Aubrey O’Day can’t wrap her head around the results of the trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“I’m floored by the jury’s verdict,” O’Day, 41, said in a preview of her appearance on Inside Edition on Wednesday, July 2, hours after Diddy, 55, was acquitted on two sex trafficking charges and one racketeering conspiracy charge. He was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, which together carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
“The evidence is there. For me, it’s all the way there,” O’Day continued. “I feel that there’s going to be an instinct for people to want to suggest that the prosecution overcharged, overreached, didn’t do enough.”
O’Day also called out Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo‘s closing speech, saying that the “narratives that were given in that closing are what the jury has decided they feel the truth is on sex trafficking and RICO enterprises.”
“And that’s a very dangerous narrative,” she concluded.
O’Day’s full interview on Inside Edition is set to air Wednesday night. Check local listings for times and stations in your area.
O’Day previously reacted to the verdict via Instagram, sharing a clip of CNN journalists revealing the news. “Wow. This makes me physically ill. I’m gonna vomit,” she wrote.
O’Day met Diddy when she competed on Making the Band 3, which aired on MTV from 2005 to 2006. O’Day formed the group Danity Kane with Aundrea Fimbres, D. Woods, Dawn Richard and Shannon Bex, and they were signed by Diddy’s Bad Boy Records. However, when Making the Band 4’s finale aired in 2008, Diddy announced that O’Day had been kicked out of the group.
Diddy was arrested in September 2024. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The rapper’s trial, which began in May, mainly focused on the alleged “freak offs” that were orchestrated by Diddy. His defense team argued in their closing statements that these parties were not criminal but an expression of Diddy’s sexual proclivities.
As for the racketeering charge, Agnifilo said, “There is a gaping lack of evidence when it comes to the racketeering conspiracy acts. If you find that you’re in the weeds of this great complexity, maybe that’s because it’s just not there.”
Meanwhile, prosecutor Maurene Comey said that Diddy had “gotten away with his crimes” for “20 years.”
“He is not a god, he is a person. Find him guilty,” Comey continued.
After the jury reached its verdict on Wednesday, the defense asked that Diddy be released on bail to his home in Miami until his sentencing. The prosecution argued that the music producer would be a “danger” if released and asked that he remain behind bars. Judge Arun Subramanian later denied bail at a hearing on Wednesday.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ongoing legal saga has left Aubrey O’Day uninterested in dating. “You know, there’s nothing that can really murder your sex life that’s bigger than the Diddy trial,” O’Day, 41, exclusively shared with Us Weekly on Thursday, June 26, while supporting Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind. “And I talked to Homeland Security over […]
The verdict has also garnered a reaction from Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie, who filed a sexual assault lawsuit against him in November 2023 and was a key witness in the trial. Her lawyer Douglas H. Wigdor shared a statement with Us Weekly after the partial acquittal.
“This entire criminal process started when our client Cassie Ventura had the courage to file her civil complaint in November 2023. Although the jury did not find Combs guilty of sex trafficking Cassie beyond a reasonable doubt, she paved the way for a jury to find him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution,” the statement read.
Wigdor continued, “By coming forward with her experience, Cassie has left an indelible mark on both the entertainment industry and the fight for justice. We must repeat — with no reservation — that we believe and support our client who showed exemplary courage throughout this trial. She displayed unquestionable strength and brought attention to the realities of powerful men in our orbit and the misconduct that has persisted for decades without repercussion. This case proved that change is long overdue, and we will continue to fight on behalf of survivors.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support. If you or someone you know is a human trafficking victim, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.