Within the aftermath of his trial, Sean “Diddy” Combs is about to look in courtroom for his sentencing listening to in a matter of weeks. Earlier this summer season, Combs acquired a blended verdict, one which noticed him acquitted of sex-trafficking and racketeering expenses however convicted of two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution. Authorized specialists have since been sharing their ideas on how the listening to will play out. One other one who’s now becoming a member of in on the hypothesis is singer Aubrey O’Day, who famously labored with Diddy years in the past.
Aubrey O’Day has lengthy been related to Sean Combs, because the 41-year-old singer starred on his present, Making the Band. From there, O’Day turned a member of the group Danity Kane in 2005, earlier than being fired by Combs in 2008 because of a creative-related rift. All through Combs’ authorized woes, O’Day has been talking out, sharing her ideas on the state of affairs and discussing her experiences with him. O’Day lately spoke to TooFab about her ex-mentor’s sentencing listening to and dropped her tackle how his authorized crew will deal with it:
I can let you know what the protection goes to say as properly; ‘He’ll go to a battered girls’s shelter facility proper after; he will stay there. He’ll turn out to be finest buddies with girls. He’ll discover ways to repent for his methods. You are going to see a brand new man by February 14th. He’ll be the face of Valentine’s Day.’
Whereas all of that’s solely an assumption on the “Computerized” singer’s half, it’s true that 55-year-old Diddy has made efforts to reinvent himself over the course of his profession. A variety of these rebrands have been marked by Diddy altering his identify. In 2021, for instance, the mogul legally modified his identify to “Sean Love Combs.” Whereas Combs’ path ahead stays unsure, Aubrey O’Day shares what she thinks her former colleague is angling for:
His intention can be to rebuild his profession.
Though Diddy’s authorized crew has largely downplayed particulars about his skilled aspirations for the longer term, it’s been alleged that the “Cannot No person Maintain Me Down” performer does need to make a comeback. It’s additionally been stated, nevertheless, that fellow artists aren’t so eager on the notion of working with the Sean John figurehead at this level. There are nonetheless some specialists who don’t consider Diddy’s profession is over because of the quantity of affect that he nonetheless holds inside the music business.
Within the meantime, Aubrey O’Day continues to navigate her personal profession and talk about the authorized woes confronted by the person who helped uncover her. O’Day notably didn’t testify amid Sean Combs’ trial like just a few different well-known artists (Cassie Ventura, Child Cudi, and so on.) did. O’Day defined that she was glad she didn’t must take the stand, as she prefers harnessing “internal peace” versus collaborating in legal-related issues.
Diddy’s subsequent main authorized matter – his sentencing listening to – is about to happen on October 3. As of proper now, it stays to be seen simply how a lot time Diddy will obtain and whether or not his authorized crew proceeds within the method that Aubrey O’Day is at present predicting.