The 23-year-old also seemingly confirmed that she hasn\u2019t stepped away from the group permanently, revealing she\u2019s still in contact with HYBE and Geffen Records (HxG), the record labels behind Katseye.<\/p>\n
\u201cHxG and I are having positive conversations and I feel supported,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019ll share more soon. Thank you for always being there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bannerman\u2019s statement comes after she removed any mention of Katseye from her Instagram bio earlier that day (her bio now simply reads, \u201cmademoiselle manzanita\u201d). Meanwhile, when the group released a teaser<\/a> for the group\u2019s new song \u201cPinky Up\u201d that same day, many Eyekons noticed that Bannerman was absent from the clip.<\/p>\n Back in February, Katseye sparked controversy when the group released a social media statement<\/a> announcing that Bannerman was taking a hiatus<\/a> \u201cto focus on her health and wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKatseye remains committed to showing up for one another and for the fans who mean everything to us,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThe group will continue scheduled activities during this time, and we look forward to being together again when the time is right.\u201d<\/p>\n Shortly afterward, Bannerman released her own statement to Weverse, telling fans that she was \u201chealthy\u201d and \u201ctaking care of\u201d herself.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes things unfold in ways we don\u2019t fully control, but I\u2019m trusting the bigger picture,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Zendaya Bought a Wedding Dress for a Lesbian Bride<\/a><\/p>\n Bride Alex Warren said she felt \u201cso radiant and real and lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Katseye fans soon began speculating that Hybe was setting Bannerman up for a permanent exit, and that the hiatus hadn\u2019t been her decision. Some Eyekons have argued that as the only Black woman in the group \u2014 Bannerman is Swiss-Ghanaian \u2014 the label\u2019s speculated mistreatment<\/a> of her marks an unsettling, anti-Black pattern in the music industry.<\/p>\n Many fans have pointed out that they feel Bannerman has been unfairly sidelined by the group, from not being visible in an Instagram post featuring Katseye\u2019s Glossier billboard ad<\/a> to not being featured in the \u201cGabriela\u201d music video<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cGrowing up as a girl group super fan, it felt like the Black members who offered me a semblance of representation were treated like diversity-quota-filling afterthoughts by their management, marketers, and certain fans,\u201d Annabel Iwegbue wrote in an essay for Cosmopolitan<\/a>. \u201cThis track record is what, to me, made Manon\u2019s role in Katseye feel revolutionary during the group\u2019s nascent era.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the best of what\u2019s queer. Sign up for Them\u2019s weekly newsletter here.<\/a><\/p>\n Originally Appeared on them.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/890d765dd33dbdbe5356a1f5e544556e.jpeg\"\/)
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