Pussycat Dolls sue Daily Mail over 'prostitution ring' report

The Pussycat Dolls, the band formed by Robin Antin in the mid-1990s, has slapped the Daily Mail Corporation with a defamation lawsuit, alleging that the girl group was falsely smeared by reports that it served as a "prostitution ring".

According to the Hollywood Reporter, in the suit, filed in New York Supreme Court, Antin and The Pussycat Dolls maintain that accusations by Kaya Jones, who purported to be a former member of the group, were "obviously false," and that Daily Mail published Jones' claims "with a reckless regard for the truth." 

As per the documents, Jones auditioned for the group but was rejected from a marquee position to backup vocalist. She is described in the suit as "disgruntled".

The suit also claims that the publication neglected "to properly vet what it would commit to print by not contacting Antin".

The Pussycat Dolls were founded in 1995 by Antin as a modern dance troupe performing weekly shows at "The Viper Room" in Los Angeles. Christina Aguilera, Christina Applegate and Carmen Electra were among the revolving cast of dancers and singers.

Eventually, the group evolved into a recording act whose debut album PCD in 2005 included several songs that landed on the charts. The six primary members of the recording group were Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton and Kimberly Wyatt.