LaTocha Scott was just pleading for a reconciliation with her sister, Tamika, back in February when she dropped her “Residuals” freestyle. However, Scott is back on defense mode after calling out Tamika during her recent appearance on The Nene Leakes Show.
The gospel singer opened up about being “hurt” by Tamika when she didn’t support her decision to leave Xscape. The pain ran so deeply because — according to Scott — it was her who intervened on Tamika’s behalf after she got pregnant, and someone from Xscape’s team allegedly wanted to kick her out of the group.
Scott explained, “I remember when we were about to do ‘Understanding.’ The song was getting ready to come out, and she had gotten pregnant. And I’ll never forget. They were like, ‘Okay, we’re going to kick her out.’ That bothered me.”
She continued, “I felt a way, but I couldn’t give up on my sister. You know what I told them? She goes; I go. That could have been my whole career. I wouldn’t have been sitting here. You wouldn’t have been asking me about Xscape. Because that’s the love and the loyalty that I had. So does it hurt to know that? Yes. It’s deep. Very deep.”
When asked about what the future of Xscape looks like, Scott said there is a chance to get past this rift in their relationship, but it will require work.
“I think moving forward is talking, healing, being honest with one another, loving each other through it, forgiving, and moving forward […] At the end of the day, I think everybody deserves to be happy in whatever lane they wanna go in. I just hate that it’s come down to this,” she explained.
Scott left Xscape — seemingly for good — in late 2022 after filming SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B.
As far as getting kicked out of the group is concerned, Scott shared that she was unaware the group was headed out on tour and when things were being set up without her in mind, she got her lawyer involved and still was allegedly left out of the loop. “So, you tell me what that is if it’s not being kicked out,” she questioned.
The internal conflicts within Xscape played out onscreen during the six-episode series and Scott addressed the strife between herself, Tamika, and Xscape as part of the “Residuals” challenge. It seemed like the sisters were forging a path in the right direction, but things between them still appear to be in limbo.
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