

In 2013, shortly after the band announced their split, Joe opened up about his and his brothers’ decision to wear the rings in view of their Christian upbringing. In fact, they previously faced a ton of awkward questions around their sex lives due to the ongoing mockery. However, while Kevin, Nick, and Joe may have grown more comfortable with the jokes about their purity rings over the years, it wasn't always that way. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. It was also like Cinderella because most of the girls he tried it with were under contract to Disney.” Sophie’s jokes incited laughter from each of the brothers, the audience, and at-home viewers of the Netflix special - many of whom chimed in on Twitter about the jokes. Making one final jab, Sophie likens her husband and his ring to “a modern-day Cinderella.” She jokes, “Joe tried to find a match for his purity rings a few times, but finally, the finger fit me. He was sticking his fingers in costars, actresses, and even a supermodel or two,” she quips. This was about faith, this was about principle, this was about taking a stand and setting an example.” “Look, Joe Jonas wasn’t just sticking his fingers in some dumb metal rings. But remember - this was about more than a gesture. Yes, as a gesture they’re laughably, toe-curlingly lame. And the Jonas Brothers, they all had them.” “Like, I know this is a roast and you all think I should be going after them, but I think we need to set the record straight here,” she continues. “For those of you who don’t know, purity rings are worn to demonstrate that you’re abstaining from sex before marriage. “Let’s talk about the purity rings,” she begins. And Sophie certainly doesn't shy away from referencing the decadelong conversation around the rings - even joking that Joe in particular had, perhaps unnecessarily, worn his while hooking up with costars throughout his teenage years.
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In the new Netflix special titled Jonas Brothers Family Roast, Sophie - who married Joe in Las Vegas in 2019 after three years of dating - delivers a series of jokes poking fun at her husband and his brothers. Well, although plenty of time has passed, the jokes about the infamous purity rings have once again been reignited - only this time by Joe’s wife, Sophie Turner, and in front of a mass audience. Kevin, now 34, Joe, 32, and Nick, 29, are all married and, after previously splitting as a band in 2013 and spending six years working on solo projects, announced their return as a group back in 2019. Aside from the ongoing jabs made at the rings by magazines and news outlets, the brothers were ridiculed in an episode of South Park in 2009 and referenced by rapper Jay-Z, who mocked them for still being virgins in his song “ On to the Next One” that same year. And along with the limelight came the running jokes. New to the spotlight and gaining tons of attention as three of Disney’s newest faces, the brothers and their rings became an endless topic of public scrutiny and media conversation. As Kevin told the Huffington Post in 2008, “My ring represents a promise to myself and to God that I’ll stay pure until marriage.” When the band came together in 2005, Kevin was 17, Joe was 15, and Nick was 12. In case you didn't know, Kevin, Joe, and Nick each wore purity rings for years as a promise to abstain from sex until they were married.

Well, you might be aware that throughout the 2000s, all eyes were on the brothers not just for their child stardom, but because of their purity rings.
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You know the Jonas Brothers: the award-winning band consisting of siblings Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas, who formed in 2005 and rose to fame starring in several Disney Channel movies and TV shows.
