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Nov, 21 2013 | Written by ATLien
Newsflash! That comeback that TLC was planning may take a lil longer than expected.

Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas and Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins are currently rehearsing and preparing to hit the stage for a huge performance at the America Music Awards this week, but the may have gotten some bad news earlier today.

Word on the curb is that the resurrected 90’s girl group just got dropped from their label (Epic Records) and insiders say Pebbles may be the blame!

Details below:

TLC signed a fresh deal with Epic back in July to release their greatest hits compilation, 20, and new single, “Meant To Be.”

[WATCH: TLC’s Official Video for ‘Meant To Be’]

In October, TLC confirmed to MTV that they were working on a new studio album with L.A. Reid, due for release in early 2014, and a couple of days after that, CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story premiered on VH1 to record ratings.

It sounds like things couldn’t have possibly been going any better for TLC. After so much success, why would Reid pull the plug on a legendary act like TLC so suddenly?

As you know, Pebbles has been on the warpath since she was portrayed as a ‘money grubbing’ visionary who launched the girls of TLC into superstardom back in the 90’s.

[READ: RECAP: CrazySexyCool: The TLC Storie + Watch Full Movie (VIDEO)]

Pebbles is NOT happy right now and has even accused Chilli of bumping skins with her then husband, LA Reid, who coincidentally, is now the head of Epic TLC’s new label.

Pebbles appeared on The Wendy Williams Show last week and it seems her daughter Ashley Reid, feels the same about the group.

[READ: Pebbles Confirms Atlanta Gossip About Chilli & LA Reid + TLC Responds (VIDEO)]

According to RWS:

LA Reid quietly resigned TLC to Epic Records this past summer but a TLC fan page just broke the news that the duo had been dropped.

When a fan asked if Pebbles had anything to do with it, the answer was yes.

Well…. blood is certainly thicker than water and “family first’ is the motto of many a mogul. 😯

Did Pebbles and/or her daughter have a hand in Reid pulling the plug on TLC?
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- Gary Chisolm
  
  thy need to take advantage of the true and new fans from the movie! have they ever heard of the internet damn!! they can cash in major if they.. get to real business and leave the BS behind! its over move on to the next ladies!!
  
  Yes!
  
  Agreed. This is a blessing in disguise. They do not need to be back with Epic or LaFace. They can get their own career going again by utilizing YouTube and social media. That’s the same way Justin Bieber came up, ad it is also free to use. All they need to do is find Pharrell and Timbaland and ask them for some hits. It’s 2013 and they are still trying to do things as though it is still the 90’s. Record labels are about to be extinct.
  
  And Pebbles is once again just showing us that they are right about her by having them kicked off the label.
- Lanesha Miller
  
  I wouldn´t be surprised if the female version of Eric Raymond (Jem and the Holograms reference lol) had a hand in this.. cause it doesn´t make sense to drop them at this point. The movie did really good, the song they have with j cole is doing really good. This would´ve been the perfect time to drop an album. Why can´t perri just let them be great?
  
  Yes!
  
  "Eric Raymond"
  
  LMAO!!! Girl, you need to have a seat.
- Gary Chisolm
  
  you know how many records i would have sold on my own by now if i was them… get that bread.. the rest is dead!! ha!!!
  
  Helena
  
  I agree Gary,but LA REID had no choice!Pebbles know too much! Pebbles and her daughter wasn’t havin it! Chilli sho-nuff slept with LA!Pebbles, a REAL minister forgives and moves on! Chilli stop it!
- Freddie Davis
  
  Why in the hell would they sign another deal with LA Reid?!!!!!
  
  Krys10
  
  I do not know if this was the case, but in some contracts, people have to produce or "drop" a certain number of albums before their contract is considered void. I know this to be true from Monica’s show. Even though she took a hiatus, when she came back, she was/is with the same record label since she had to produce x amount of albums under her contract. Hopefully things work out.
  
  Loving This Site
  
  That’s what I thought.
- Lezlee
  
  I can’t say I’m surprised…just more of the Reid’s pulling their "entitled" card. TLC will get signed somewhere else if this is even true.
- Maya Simone
  
  Wow!!!! That bitch is wicked! And to think "Sister" Perri is a minister too. You can’t have Christ in your heart and behave this way. It’s impossible! Wow…the devil really is a liar!
  
  Loving This Site
  
  Pimping in the music industry now Pimping in the pulpit. Churches are a tax free business you can launder money through. Just put on show, praise God/Jesus, and collect that money.
- Lesia Baltazar Dubriel
  
  Prob for their best!!! Gotta step our on faith and make those moves!!!!
- Gary Chisolm
  
  Its like being in an abusive relationship..”I they LOOOVE ME Tho”..smdh
- Allegra Green
  
  Pebbles … Wow!!
- Gary Chisolm
  
  *I know they
- Marius Fullwood
  
  Ooops
- April Miller
  
  Pebbles needs to sit in several seats ..her going after them only makes her look horrible and makes her look like a true money grubbing fool….hmmm guess those church checks aren´t paying her bills…..pebbles get ya life!
- Adecia Desy Spain
  
  I really believe it was more Clive Davis and L.A.Reid than Pebbles bc they were the heads of the label at the time?
  
  Lawanda
  
  Pebbles must have some type of pull because she got VH1 to issue a statement that the movie was fictionl and EPIC to drop TLC? Sounds like someone with more power than her is protecting themselves!
- Raquel Xu
  
  No one really checkin for TLC anymore. They ain´t been right since Lefteye died
  
  OLB
  
  Have a seat dummy. Everyone is checking for TLC including you.
  
  lnedykstra
  
  I must admit, I was thinking the same thing!
  
  Yes!
  
  If they keep up this outdated nonsense, such as getting back with their old record label as though this is the 1990’s instead of utilizing 2013 business methods to get ahead, then yes no one will be checking for them in 2014.
- Carolanne Robertson
  
  Pebbles and L A Reid should have a look at themselves….did they not steal enough of them girls money already!!
- Ebonique Barber
  
  Why would they sign with the same level that did them dirty? Learn from what you lost and move on simple as that. Too many other labels around, take your knowledge gained and use it.
- Kaye H Hawkins
  
  I´ve said this a jillion times, but Pebbles needs to carry her behind to Home Depot´s lawn and garden section, find the remnants of last season´s patio furniture and HAVE A SEAT.
- Anthony
  
  They should just come out with a reality show and promote they’re me album independent
- Jessica Burns
  
  They Knew la Reid was a snake yet they back with him ..,that´s on them …
- Denise Mcknight
  
  Time to move on T & C, find someone who appreciates what you two have to bring to the table. Keep telling your truth no matter what anyone else thinks you should do… The dirt ALWAYS comes to the surface!
- Carolyn Denise Lewis
  
  It´s a special place in hell for bi*** like pebbles #selenaVoice she need help money hungry PIG
- Aqueelah EverEvolving Patterson
  
  Smh this is going too far
- Tranelle Pearson
  
  Yes
- Melissa Rhaney
  
  And with this we´re supposed to believe she isn´t shady?
- Samantha Morris
  
  Who is they?
- Tafari K StevensonHoward
  
  Who cares?
- lahla
  
  If someones lies on you, you may choose to take the high road and ignore it or confront the bs head on. Lets say you took the high road and for 20 years that lie keeps popping up. When do you finally put a stop to it? What daughter is not going to be upset about someone talking about their mom and turn around and be mad with dad for helping those same people. Totally off subject… am I the only one who noticed how fat lisa’s face and mid section were at the beginning of TLC’s career, during the time they wore lots of baggy clothes–later followed by the sexy skimpier outfits.
  
  Mizzlala
  
  Her waking was from the steroids she was taking for her sickle cell…she was battling that sickness before she made the announcement to her fans. She was diagnose at a young age. My daughter has it and I feel so bad when girls call her names about her weight.
  
  Mizzlala
  
  **Weight gain
  
  Mizzlala
  
  Her weight gain was from the steroids she was taking for her sickle cell…she was battling that sickness before she made the announcement to her fans. She was diagnose at a young age. My daughter has it and I feel so bad when girls call her names about her weight.
  
  Tasha
  
  Mizzlala, I think you are referring to Tboz while lahla is talking about Left-Eye.
  
  Tboz does have sickle-cell and I am sure the mediciation has caused a number of side-effects over the years.
  
  I noticed that Lisa’s face was a little more chubby when they first started out. I attributed it to her youth and her alcohol usage. As she got older she began to take better care of her body and that may be why we saw her lean out. Just a thought….
- Nicole Lorraine
  
  Oh well. Stop biting the hand that feeds you.
- dwell
  
  They definitely should have seen this coming! Obviously Pebbles still has pull somewhere… and that leads me to believe that she really has a legit case against TLC for slander. Cause why would a label drop TLC when they can take advantage of the younger crowd showing interest and ready to buy records? Where there is smoke, there is fire.
- Gwendolyn Gwendella Johnson
  
  God don´t like ugly nor is he crazy for cute either. I wouldn´t want to work with his shady arse anyway.
- Terry Rolando Lipscomb
  
  honey..sign with puffy
  
  Loving This Site
  
  why so they can have one hit or two and we never hear from them again?
- Tan
  
  Pebbles probably didn’t have anything to do with them gettting dropped. Maybe it was the low album sales…. The biopic created a buzz, but people still did not go out and buy the album. How much money did the label loose on this?
  
  I think people are just running with let’s blame Pebbles now a days. This may really be the reason why she is no longer keeping quiet after 20 yrs, but decided its time to speak and fight this because of all the negativity she is getting.
  
  It’s sad that L.A. runs the label and Pebbles still gets the blame. TLC needs to stop beating the dead horse and simply move on.
  
  SJ
  
  That wasn’t an album. It was a soundtrack to the movie. They only had one new song on it with all the rest being old music.
  
  OLB
  
  That wasnt an album. It was a greatest hits/soundtrack which was #20 last week on billboard and had a 200% increase since the movie. Go on billboard.com to check out the article.
- Cynthia Cornelius
  
  They will comeback!
- Marilyn Samuelsen
  
  Now their claim sound less than truthful. Why would they sign with the same label they accused of taking advantage of them?
- LaSaundra Jones
  
  messy.com
- Shay Shay
  
  Damn. Pebbles is STILL taking their coins and staying in their pockets. But why do they keep foolin with the same snakes that keep biting them? That’s crazy and slow.
- Candyce Wills
  
  Wickedwitch!! they already aint got shit..leave #TLC alone..smh
- Nikki
  
  Noooooooooooo body is checking for TLC. They are so trying to raise up a dead horse! The 90’s are over. They were dropped because just like every other passing phase-THEIR TIME IS OVER & DONE! The movie buzz can not make revive an 20 year old has-been career. Music biz is not what it used to be. They need to get a day job somewhere else!
- Gogohurl
  
  Good for pebbles! They totally blacklisted pebbles and that was wrong. They know new artist get bad deals – but because pebbles already had a great name they dumped on get. About time these two who claim sister hood get called out as the true losers they are
- Jaylun Charles
  
  WWHHAATT!!??
- Author G D Grace
  
  In all honesty I had no idea they were actively with a record label. When does it end, all the mess surrounding their legacy. I´ll send up some prayers for them.
- Cassandra Ann
  
  Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella) is going to pick them up, sign Kelly Rowland as T-Boz and blow this shiz out of the Waterfalls.
  
  lnedykstra
  
  HAHAHAH! Good one! You mean sign Kelly up as Left Eye? T-Boz still among the living! LOL!
- MsKing30
  
  It would of looked bad for L.A. Reid. How you gon sign the girl who you was supposely bumping skins with? IJS.
  But on a positive note, I hope they get signed by someone else that has no affiliation with Pebbles, L.A.Reid and this mess. They will get picked up by someone else to make the money they worked hard for. Period.
  #TEAMTLC
- Krys10
  
  Personally, I don’t like TLC, well Chilli to be exact. She seems messy. I didn’t see the movie but we all know her to have beef with Left Eye, which was a real strong hold in their group. Her show, What chilli wants, really showed how arrogant and stinky attitude she had. Oh, when TBoz show was on, she had an attitude with TBoz because she was writing songs for other people, trying to get her $$, and Chilli wanted her to only write for TLC. Also she was mad when Tboz wanted to move cities. All she has to hang on is TLC. Move on Chilli, do something else…. Tboz seems genuine and Chilli is the snake.
  
  me
  
  I kinda agree … she is not somebody you root for.
- jaja
  
  Im all honesty at this point I really do not believe any of what tlc says?? Why go and sign with the same person who had a role in stealing your $$?!! I think the deal may have been a bit shady but there is more 2 this story….
- Pure Leaf
  
  I just dont like the fact that Sister Perri acts like she’s honest in being a minister.
  
  Hence, when she was on Wendy Williams (when Wendy complimented her shoes), and Sister Perri said something to the effect that she doesn’t wear $25 shoes, nor did she give the group on $25 a week.
  
  That shows how materialistic she is. Im getting sick of people saying well she can say and do what ever she wants with her money….
  
  Well if she is a so called faithful minister she should be more humble (like Jesus was humble) and not say foolish things like that.
  
  Do you think Jesus was walking around braging saying how He was the Son of God…or that he could do miracles… No! He was humble to everyone.
  
  I could careless about the TLC situation cause they’ll be fine…but Sister Perri is a fake minister. She knows NOTHING about teaching the scriptures.
  
  She’s snobby and rude. Jesus was not any of those things. Since she is a teacher of the scriptures she should look at herself, BUT she’s not.
  
  Sister Perri is about getting that money and could care less about saving souls!
- Onemil02
  
  So when are you going to post about LA Reid saying this is a lie and they haven’t been dropped?????
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