Danity Kane singer Aubrey O’Day has never held back her criticism of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs — and following his federal trial, her emotions are once again running high.
O’Day, who rose to fame on Diddy’s reality show Making the Band in 2005, has long accused him of abusive behavior and exploitation. After years of speaking out, she was visibly emotional when news broke of Diddy’s arrest last year.
“I never in my life thought I would see this happen,” she said through tears in a resurfaced clip shared by The Neighborhood Talk. “Women never get this, they always get away.”
However, the relief was short-lived. O’Day’s joy turned to outrage when the federal court acquitted Diddy of sex trafficking and racketeering charges. He was instead found guilty of two counts of transportation for prostitution and now faces up to 20 years in prison, with sentencing set for October.
Reacting live on Instagram to the verdict, O’Day expressed deep frustration:
“Oh my God, not guilty on Cassie, not guilty on RICO, no way that Jane is gonna be guilty,” she said. “This makes me physically ill. Cassie probably feels so horrible. Ugh, I’m gonna vomit.”
The singer’s reference to Cassie Ventura — Diddy’s former partner who filed a high-profile lawsuit against him in 2023 — highlights the ongoing ripple effects of the case across the music and entertainment world.
In a separate interview with PEOPLE in June, O’Day clarified that legal outcomes don’t undo the personal impact of trauma:
“There’s no vindication when you’re a victim of someone,” she explained.
“Anyone being exposed, or any truths being told, don’t change the reality of what you experienced. It’s a forever thing.”
She added that healing is not linear, comparing the long-term effects of abuse to unresolved childhood trauma:
“We don’t like to think it just disappears in our thirties, but really we start realizing how bad it really is in our thirties.”
As Diddy awaits sentencing, Aubrey O’Day continues to be a polarizing but persistent voice — reminding the public that, behind every headline, survivors are still grappling with the realities of what they’ve endured.
