Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day Says Diddy Tried to Buy Her Silence

Aubrey O’Day claims Sean “Diddy” Combs tried to buy her silence by handing over the publishing rights to Bad Boy Records.

“I got the publishing deal. I know what it says. I know how much money it made me,” O’Day, 40, said in a preview of the documentary TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy, which will be released on Sunday, April 28th via Tubi.

Former Danity Kane member claimed she would be given $300.30 for a “full release of all claims against Diddy and many other players.”

As for what O’Day believed was Diddy’s “motivation” at the time, she claimed, “I think you would probably take action to silence as many people as possible.”

O’Day noted that when she looked at the publishing deal, “it said anything but that I would be financially healthy again.” She added, “In fact, I was asked to no longer have access to my story and my experiences. It specifically asked me to remain silent and never speak ill of anyone. Then I realized something really bad was about to happen.”

A source close to Diddy, 54, with knowledge of the situation refuted O’Day’s claim that everyone would sign a nondisclosure agreement. “Last year, when he gave his share of the publishing business to bad boy artists, an unprecedented move in the industry and which he was not forced to take, not all artists signed a non-disclosure agreement, contrary to what they claimed,” the insider said Us weekly.

Us weekly has reached out to reps for Diddy and O’Day for comment.

In September 2023, Diddy reassigned his Bad Boy Records publishing rights back to the artists and writers. “It’s just about doing the right thing,” Diddy said diversity by the time. “I think that as an industry and as a people we need to look in the mirror and make a shift forward. It’s about evolving, leading by example and reforming an industry that needs it, in a world that needs reform.”

The documentary comes after Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by Homeland Security.

“Today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York conducted law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners,” Homeland Security said in a March statement Us. “We will provide further information as it becomes available.”

After news of the raids broke, it was widely reported that they were related to a federal sex trafficking investigation. Diddy’s lawyer Aaron Dyer claimed that law enforcement had used a “grossly excessive use of military force.”

“There is no excuse for the excessive display of force and hostility by the authorities or for the way in which his children and staff were treated,” said a statement shared with Us in March, adding that the raids were an “unprecedented ambush” and claiming they were “coupled with a progressive, coordinated media presence” that resulted in “a premature judgment on Mr. Combs and nothing more.” as a witch hunt”. unfounded allegations in civil lawsuits.”

The statement concluded: “No criminal or civil liability has been established in any of these allegations. Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every day to clear his name.”

Since November 2023, several people have accused Diddy of sexual assault, which he has denied.