TLC paid $3 million to regain ownership of their group name from Pebbles.

T-Boz, one-third of the legendary R&B group TLC, recently opened up about a costly battle they had to endure in order to secure ownership of their name. While the 2013 biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story shed light on the group's rise and struggles, it failed to mention their intense fight with their former manager, Peri "Pebbles" Reid, over the rights to their iconic name. In a candid interview on The Breakfast Club, T-Boz revealed that they had to pay a whopping $1 million for each letter in "TLC" in order to reclaim their name.

Expressing her frustration, T-Boz stated, "I also don't like when people say, 'Oh, it's just TC now.' We worked so hard for that name and we had to pay a million dollars per letter, honey. That name belongs to us and we own it, whether she's physically here or not." She went on to confirm that they spent a total of $3 million to secure all three letters of their name, leaving the host, Charlamagne, in disbelief.

When Charlamagne asked who they had to buy their name back from, T-Boz refused to name names, simply saying, "Y'all know who I'm talking about." This only added to the intrigue surrounding the group's struggles with their former manager.

The CrazySexyCool biopic briefly touched on TLC's financial struggles, including allegations of mismanagement that led to their bankruptcy in 1995. They accused Pebbles of trapping them in a shady contract that left each member with only $50,000 in 1993 and 1994, despite the massive success of their album. And as if that wasn't enough, they had to fork over an additional $3 million just to own their own name.

In response to the biopic, Pebbles filed a $40 million lawsuit against Viacom, claiming that it portrayed her as a deceitful, money-hungry manager and damaged her reputation. The case was finally settled in late 2020.

It's clear that the members of TLC are still deeply passionate about their name and the legacy it represents. As Kandi Burruss, another iconic R&B artist, put it, "No Scrubs" - one of TLC's biggest hits - is truly the gift that keeps on giving.

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