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Inside Aubrey O'Day's Relationship With Sean 'Diddy' Combs As More Horrific Revelations Emerge During His Sex Trafficking Trial

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Aubrey O'Day has spoken out about former mentor Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

May 30 2025, Published 8:30 p.m. ET

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Former Danity Kane singer Aubrey O'Day may not be testifying at the sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs, but she's speaking out anyway, RadarOnline.com can report.

"This trial is bittersweet for me, as I've been speaking the truth about Diddy for 20 years now," she said in a statement to People. "My heart goes out to all the victims, especially those who could have been spared, had anyone taken these claims seriously prior."

The 41-year-old has had a long and complicated relationship with the disgraced music mogul.

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Aubrey O'Day and Sean 'Diddy' Combs Met on 'Making the Band 3'

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Aubrey O'Day participated in the third iteration of 'Making the Band.'

Through Bad Boy Records, Combs signed the five members of Danity Kane — O'Day, D. Woods, Dawn Richard, Shannon Bex and Aundrea Fimbres — after they won MTV's Making the Band 3 in 2005.

However, in 2008, Combs removed O'Day from the group due to several issues.

In an interview with Variety, the 41-year-old "Love Me When You Leave" songstress described the embattled music mogul as "a very difficult person to work with."

O'Day detailed: "Everything had to be perfect. I remember times (when) he looked at my toenails and was like, 'What is your third toenail doing? Go get that s--- fixed before you walk into a room.' Or we would be in rehearsals performing an hour-and-a-half set over and over, and he would walk in for five minutes with a camera and say, 'Aubrey, why are you sweating? You look like a wet dog. You're the hot one, so do you think anyone wants to see that?'"

The former Danity Kane member also alleged she experienced racial remarks and sexism throughout the filming of the MTV show.

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Aubrey O'Day Accused Sean 'Diddy' Combs of 'Grooming' Her During 'Making the Band 3'

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She debuted as a member of Danity Kane in 2005.

O'Day shared more details about her experience working with Combs on Making the Band, claiming he "groomed" her and insulted her appearance while she was on the show.

"He's on camera saying how much he hates it, then he's off camera telling me all the ways that I needed to be groomed properly, like down to my toenails," the Unborn Love singer revealed on Renee Graziano's Crysis Queen podcast. "I was sent out of a studio session one time because my toes weren't polished properly."

The Famously Single alum also alleged Combs "groomed" her as part of his abuse cycle.

She continued: "They make you feel like ... you get little bits of things that make you attracted and excited by [them] ... and then once they've got your attention, they let you know about yourself in different ways… They break you down and build you back up into the soldier they need you to be for the country they need you to be fighting for."

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Allegedly Dismissed Aubrey O'Day From Danity Kane

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs removed Aubrey O'Day and D. Woods from the group in 2008.

During her appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast in 2022, O'Day claimed she got kicked off the show during the Making the Band 4 finale in 2008 because she "wasn't willing to do what was expected of [her] — not talent-wise, but in other areas."

"You know, I have such a love-hate with it all because I don't think I would have been able to be so successful in so many other areas had, I not been trained under Diddy," she told Alex Cooper. "He was the hardest person that you can work for, and it was torture. And not the work part of it, but the other stuff — mind games. There was a lot of betrayal, there was a lot of lies."

O'Day recalled, "Diddy would be like, 'You're not hot anymore. Like, what happened? You don't have any curves. I can't get people to think you're my good-looking person.' And there was no #MeToo at that time. There was no protecting anyone at that time. You signed a million NDAs and a million contracts that took away your rights."

She previously slammed Combs for causing her group's downfall and breaking them up "on national television."

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Aubrey O'Day Supported Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Accusers

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Aubrey O'Day has shared her own experiences working with Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

As Combs began dealing with accusations from his accusers, O'Day expressed her hope that the truth would come out soon.

"There are so many witnesses. There are so many victims," she shared on the No Jumper podcast, adding Combs also made sexual comments toward her.

O'Day added: "I have a girlfriend, that I'm right now taking inventory of my experience. I'm being forced to in so many ways. And I'm making sure that I not only have the receipts, but I have the understanding mentally of where I was at, which takes asking the people that were around me at the time, what were my responses to things."

In April 2024, the Celebrity Apprentice alum offered help to Combs' victims so they could finally have the justice and peace they deserve.

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Aubrey O'Day Has Been Vocal in Her Criticism of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

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Aubrey O'Day confirmed she will not testify in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial.

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From the Homeland Security raids to Combs' arrest and subsequent trial, O'Day has constantly shared her thoughts online and during interviews.

"What you sow, you shall reap," she wrote after the authorities searched Combs' properties in March 2024. "I pray this emboldens all of us victims to finally speak on what we have endured. There is no 'too soon' on this one, just 'too late.'"

When Combs was finally cuffed in September 2024, she appeared to have lambasted her former boss via her Instagram Story, writing, "The purpose of justice is to provide an ending and allow us the space to create a new chapter. Women never get this. I feel validated. Today is a win for women all over the world, not just for me. Things are finally changing."

Although the former Celebrity Big Brother housemate has a lot of things to say about Combs, she revealed she will not be testifying in court despite reportedly being contacted by Homeland Security.

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Aubrey O'Day Recently Expressed Concern for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Kids

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' children supported him in the courtroom in the first few days of his s-- trafficking trial.

During a recent appearance on the Amy & T.J. podcast, the Baddies Caribbean star boldly reacted to Combs' children being in the courtroom during his federal trial.

"Would you want your children to know about it?" she asked. "It's concerning to me that the optics of them being there and supporting [their] father are obviously a very strong play for the defense."

For O'Day, Combs' decision to have his kids attend his trial was not only "an optics game" but also an egotistical choice.

Utterly dumbfounded, O'Day told the hosts she was at a loss to see Combs' children "sit through testimony about how much their daddy liked to watch people [get] lubricated, f------, getting p----- on and p----- in their mouths, having his girlfriend come in the other room and rub their c-- all over his nipples."

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