Danity Kane singer Aubrey O’Day reveals she won’t testify in Diddy trial despite Homeland Security request

The singer was expected to provide testimony in New York next week

Danity Kane singer Aubrey O’Day has revealed she will not take the stand against her former mentor Sean “Diddy” Combs, despite being contacted by Homeland Security.

Diddy, 55, is on trial in New York this week, facing federal charges related to sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty and denies any wrongdoing.

Sources previously told Us Weekly that O’Day, 41, was subpoenaed and had arrived in New York to testify “sometime this week or next week.”

Earlier this week, she posted a video on Instagram from New York City with the caption, “Hey New York!!! Where y’all think I should head first?” She included a scales emoji, a symbol often linked to justice.

However, in the premiere episode of iHeart Radio's Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present: Aubrey O'Day, Covering the Diddy Trial, O’Day told Holmes, “No, I’m not here to testify for the Diddy trial, that I know of.” She went on to claim that she “was contacted by Homeland Security” and “did have a meeting with Homeland Security.”

“I posted on my Instagram that I was here in New York and enjoying myself because I wanted to make it clear to everyone that I am not here testifying,” O’Day said.

O’Day has been a vocal Diddy critic since her firing from Danity Kane in 2008 (Getty Images for Society Performer's Academy)

O’Day would have been the second member of the Diddy-created pop group Danity Kane to testify against him. Prosecutors revealed Thursday that Dawn Richard, 41, will be their next witness following Cassie Ventura’s bombshell testimony.

O’Day rose to fame in 2005 with the MTV reality show Making the Band 3, and achieved significant success with songs like “Show Stopper” and “Damaged.”

However, Diddy fired O’Day and Wanita “D. Woods” Woodgett from the group in 2008, as captured on the show.

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Diddy formed the girl group in the 2005 MTV reality show, ‘Making the Band 3’ (Getty)

O’Day has long been vocal about her experiences with Diddy, accusing him of attempting to silence her through nondisclosure agreements and has spoken about alleged mistreatment during her time in Danity Kane.

In a 2022 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, O’Day claimed she was fired from Danity Kane for not doing “what was expected” of her — “not talent-wise but in other areas.”

She celebrated Diddy’s September 2024 arrest on X, 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 me. Things are finally changing,” she added.

O’Day’s comments come after Justin Bieber broke his silence amid social media speculation that he was a victim of Diddy, with his representative telling TMZ the pop star is “not among Sean Combs’ victims.”

More episodes of Aubrey O’Day, Covering The Diddy Trial will be released throughout the trial.