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DJ Spinderella, a.k.a Deidra Roper, is still speaking out in an effort to carve her name alongside the legacy of her groupmates Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton. According to the DJ, even though fans of the trio have been pining to see them reunite, especially amidst the aftermath of the recently premiered Salt-N-Pepa biopic, Spinderella said it’s going to take more than the fans’ desire to get things back on track with the group.
“The relationship is over,” Billboard reported the DJ saying. When speaking on the possibility of the trio ever reuniting again, she continued, “The only way something like that would happen is if we get this business handled and that they offer an apology to me.”
If you recall, the group has had multiple falling-outs. After the first in 2002, the trio didn’t come back together again until 2007. Then, after Spinderella was allegedly fired from the group in 2019, once again the group was split. Speaking on how the trio’s conflicts were affecting their impact in the long run Spinderella said, “When you have a legacy, you want to make sure that [it] would outweigh this stuff.” Regarding whether it would be possible for them to join forces again in the future she added, “I’m not closed off to that, but I will be respected. I will be treated fairly… I will never be in a group that does not want to be with me.”
Spinderella has been speaking out a lot within recent weeks. The day before the Salt-N-Pepa biopic premiered, the DJ shared on her Instagram account that not being featured in the film, as well as being left out of its development and production processes, was really “disempowering.” Giving more details on her side of the story, Spinderella also recently said that her “abusive” relationship with her former group mates has taken an immense emotional toll on her life.
Relatedly, Pepa recently disputed Spinderella’s claims by telling the ladies of The Real that she and Salt did reach out to the DJ for her input on the movie. When it came to fans, Salt said, “As far as the public is concerned, I’m really happy about the people who know that they don’t know everything.” Continuing to emphasizing that the fans shouldn’t believe everything they hear about the drama surrounding her, Pepa, and Spinderella, Salt added, “Perception is not reality.”
Even though the release of the Salt-N-Pepa biopic was celebrated by two of the group’s stars, since it aired, the film has just seemed to add more fuel to the fire for its other member, who is fighting to not be forgotten.
