Joe and Nick Jonas Reflect on Wearing Purity Rings as Teenagers
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – Nick and Joe Jonas revealed that media pressured them to uphold strict Christian values linked to purity rings during their teenage years in the early 2000s music industry.
- During the July 24, 2025 appearance on Podcrushed, the Jonas Brothers revealed they faced invasive questions about their purity rings and sex lives as teenagers.
- During their early career purity rings signified abstinence for 10- and 11-year-olds, in line with their church community tradition, as the Jonas Brothers explained.
- Joe Jonas said the topic arose in every interview, and journalists threatened to write they were in a `cult`.
- Although the scrutiny wasn't easy the brothers made peace with it, and Nick Jonas said it’s now `outside the realm of possibilities` to ask teens.
- Their early struggles highlight debates on young stars' privacy, as they agreed it was `weird, uncomfortable, and bordering on predatory`.
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