Last month I posted about one of my favorite girl groups of the 90's En Vogue. The world learned that former member Maxine Jones was returning to the group effectively having 3 of the 4 original members back together again. A lot of folks myself included wondered if the 4th member Dawn Robinson would also come back. But I figured that bridge had been burned long ago. For now it still is.
There were no comments from Dawn regarding Max's return to En Vogue. But last week Dawn was back in the news herself. She announced that she's been homeless and living in a car for more than three years.
She mentioned that she made the choice herself to do car living after researching it online. Prior to living in her car, she was living with her mother. She said that they had a disagreement and wound up moving out. When watching her video, it was interesting to hear she had a dog named Max who passed away. Max of course was her bandmate in En Vogue. So that was interesting she used that name for her dog.
It was sad hearing how someone who was once part of the most iconic girl group of the 90's now finds herself living in the car. Dawn definitely has had drama over the years with the two groups she was a part of. She was my favorite member of En Vogue (still is) so it crushed me when she departed just when the group was blowing up. I do agree in principal that if they truly weren't getting paid what they deserved, all four of the members should've been fighting more. But that ship has literally sailed and prior to Max's announcement, the remaining members Cindy and Terry have been keeping the En Vogue name afloat though not with the success they had in the 90's.
A small part of me couldn't help but wonder on the timing of Dawn's revelation. Could she have announced this to put rain on her former group members and stop any momentum from the reunion news? The natural inclination is for the media to ask the remaining ladies how they feel to hear Dawn's news and whether they should reach out to try and help her. It'll be interesting to see if there are any new stories of the other member's reaction.
There has been quite a reaction to the news as well from the celebrity circles. Her ex-husband Dre Allen was said to have offered Dawn a job. No word yet whether she accepted or not though I'm guessing she won't. She did say she was living in her car by choice. It sounded like she had someone who was giving her money for a hotel to stay at and they were teasing her about an apartment but she got tired of being strung along which led her down her current path. Jermaine Dupri expressed skepticism about Dawn's story stating she had an assistant working with her. Interestingly enough Dawn did mention she was documenting the experience and I imagine she would be open to selling her story to the highest bidder so it can be made into a documentary or reality TV series. So Dupri's skepticism could hold merit. I read that Kandi Burruss of Xscape fame was also asked about the situation but she quickly changed the subject. I can't say I blame her as she has enough dealing with her own group's issues.
Whether the circumstances it is sad to hear the news. It will be interesting to see what comes next for her. She has the world's attention for now. But social media is a fickle character so she better take advantage while she can. Looking at the comments from her video, she does seem to have a lot of people that want to help her. Whatever happens I hope she can turn herself around.
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