And then there were four. Fifth Harmony has announced that Camila Cabello has officially left the platinum-selling girl group.
The remaining members—Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane, and Lauren Jauregui—shared the news with their fans on social media on Sunday (Dec. 18). “After four and a half years of being together, we have been informed via her representatives that Camila has decided to leave Fifth Harmony,” they said in a joint statement. “We wish her well.”
Despite the major change, 5H will go on. “We are excited to announce that we will be moving forward with the four of us,” they added. “We are four strong, committed women who will continue with Fifth Harmony as well as our solo endeavors. We are excited for our future, and we can’t wait for what the new year brings.”
After Fifth Harmony announced that Camila Cabello parted ways with the group in a note on Twitter Monday, the singer responded with her own message to fans, clarifying her side of the story.
Fifth Harmony originally wrote that Cabello informed the members she was leaving “via her representatives,” but Cabello says she was “shocked to read the statement the Fifth Harmony account posted without my knowing” and claimed that the rest of the group was well aware of her desire to leave and pursue her solo career.
“The girls were aware of my feelings through the long, much needed conversations about the future that we had during tour,” the 19-year-old wrote on Twitter. “Saying that they were just informed through my representatives that I was ‘leaving the group’ is simply not true. Just like the other girls said in their statement about their plans, I had also planned to continue with my own solo endeavors in the new year, but I did not intend to end things with Fifth Harmony this way. As sad as it is to see this chapter ending this way, I will continue to root them all on as individuals and as a group. I wish nothing but the best for them.”
