D. Woods during her interview with ABC News; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.Photo:ABC; John Shearer/Getty
ABC; John Shearer/Getty
Former Danity Kane memberD. Woodssays she felt treated “like a piece of meat” during an interview about her allegations againstSean “Diddy” Combs.
Woods, 41, spoke out about Combs, 55, for the first time since he wasarrested and charged with alleged sex crimesin anABC News exclusive interview, which aired onGood Morning Americaon Monday, Jan. 27.
“He did it in different ways with all of us, picking and prodding, just a way to chip and knock away and then praise you,” Woods, who also appears in the new Investigation Discovery docuseriesThe Fall of Diddy, said.
After playing a clip of Woods saying in the docuseries, “I see myself standing in these dark, scary, predatory spaces, and hearing somebody say some of the most degrading things to me,” ABC News’Eva Pilgrimthen asked Woods, “How was it predatory?”
According to ABC News, Woods also alleges that Combs created a “verbally abusive work environment.”
Danity Kane’s D. Woods speaks out in new interview.ABC
ABC
She added, “Not talking hasn’t changed anything either.”
Woods added that Combs was considered a “hero of our community,” noting that she too “looked up to him,” and said, “A lot of people don’t want to believe that their hero can be this other person.”
As for what she’d say to Combs if given the chance, Woods replied, “I honestly do not know, but I don’t think you really have to say anything. As long as I’m holding my head up high and my shoulders back.”
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Combs is currently facing federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution following a September 2024indictment. He is currently behind bars at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center as he awaits his trial, which is scheduled to start in May. He has pleaded not guilty.
Sean “Diddy” Combs and D. Woods perform with Danity Kane.Peter Kramer/Getty
Peter Kramer/Getty
“There’s no vindication when you’re a victim of someone. … Anyone being exposed, or any truths being told, don’t change the reality of what you experienced,” she said at the time.
Sean “Diddy” Combs poses with the girl group Danity Kane.Michael Tran/FilmMagic
Michael Tran/FilmMagic
O’Day added: “It’s a forever thing that you have to wake up every day and choose to evolve past. It doesn’t go away. It’s like childhood trauma. We don’t like to think it just disappears in our thirties, but really we start realizing how bad it really is in our thirties.”
On Sept. 16, 2024, the day that Combs was arrested,O’Day posted to X, “The purpose of Justice is to provide an ending and allow us the space to create a new chapter. Women never get this. I feel validated. Today is a win for women all over the world, not just me. Things are finally changing.”
Combs’ indictment centers around the alleged"freak offs,“which prosecutors claim were “elaborate and produced sex performances” that Combs allegedly coerced others to participate in.
Sean “Diddy” Combs poses with Danity Kane.Scott Gries/Getty
Scott Gries/Getty
Prosecutors claim the “freak offs” involved male sex workers and women who were either forced or coerced into partaking.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
The Fall of Diddypremieres Monday, Jan. 27, on Investigation Discovery and streams on Max.
source: people.com
