Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock unfollows Nicki Minaj after Jesy Nelson blackfishing row

LITTLE Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock has now unfollowed Nicki Minaj on social media after becoming embroiled in a blackfishing row with former bandmate Jesy Nelson.

The new mum of twins made the decision after the US rapper publicly branded her a “bully” and a “clown” in a series of brutal putdowns.

instagramLeigh-Anne Pinnock has unfollowed Nicki Minaj on social media[/caption]

InstagramNicki branded Leigh-Anne a clown during an Instagram live that shocked fans[/caption]

Things turned sour between the group last week when Jesy released her debut single Boyz, featuring Nicki Minaj.

Leigh-Anne, 30, is believed to have accused her of “blackfishing” — when a white person uses black culture to further their career or online presence.

In messages thought to have been sent from Leigh-Anne’s account to influencer No Hun and shared to his 341,000 followers via a live stream, the star wrote: “She blocked us. Cut us off. Horrible person.”

After No Hun asked his fans if he should make up a dance routine to Boyz, Leigh-Anne replied: “No. Do a video about her being a blackfish instead.”

The situation escalated further when Jesy went live with Nicki Minaj to address the blackfishing claims.

While Jesy did not address the Leigh-Anne situation directly, she laughed as Nicki ranted and savaged her former bandmate, and later thanked her for defending her.

She also insisted that she didn’t mean to offend anybody – and her tan and curls are completely natural.

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After the stream had ended, Nicki wrote on Instagram: “Ayo Jesy!! We got all Leigh jelly btchs akkin all messy #Boyzoutnow.”

The rest of Little Mix – Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall have also unfollowed Jesy on social media amid the row. 

Social MediaThe row started when Jesy was accused of blackfishing[/caption]

instagramNicki made a series of comments about Leigh-Anne on Instagram live[/caption]

Little Mix via InstagramLittle Mix no longer speak to Jesy Nelson[/caption]