Gospel singer Michelle Williams has declared that she was not suicidal while a member of the group.
In an exclusive interview with online blog, the Jasmine Brand quotes her as stating: "I never said that I was suicidal while in the group!!
"I was depressed....that's factual. Had been depressed BEFORE, DURING and AFTER the group. The suicidal thoughts came years after the group disbanded."
Earlier, Michelle had been interviewed on US talk show, The Talk, and was quoted as saying: "I didn't know until I was in my 30s what was going on.
"I just thought it was growing pains. I just thought, 'I'm turning into a woman.' I've been suffering since the ages of between 13 and 15. At that age, I didn't know what to call it."
While being managed in the group by Beyonce's father, Matthew Knowles, she had said that he did not understand what she was going through, saying: "I'm in one of the top-selling female groups of all time, suffering with depression.
"When I disclosed it to our manager at the time, bless his heart, he was like, 'Y'all just signed a multi-million dollar deal and you're about to go on tour. What do you have to be depressed about?' So I was like, 'Oh, maybe I'm just tired.'"
Williams was a member of the group between 2000 and 2005, alongside Beyonce and Kelly Rowland.