The band played on, winning a record deal not long afterwards. But internal disputes soon presented an equally distressing challenge. In 1999 bandmembers LaToya and LaTavia tried to fire Beyonce's father as the outfit’s manager. The two girls were promptly replaced by Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin, but a lawsuit was filed and the former friends found themselves locked in a legal battle.
The case was eventually settled out of court, but more bad press followed when Farrah left the band and anti-Beyonce websites began springing up. Yet another legal wrangle came after the release of the hit single Survivor, which Luckett and Robertson claimed violated the terms of their previous settlement.
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