A beloved 2000s girl band has teased a major reunion 11 years after they first broke up… without one of its biggest members.

Popular R&B group Danity Kane sent the internet into a frenzy earlier this week when they shared a snap of three silhouettes standing together on their joint X account.

‘#NewProfilePic,’ they captioned the mysterious photo, which featured the women’s shadows on the pavement, as they all raised peace signs up in the air.

It was their first post in years, and it instantly sparked immense speculation that the band was getting back together.

However, many fans were quick to notice that there were only three people in the snap – despite the band originally being made up of five members: Aubrey O’Day, Aundrea Fimbres, Wanita ‘D. Woods’ Woodgett, Shannon Bex and Dawn Richard.

Since the image did not show their faces, social media became ablaze with theories about who would be a part of the reunion… and who wouldn’t.

Amidst the speculation, Richard made the shocking announcement that she was not involved and didn’t even know about it.

‘Looks like Danity Kane is about to ride again! But which three?’ one user wrote on X, to which Richard replied, ‘I am not apart of this. I have not heard about it nor knew about it. Sending everyone love.’

Danity Kane was formed in 2004 on the MTV show Making the Band and they released their self-titled debut album two years later.

It was a massive success and transformed them all into huge stars practically overnight.

The band went on to become the first female group in Billboard history to debut their first two albums at the top of the charts following the release of Welcome to the Dollhouse in 2008.

But Woods left the band in 2008, followed by Fimbres in 2014, and after releasing a third album, entitled DK3 in 2014, the band split soon after.

However, in August 2018, Bex, O’Day and Richard announced that they were reuniting and going on tour together once more.

O’Day and Richard then released an EP together in 2020 as a duo using the name Danity Kane.

‘Danity Kane is so much bigger than five girls. It can be one girl, it can be two, it can be five,’ O’Day said at the time.

‘It’s a voice for women and you got two of us right now giving you that voice and who knows what the future will have ahead of us.

‘Things can evolve, things move in different directions. Everyone is always invited back.’

Since that release, however, the group has been quiet – until now, that is.

In addition to their ambiguous X post, rumors have erupted that the group is going to embark on a new tour called The Untold Chapter Tour after some fans claimed that a few concert dates popped up on ticket sites.

While many fans were ecstatic over the rumors, some were not happy that Richard wasn’t included.

‘How the hell do you have a Danity Kane/DK3 reunion and not tell one of the original members of the group?’ one user asked on X.

‘Even if you didn’t want to include Dawn. A courtesy call would have sufficed.’

‘That’s messed up (that) Dawn is not in the reunion,’ agreed another.

‘love Aubrey, Aundrea and Dwoods but leaving out Dawn who, let’s be frank, will definitely bring out a crowd is crazy,’ someone else quipped.

‘Dawn Richard is the Beyoncé of Danity Kane, if she ain’t involved, it ain’t Danity Kane babes,’ a fourth post read.

‘Wait they’re doing a Danity Kane reunion without LEAD singer Dawn Richard? Oh hell no they can keep that s**t,’ said a fifth.