Nicole Scherzinger’s former Pussycat Dolls bandmate Melody Thornton appeared to take a dig at the star this week over her apparent support for Donald Trump.
Scherzinger, 46, angered fans after commenting on Russell Brand’s ‘Make Jesus First Again’ post on Election Day Tuesday – with fans accusing her of ‘coming out as a Trump supporter’ amid the second victory of the businessman in the presidential elections.
Thornton, 40 — who has had a famously bitter relationship with Scherzinger — took to Instagram on Thursday to share a 2016 photo of Ben Affleck smoking with a pained expression on his face — which has become a famous internet meme.
Fans were quick to comment, “She always knew!”, “Melody’s been a little down since the election, let’s support the queen who knew all along,” and “Lmaooo, I’m here for it.”
Since the death of PCD, Melody has made no secret of the drama within the group.
Nicole Scherzinger’s former Pussycat Dolls bandmate Melody Thornton appeared to take a dig at the star this week over her apparent support for Donald Trump.
Scherzinger angered fans after she gave Russell Brand’s ‘Make Jesus First Again’ the thumbs up
Scherzinger’s comment sparked anger among followers and she has now deleted it
A viral video showed the group Frerform at the American Music Awards in 2006.
Nicole takes the lead as the others dance behind her, before Melody suddenly takes center stage to demonstrate her vocal prowess – much to Nicole’s chagrin.
Nicole’s alleged anger did not go unnoticed, as one fan previously shared on Twitter: ‘In honor of the Pussycat Dolls reunion, a moment before Melody Thornton went rogue with ad-libs and Nicole Scherzinger was visibly furious’
Other comments on social media included: ‘It would have been so epic to be backstage after this performance
‘Nicole deserved it! She literally locked Melody in the closet so she wouldn’t perform, but the good sister escaped and came to steal the show at the last minute. Nicole was angry that she escaped.
“Nicole gave her the ‘stay in your lane’ look” and “Sis really stretched those Adlibs as long as she could.”
Melody has taken a swipe at Nicole before admitting she was struggling to find her voice in the group.
During an appearance on Lorraine, the belter explained: “The problem for me stemmed from… she is [Nicole] got this Christina Aguilera style and I thought my dreams would come true. Then the gears shifted with difficulty.
Thornton, 40 — who has had a famously bitter relationship with Scherzinger — took to Instagram on Thursday to reshare a 2016 photo of Ben Affleck smoking with a pained expression on his face — which has become a famous internet meme
Fans were quick to support Melody on social media
Since PCD’s demise, Melody has made no secret of the group’s drama – pictured in 2006 with Scherzinger, Jessica Sutta, Ashley Roberts, Carmit Bachar and Kimberly Wyatt
“Nicole had been in two groups before and she had all this experience recording albums and so they said, ‘We’re going to let Nicole do the whole recording, you’re going to have to learn it and you’re going to do it.’ go dance with the rest of the girls”.
‘I wasn’t using my best asset… and people came to know me for something I didn’t do and I was the weakest dancer. It was just very challenging, it was tough. But we did have fun, but that’s your introduction to the adult world.’
‘For me, I’m a singer first and a lot of people don’t know that and so I came into the group and they said ‘you’re going to dance’ and I was like ‘I can’t dance!’
“And it was a very difficult time for me, so when it was over I was like, ‘great, the next chapter,’” she said.
The Dolls reunited in 2019, but Melody did not join them and founder Robin Antin said the time “wasn’t right for her.”
This comes amid a huge backlash against Nicole following her now-deleted response to Russell’s post showing that proudly waving a red “Make Jesus First Again” hat. “God bless America,” he captioned the post.
Scherzinger showed her love for the MAGA-esque accessory when she said in the comments, “Where can I get this hat!!!?” along with the prayer hands and red heart emojis.
A viral video showed the group performing at the American Music Awards in 2006 – with Melody appearing to run on stage to show off her singing
Nicole takes the lead as the others dance behind her, before Melody suddenly takes center stage to demonstrate her vocal prowess – much to Nicole’s chagrin.
The Pussycat Dolls singer doesn’t appear to “like” the image and she hasn’t publicly endorsed any candidate, but regardless, her appreciation for the hat drew ire from other Instagram users.
DailyMail.com has contacted a representative for Scherzinger for comment.
The original photo was shared before Donald Trump, whose slogan was “Make America Great Again,” won the presidential election against Kamala Harris.
Instagram followers responded to Nicole with “No, this isn’t it at all.”
“F***ing hell, Nicole, not this,” wrote another.
“Cute, predator possible,” wrote another. Last year, Russell was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse dating back to the height of his career, with police investigating the claims. Brand has strongly denied all allegations.
Trump has also faced numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, and last May a jury in New York found Trump liable for the sexual abuse of writer E. Jean Carroll.
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One joked that the post may have hurt Sunset Blvd. the star’s chances of getting a Tony.
“Well, the race for Best Actress Tony just got a little less competitive,” another tweeted.
Scherzinger was notably raised Catholic – in a 2019 interview with The Guardian she said she goes to church several times a week.
English actor Brand has previously spoken out about American politics.
In June, before President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and his Vice President Kamala Harris intervened, Brand said he found it difficult to understand why “freedom-loving” Americans would choose to vote for Biden over Trump.
In an episode of his podcast ‘Stay Free With Russell Brand’, Brand says expressed his dissatisfaction with the American presidential elections.
Brand, who has spoken out against censorship, said he feels “concerned” by liberals’ “snobbery, contempt and condemnation” of Trump supporters that are “clearly in the hands of his opponents,” adding that they are responsible have been for the ‘weaponization of the legal system’.
An X-user commented that Scherzinger ‘came out as a Trump supporter’
Another joked that Schzeringer’s chances of winning a Tony dropped after her comment
“In a direct choice between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, if you care about democracy, if you care about freedom, I don’t know how you could do anything other than vote for Donald Trump, exactly for the reasons they claim you do.” can. ‘t,’ said the comedian.
He went on to say that “they act like a vote for is almost like voting directly for Armageddon, like seeing hysterical performances outside courtrooms, endless MSNBC bombast.”
“But I’m starting to think that no, a bigger threat to democracy is this kind of technological feudalism, which tells you it cares and protects vulnerable people, while increasing censorship and increasing the financing of wars. deepening divisions among ordinary Americans,” he added.