ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐ kˈʌvɚ stˈoːɹi fɚðɪ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ˈɪʃuː ʌv sˈɪstɚ tˈuː sˈɪstɚ mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, wˈɪljəmz ænd bˈeɪlɑːn sˈɛd ðeɪ ɹᵻsˈiːvd dˈɛθ θɹˈɛts ænd ðæt ðeɪ hædtə bˈiːf ˌʌp sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi.
According to a cover story for the October 2002 issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine, Williams and Bailon said they received death threats and that they had to beef up security.