Ally Brooke Claims She Was Mentally And Verbally Abused In Fifth Harmony

Fifth Harmony’s Ally Brooke is claiming that she was mentally and verbally abused during her time with the popular girl group.

The 27-year-old opened up about her experiences on her new podcast, “The Ally Brooke Show.”

“We will be in the history books. That’s pretty incredible. We had hits, such anthems and great songs. But just being honest, because I feel like having my own show calls for me to just be real and open with you guys … I hate saying this. My time in Fifth Harmony, I didn’t enjoy it. I didn’t love it,” she admitted.

Brooke didn’t specify who the abuse came from.

“It was hard because there was so much going on — so much behind-the-scenes, so much toxicity, so much abuse, so much abuse of power, so much mental abuse, verbal abuse. It’s horrible, and to me it’s a shame, because we were so big. I should have enjoyed myself more. I did so much for the group.”

“It was hard for many, many reasons. It was tough because I didn’t trust anybody around me, a lot of people that were in our circle. It really damaged me for quite some time, and for quite a while. I don’t want to hang onto the negative, but I have to be honest,” Brooke added.

“It changed my life. … I got to meet so many amazing friends. … We did so much, but it’s kind of the weird balance,” she said. “It’s a balance of being grateful but also being OK with the fact that things were not OK for me.”