(NewsNation) — Aubrey O’Day has not made her feelings toward Sean “Diddy” Combs a secret, but she has a cautionary message for young artists trying to make it in the industry: “Protect yourself.”
The former Danity Kane singer shared her advice on Friday, the same day the Bad Boy mogul was sentenced to 50 months in prison, saying that people should be careful around anyone “in a position of power [who] oversteps your boundaries.”
“Let this serve as a cautionary reminder to young and aspiring individuals pursuing their dreams,” she wrote on X. “The true warning is not that a jury may doubt your testimony, nor that a court’s sentencing guidelines may fail to reflect the years of suffering you endured.”
NEW YORK – APRIL 23: Aubrey O’Day of Danity Kane and P. Diddy attend MTV’s “Making The Band 4: The Final Chapter” live finale at The Hudson Theatre on April 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/WireImage) 
In this courtroom sketch, Sean Diddy Combs reacts as he makes a statement during his sentencing hearing in Manhattan federal court, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: Aubrey O’Day attends the SPiN – Society Performers Academy In Nationals at Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza on January 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images for Society Performer’s Academy) 
Aundrea Fimbres, Shannon Bex, Wanita “D. Woods” Woodgette, Dawn Richard and Aubrey O’Day of Danity Kane (Photo by G. Gershoff/WireImage)
O’Day continued that if those boundaries are violated that artists should “walk away and do not look back.”
“No dream, however bright, can outweigh the pain and exploitation that may follow if you remain,” she said.
Sean ‘Diddy’ and Aubrey O’Day’s fraught history
O’Day and Combs were first acquainted on MTV’s “Making the Band” in the 2000s, where the “Last Night” rapper formed the pop group Danity Kane with O’Day, Aundrea Fimbres, D. Woods, Shannon Bex and Dawn Richard.
The “Damaged” singer was on an episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast in December 2022, where she alleged that Combs kicked her out of the band because she would not agree to do things he asked “in other areas” outside of music, according to USA Today.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Combs was sentenced to four years and two months in federal prison on Oct. 3 after he was convicted of two prostitution related charges, plus a fine of $500,000.
He was acquitted of larger racketeering charges but was convicted on two prostitution charges related to the Mann Act. He was facing a maximum penalty of 20 years behind bars.
Judge Arun Subramanian stated the sentence was, “hard time in prison, away from your family, friends and community, but you will have a life afterward.”