{"id":420079,"date":"2026-04-04T14:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/420079\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T14:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:43:19","slug":"maga-backlash-is-taking-its-toll-on-tlcs-chilli-its-not-what-she-wants-her-legacy-to-be-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/420079\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA backlash is taking its toll on TLC’s Chilli: ‘It’s not what she wants her legacy to be,’ source"},"content":{"rendered":"

TLC\u2019s Chilli is being \u201cdramatically\u201d affected by the backlash to claims that she\u2019s part of the MAGA movement.<\/p>\n

It has recently been revealed that the \u201cNo Scrubs\u201d singer made donations to Donald Trump\u2019s re-election campaign and that she retweeted vicious posts about Michelle Obama. <\/p>\n

She says they were all accidental and that she\u2019s not a Trump supporter. But the response from fans has been intense.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s taking this all very seriously, and this shouldn\u2019t supercede a legacy that includes the empowerment of black women,\u201d a source close to the TLC singer told Page Six, \u201cShe\u2019s not that person.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe really isn\u2019t MAGA. She voted for President Obama twice. There\u2019s no MAGA community around her. She looks at MAGA as [the Jan. 6th insurrectionists],\u201d they continued.<\/p>\n

Sources insist TLC\u2019s Rozonda \u201cChilli\u201d Thomas isn\u2019t MAGA after facing backlash for social media posts. John Salangsang\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Chilli came under fire last week when it came to light that she once reposted a horrid conspiracy theory about the former First Lady. Our source told us she was mortified by the repost, and she released a statement expressing deep respect for the Obamas, and denouncing the MAGA community<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has affected her quite dramatically, and she has been praying with her prayer group every day,\u201d they added. <\/p>\n

TLC sang about safe sex and female empowerment at the start of their career. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Social media warriors, influencers, and public figures like DL Hughley and Jemele Hill weren\u2019t buying it. Some even accused her of backtracking in order to save TLC\u2019s upcoming tour with Salt-N-Pepa, and En Vogue (whose members are dealing with their own drama<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Her response seemed to do more harm than good, with Internet sleuths unearthing every MAGA-associated person she follows, posts she likes, and donations she has made to organizations associated with Trump\u2019s movement. <\/p>\n

The ladies are headlining the \u201cIt\u2019s Iconic\u201d tour with En Vogue and Salt-N-Pepa. Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio<\/p>\n

Chilli, a Seventh-day Adventist, is all about faith and health, says a source. Getty Images<\/p>\n

She attempted to explain the donations away, saying: \u201cI didn\u2019t read the fine print. I thought I was supporting causes against human trafficking and for veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHer association was based upon conservative values. . . She doesn\u2019t believe in hate. Her message was honest and authentic. She is not feeling well about any of this,\u201d said the source, adding that the singer isn\u2019t technologically savvy and does not own a laptop.<\/p>\n

TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue gave fans a taste of their upcoming \u201cIt\u2019s Iconic\u201d tour at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Getty Images for iHeartRadio<\/p>\n

Another source told us they believe Chilli\u2019s statement to be true, but accused the religious singer of willful ignorance. \u201cI\u2019m not shocked [she was unaware],\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, music insiders are pointing at slow ticket sales for the tour in major markets like New York and buzzing about how the MAGA association could damage the box office receipts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe timing couldn\u2019t be worse. Look at what\u2019s going on in the world \u2013 even MAGA people are pissed off at MAGA,\u201d one insider said. <\/p>\n

TLC is one of the biggest selling female groups of all time. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Chilli doesn\u2019t want her legacy to be MAGA, says a source. Getty Images for iHeartRadio<\/p>\n

And even though tickets may be selling slowly in NYC, we\u2019re told there are already over 150,000 tickets sold. In six markets \u2014 including LA \u2014 they have sold out.<\/p>\n

A rep for the singer and TLC did not get back to us. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TLC\u2019s Chilli is being \u201cdramatically\u201d affected by the backlash to claims that she\u2019s part of the MAGA movement.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420080,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[268],"tags":[434,356,18,117,4500,19,17,337,790,188279,10763],"class_list":["post-420079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-donald-trump","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music","tag-politics","tag-rozonda-chilli-thomas","tag-tlc"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116346972036788842","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}