Mere hours before news broke that Fifth Harmony would be down a vocalist, Cabello took to Instagram to hint at her departure. 

On Dec. 18, 2016, the pop singer posted a solo photo of herself looking totally unbothered with the caption: "I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude." Spoiler alert: apparently Fifth Harmony wasn't sweeter than her solitude. 

Later that day, Fifth Harmony released its official statement about Cabello's exit, saying, in part: "We are excited for our future ... Harmonizers, we are in this together."

It seems like it would have been more effective for Cabello to share a statement as opposed to a shady snapshot, but we guess if she was going to leave Fifth Harmony, she wanted to look good while doing it. 

Fun fact: the last group shot Cabello posted on social media was on Nov. 20, 2016, when Fifth Harmony won an American Music Award. After that, it was all solo shots of Cabello and promos of her new music sans the group. We guess you could say the proof was in the pudding — er, posts.

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