Nicole Scherzinger Forced To Be A Pussycat?

During a recent interview, singer/song-writer Keri Hilson lifted the lid on what's going on behind the scenes with the Pussycat Dolls, revealing that lead (and only singer) Nicole Scherzinger was apparetly 'forced' into re-joining the group for their 2nd LP:

Keri Hilson has revealed that she believes that Nicole Scherzinger is "kinda forced" to remain a Pussycat Doll.The R&B singer claimed that Scherzinger's solo album Her Name Is Nicole has been pushed back several times in order for her to continue in the girl group, Ace Showbiz reports. Hilson told the Daily Star:

"I wrote 'Alienated', one of the songs on my album, for Nicole's solo project. It was a good album but she decided to go back to the Dolls instead of releasing it, well she was kinda forced to I think."

Scherzinger will reportedly leave the Pussycat Dolls to focus on her solo career after promotion for their Doll Domination LP is finished.Speculation was fuelled further after the band's single 'Jai Ho!' was released under the name 'Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger'.In April, fellow group member Melody Thornton launched into a tirade about Scherzinger live on stage at a concert in Phoenix. {Source}

While I'm pretty sure there's more than meets the eye with all this i.e. contracts etc, the whole drama surrounding the group isn't a good look for Nicole's already down-in-the-dumps solo career. For the over-emphasis on her has bred overexposure; put simply, people just ain't checking for her like that - and the Dolls (as a collective) either because of it. The best cause of action at this junction IMO, would be to forget this solo thing (sorry, but the demand just isn't there), hit the studio and give ol' Melody some damn leads - at least to share.