Even if your recollection of R&B girl groups is foggy, as soon as you hear the first guitar
riff of 3LW's hit "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)," you might still find yourself able to sing
along.
But you might be less aware of what original group members Adrienne Bailon, Naturi Naughton
and Kiely Williams have been up to since the band was active in the early 2000s.
Food fight
3LW's original lineup changed in 2002 after Naturi Naughton was allegedly forced out of
the group.
Naughton told MTV News that 3LW's management led to growing tensions that caused the split,
describing a scene that could have been right out of a high school movie: a food fight.
The band members had picked up dinner when, during a heated argument, member Kiely Williams
threw a full KFC meal at her — which Naughton described on Wendy Williams' radio show.
"And all I know is, out of the blue, Kiely just is like, 'Eff you.'
And then throws the plate dead in my face, in my eye.
My eye was watering."
"Yeah, well, you had mashed potatoes and gravy!"
That was the moment she officially decided to leave 3LW.
The acting bug
After Naughton's departure, 3LW was still together when original band members Adrienne
Bailon and Kiely Williams joined the four-person girl group the Cheetah Girls, joining Raven-Symone
and Sabrina Bryan.
The group was formed for a 2003 Disney Channel original movie of the same name, which featured
original music performed by the cast.
The film, an upbeat tale about four talented friends forging their own path as a girl group,
took on a life of its own, much to the surprise of the cast.
"i did not think The Cheetah Girls was gonna be a hit."
Even today, she's too embarrassed to let her husband watch it.
"Once I finished the film, I never wanted guys to watch it.
Until this day, I don't want Israel to watch it."
But Bailon and Williams weren't the only members of 3LW to get into acting.
Naughton also made waves with her portrayal of rapper Lil' Kim in Notorious, the 2009
bio-pic about the Notorious B.I.G.
Lil' Kim, however, was reportedly not a fan of Naughton's performance.
"I was a first-time actress in a film, this was the beginning of my career, I'm a little
black girl from Jersey… and um, you know, I wish her nothing but the best."
Premium cable viewers can watch Naughton on Starz in the 50 Cent-produced show Power,
where she plays Tasha, the wife of a drug dealer who dreams of going legit.
As of early 2018, Power has aired four seasons and has been renewed for a fifth.
In 2018, Naughton won an NAACP Image Award for her performance.
A-list feuds
After dating Rob Kardashian, Bailon told Latina magazine,
"To be stuck with that Kardashian label, that was so hurtful to me and to my career.
I probably realized that too late… it would've affected my decision to appear on the show."
While Kim Kardashian never mentioned Bailon by name, she did respond with a series of
tweets, writing:
"Funny how she says being with a Kardashian hurt her career yet the only reason she has
this article is bc she is talking about a Kardashian,"
"So sad when people try to kick my brother when he is down #FamilyForever."
The Real
These days, Adrienne Bailon can be found on TV as one of the co-hosts of the syndicated
talk show The Real.
"So i wear this watch here, but I can't tell time."
Bailon and co-stars Loni Love, Tamera Mowry-Housley, and Jeannie Mai discuss topics including current
events, beauty, style, and love.
If you're in LA, you can even snag a ticket to a live taping.
Wedding Bells
After all that Kardashian drama, Bailon married her longtime boyfriend Israel Houghton in
November 2016.
"My favorite human being on the planet to ever ever ever exist, the love of my life,
my best friend, my fiance, Mister Israel Houghton."
People reported that Bailon and the gospel singer wed in Paris at the Hotel Plaza Athénée,
with approximately 70 guests, including Bailon's co-hosts from The Real.
Bailon, who now often uses the last name Houghton, shared a one-year anniversary photo on Instagram
of the two dancing in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Babies on Board
While Kiely Williams isn't on TV at the moment, she did recently announce some big news in
her personal life: she's pregnant! Williams shared an Instagram photo in October 2017
of a pair of tiny ballet shoes, saying,
"Oh, baby!
It's a girl!
Our tiny dancer will make her debut March 2018!"
The father is Williams' husband, Brandon "BJ" Cox, who she married in 2016.
In July 2017, Naturi Naughton gave birth to her first child, also a girl.
People reported the father as her longtime boyfriend Ben.
The pair got ready for the birth of their child with an "Afro-centric" baby shower that
Naughton said included, quote, "tribal decor with a village vibe."
While Naughton has yet to share any photos of her daughter on Instagram, she shared plenty
of pics of her baby bump in the months leading up to the birth.
Making Amends
Many years after the food fight to end all food fights, Naughton and Bailon made up.
Naughton appeared on The Real, where she and Bailon revealed that they had spoken privately
years earlier at an Us Weekly party.
While Bailon never actually threw food at Naughton, she was one of the original members
who stayed in 3LW after Naughton was pushed out.
"There was a lot that went on in that time that now looking back is just like, you were
so young and it was crazy and that I genuinely from the bottom of my heart never meant any
harm towards you."
Naughton took the opportunity to talk about the importance of young women in the entertainment
industry coming together.
"And I appreciate your apology 'cuz it's just humility, and at the end of the day we have
to love and support each other."
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