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Former Danity Kane member D. Woods has come forward with unsettling new accusations against Diddy.
Of course, Danity Kane first rose to prominence as a girl group in the mid-2000s after its five members — Woods, Aundrea Fimbres, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aubrey O’Day — found a foothold on Making The Band 3 and signed with Diddy’s Bad Boy Records label.
The women released a series of hits including Show Stopper and Damaged before breaking up. But now, we’re learning SO much more about what they allegedly went through while they were together. And of course, it all comes amid the seemingly endless parade of disturbing allegations that have been lobbed against Diddy (who is still in jail, BTW) for months now.
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On Monday, Woods — whose real name is Wanita Denise Woodgett — sat down with Good Morning America to reveal some of her unsettling experiences on Making The Band 3 and during her time with Danity Kane. Woods (pictured above, inset) went on the popular morning show to promote Investigation Discovery‘s new series The Fall Of Diddy. And during the GMA chat, she teased some creepy docuseries revelations.
Right off the jump, Woods revealed how keen she was to tell her side of the story:
“I would say that this moment now is a time where I feel like my experience, my truth will really be heard and actually considered and believed.”
With Diddy facing an onslaught of allegations — including claims of sexual assault, rape, trafficking, and more — ahead of his upcoming trial, she isn’t wrong about now being the time to come forward.
As for her work in the girl group, Woods claimed Danity Kane members had many “troubling interactions” with Diddy as he oversaw their rise to stardom. She said this to ABC News journalist Eva Pilgrim:
“He did it in different ways with all of us. You know, picking and prying and just a way to chip and knock away, but then praise you.”
As for specifics, Woods said being around the music mogul, whose real name is Sean Combs, made her feel like she was actively putting herself into “dark, scary, predatory spaces.” She claimed the 55-year-old producer would say “some of the most degrading things” to her and her bandmates. Woods explained some of those alleged remarks:
“Constantly treating you like a piece of meat. Only valuing you for your sex appeal. And some of the environments, you know, it was even scary to be by yourself.”
Ugh.
In an accompanying teaser clip from The Fall Of Diddy, Woods recalled what she termed “inappropriate communications” between Combs and O’Day just before Aubrey was fired from Danity Kane. And when things with Diddy allegedly became their roughest and most unsettling before O’Day (and Woods) eventually left the group, the singer remembered the girls turning to each other with nowhere else to go:
“It’s like, ‘so how do we survive this?'”
Woods even openly wondered whether she’d face “retribution” for speaking out against Diddy before ultimately deciding to do so:
“Even this [GMA appearance], it’s like, maybe I shouldn’t say [anything], maybe I should stop talking, shut up. But it’s like, you know, well, not talking hasn’t changed anything either.”
Scary…
As for Combs, his legal team released a brief statement to ABC News in response. They disputed Woods’ claims and said:
“The producers failed to provide sufficient time or details for his representatives to address unsubstantiated claims. He has full confidence in the facts and judicial process, where the truth will prevail: The accusations against him are pure fiction.”
You can watch the disturbing interview (below):
EXCLUSIVE: Danity Kane's D. Woods sits down with @evapilgrim to speak out about what she calls her troubling interactions with Sean “Diddy” Combs, who faces federal criminal charges for sex trafficking and racketeering, which he has denied. https://t.co/Vq2CBNymOC pic.twitter.com/Xxu9Z5Lgod
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 27, 2025
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BTW, The Fall Of Diddy debuts on Monday night at 9:00 p.m. ET on both Investigation Discovery and Max.
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