Former 3LW member sues

NEWARK, N.J. -- Naturi Naughton, a former member of the platinum-selling teen group 3LW, claims in a lawsuit that she was forced out of the R&B trio because she was not "ghetto enough."\nNaughton, 18, says she was ousted from the group, whose hits include "Playas Gon Play" and "No More," in August.\nIn a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Newark, the East Orange resident charged that the "purported" manager of the group, Michelle Williams, said Naughton "did not present the appropriate 'project girl image,'" and berated her as "Ms. Two Parent Household."\nThe lawsuit was filed Friday. It names group members Kiely Williams, 16, of Annandale, and Adrienne Bailon, 18, of New York.\nAlso sued was Williams, who is Kiely's sister; another sister, Tse Williams, owner of Nine Lives Entertainment of Newark; Big Cat Management of New York; and Sony Music.\nThe lawsuit seeks an order terminating Naughton's contract with Nine Lives and Sony and compensation for loss of income from the conduct of the defendants.\nFormed in 1999, 3LW -- for three little women -- has sold more than 1 million copies of their self-titled debut album.\nThe group's new album, "A Girl Can Mack," is scheduled for release Oct. 22.