Credit: John Lamparski / Getty / Aubrey O'Day
Diddy, also known as The Diddler, made headlines when he returned the publishing rights to his former Bad Boy artists. The former Danity Kane member now claims his kind gesture was too empty.
TMZ reports only that, according to O'Day, Diddy tried to buy her silence by giving back her publishing rights, which were also essentially worthless.
O'Day made these recent claims during an interview for the upcoming celebrity gossip documentary Tubi, The Downfall of Diddy. The documentary focuses on the media mogul's life after the raids on his homes and the federal investigation that followed.
Per TMZ:
AOD provided some fascinating insight – including the fact that he knew what was going on in September … when Puff gave all his old artists the rights to their music. The seemingly generous move came with a lot of strings attached, according to Aubrey.
You'll remember… Diddy made a big announcement at the time, saying that all the old Bad Boy artists were going to get what was theirs… as it was the right and noble thing to do, etc.
However, behind the scenes… Aubrey claims that Diddy wanted the artists to sign NDAs as part of the deal, which would prevent them from talking about their Bad Boy experiences.
According to the celebrity gossip site, O'Day wanted no part of Diddy's “generosity” because she appreciated her ability to speak out, especially because of everything Diddy is currently accused of after Cassie opened the floodgates with her claims that both eventually settled.
TMZ reports that before the “Me & U” singer was exposed to Diddy, O'Day was one of the first and only people her former boss called out for years.
Diddy's team calls CAP on O'Day's claims
Sources close to the embattled music mogul hit out at CAP about O'Day's claims, telling the site, “Aubrey O'Day got her big break because Diddy and Bad Boy put her on their show with her crew , Danity Kane. Last year, when he outsourced his publishing portion to Bad Boy artists, a move unprecedented in the industry and one he didn't have to make, not all artists signed NDAs, contrary to what he claims.”
