American pop girls group The Pussycat Dolls has called it a day, amid jealous rows over the rising profile of lead singer Nicole Scherzinger, girlfriend of British motor racing ace Lewis Hamilton.
Band member Kimberly Wyatt confirmed Saturday that the group were taking a long break to consider their future, fuelling speculation that it's all over for the band who formed in LA in 2003, reports mirror.co.uk.
"The girls and I have just finished our huge world tour and are taking a break from the band and doing our own thing... We're all concentrating on our own projects and deciding what the future will hold," said Wyatt.
Rumours are rife that tensions have been mounting in the Pussycat camp for several months. The five-member ensemble has been divided by jealousy over the star treatment being meted out to their lead singer.
Earlier this year Scherzinger, 31, was singled out for special mention on the group's "Slumdog Millionaire" single "Jai jo", which was billed as The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger.
Hollywood actor Leonardo Dicaprio has reportedly moved on from his model ex-girlfriend Bar Refaeli - he has been linked to Pussycat Dolls star Ashley Roberts.
DiCaprio, who is rumoured to have split from Refaeli earlier this summer (09), has fuelled speculation he is back on the dating scene after he was photographed enjoying a night out in London with Roberts.
Leo's table was surrounded by some of the girls he had met at the polo. But he seemed more interested in talking to Ashley than anyone else and the pair were getting on really well
The pair met at the Cartier International Polo event in Windsor, England on Saturday (25Jul09) and they were later spotted partying together in the British capital at exclusive nightclub Whiskey Mist.
A source tells U.K. newspaper the Evening Standard, "Leo's table was surrounded by some of the girls he had met at the polo. But he seemed more interested in talking to Ashley than anyone else and the pair were getting on really well".
When I grow up, I wanna be famous, I wanna be a star, I wanna be in movies
The Pussycat Dolls film their new “When I Grow Up” Music Video along Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on Tuesday. Lots of writhing by lead doll Nicole Scherzinger and her pussycats Melody Thornton, Jessica Sutta, Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt.
The Pussycat Dolls - famed for their raunchy routines - must pay $3,400 for flashing body parts during a concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last July.
During the routine, Carmit Bachar, who has since left the group, exposed a breast while Ashley Roberts was accused of revealing her private parts after her tiny pair of shorts left little to the imagination.
Promoters Absolute Entertainment were fined for allowing their act to perform "sexually suggestive" routines in the strict Muslim country.
The penalty was imposed by the council which manages the Kuala Lumpur suburb where the event took place.
The fine followed a complaint from Malaysia's culture minister Rais Yatim, who said the group's concert featured "scantily dressed performers" and "sensuous elements".
He added: "I believe the way the Pussycat Dolls behaved on stage amounted to gross indecency,"
Under the country's Muslim laws, a female performer must be covered from her shoulders to her knees.
Jumping, shouting or throwing of objects onstage or at the audience are all also banned.
Last year, Gwen Stefani and Beyoncé Knowles were forced to dramatically alter their dance routines and cover up during their concerts in the country.