12 minutes ago

T-Boz had surgery for a brain tumor, plus suffers from the painful disease Sickle Cell

Click to rate

Pasha, Beverly Hills, United States, 12 hours ago

It's not lost on me that Pebbles has not been relevant since TLC got rid of her. She conned TLC, but no one in music wants anything to do with her. Now she's trying to milk minute 14 of her 15.

Click to rate

Molly, USA, 14 hours ago

Pebbles has always been a Hater of TLC bc they were younger, cuter, & WAY more successful than she was!

Click to rate

Debra, Davie, 15 hours ago

Wow, thanks for adding the video DM to the Wendy Williams interview with Pebbles, very interesting. Now I just wish you had the video for when Chilli and TBoz was on her show.