Aubrey O’Day is never one to shy away from controversy. The singer and sometime Broadway star earned the #7 slot in MTV News’ Women of 2008 list in part by posing suggestively in Complex, possibly doing the same for Playboy and getting kicked out of Danity Kane after Diddy accused her of hogging the spotlight with her over-the-top antics.

Romantically, she’s also been linked to former boss Diddy, Donnie Wahlberg and Jesse McCartney. But, now it seems O’Day is not confining herself to hooking up with famous men. Rumors began surfacing late last week that O’Day has been getting more than friendly with ladies, and in a new interview, O’Day isn’t confirming or denying the speculation about her sexuality.

“At this point in my life, I wouldn’t say one way or another what my preference is sexually,” O’Day told UsMagazine.com, addressing the rumor that at a Hollywood party last Wednesday she was referring to the girl she was with as her “girlfriend.” This was after O’Day brought another female companion with her to a party in New York City.

“The only thing I’m looking for in life is incredible passion and honest love, no matter what options are on the table,” she continued. “All I really operate on is the way I feel in my heart when it comes to love.”

In October, Diddy was the one who shocked Danity Kane fans everywhere when he booted O’Day and D.Woods out of his hugely successful girl group Danity Kane. After news broke on the “Making the Band 4″ season-three finale, O’Day famously told everyone, “I would rather be hated every damn day of my life for being real than loved for being something I’m not.”

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It’s not as if you didn’t see this coming, what with her recent eye-popping photo spread in Complex magazine and her very public ousting from Danity Kane last month. It appears that Aubrey O’Day has posed for Playboy.

Citing its “spies,” TMZ reported that O’Day spent Tuesday in a Manhattan photo studio shooting a spread for the magazine with celebrity photographer Markus Klinko, who has snapped portraits of Mariah Carey and Pamela Anderson, and shot the cover of Beyoncé’s 2003 album Dangerously in Love. According to TMZ, O’Day’s Playboy shoot may feature several lion cubs.

Attempts to contact reps for both O’Day and the magazine were unsuccessful by press time.

Danity Kane fans were torn when O’Day and D. Woods were booted from the group by mastermind Sean “Diddy” Combs during the live season-three finale of “Making the Band 4.” Some agreed with Diddy that O’Day’s self-promotion was distracting from the group, while others declared her their favorite member.

In the days following O’Day’s dismissal, remaining DK members Dawn Richard and Shannon Bex both gave interviews. While Bex played nice, Richard didn’t, singling out O’Day’s Complex shoot and her risque image as the reasons she was kicked out of the group.

“We had just did a signing with Dollhouse Teen, which is for 13-, 14-year-old young girls,” Richard told UsMagazine.com. “So, we can’t do that one day and then the next day do an obnoxious cover. … [Diddy] wants the fans, and he says he can’t do that if we continue to go in the direction that we were going.”

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We have learned that MTV will begin shooting the next season of Making The Band in 2 weeks, however, it will be WITHOUT the 2 members of Danity Kane. Apparently, the group is said to be extremely fed up with Diddy and living out their lives in front of the MTV cameras.

The new season is following Day 26(the male group formed from the reality series) as they go out on the road and prepare to tour Europe. The season will also capture Donnie Klang a.k.a. Aubrey O’day’s former love interest, as he tours with New Kids On The Block.

The remaining girls(Dawn Richards, Aundrea Fimbres) and possibly Shannon Bex?? will have a “meeting” with Diddy on camera but that is their extent of their participation right now with no contract in place to appear in the new series. Maybe this will be the episode where Shannon tells Diddy and her fans that she quit? We hear that she has not “officially” come back to the group and though she may perform here and there with the remaining 2 group members, she did resign and no one has heard otherwise.

A mess, if there ever was one. For all their ‘potential’, I’m sure as anything that no one will be watching Making The Band 4 just to see Day26. For the sake of the group, show and whatnot, here’s hoping Danity Kane in their original form patch it up and keep it moving.

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As the fallout continues from Danity Kane parting ways with Aubrey O’Day and D. Woods, speculation was rife in the blogosphere that R&B songstress Cassie would be joining the group as its new frontwoman.

And on Monday (October 27), rumors began spreading that Shannon Bex has left the group as well — leaving only Aundrea Fimbres and Dawn Richard as Danity Kane — based on information a “source” told Elvis Duran from New York radio station Z100.

Bex had said she was “shell-shocked” by O’Day and Woods’ departures.

On Monday, MTV News reached out to a rep from Atlantic Records, the group’s label, who shot down rumor #1 but did not address rumor #2.

“Cassie is not joining DK,” the rep said. “Cassie is set to release her second solo album in spring of ‘09.”

But what about the Shannon rumor? At press time, the rep had not responded to repeated queries on that issue.

Duran’s blog post reads in part: “You remember Shannon, the nice, quiet, married girl who was a great team player. Well, guess little momma has more b—s than all the rest of them! Tired of the drama, cat fights and Diddy, she hands in her microphone and tells Mr. Badboy Worldwide where to stick it!”

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Three years after he picked them to round out the all-girl pop group he’d been assembling, Sean “Diddy” Combs gave Aubrey O’Day and D. Woods the proverbial boot during Tuesday night’s live season-three finale of “Making the Band 4,” leaving only Aundrea Fimbres, Shannon Bex and Dawn Richard to carry on as Danity Kane. Diddy’s reason for the dismissals? Fame turned O’Day into someone he no longer recognized, he said via satellite, and D. Woods was merely guilty by association, caught up in the shrapnel of O’Day’s celebrity.

But according to Richard, it was O’Day’s image that gave Diddy pause.

“Puff did not like [O'Day's] image … where her image was going for the group,” she told UsMagazine.com “It wasn’t a personal thing,” she added, explaining that O’Day’s recent topless appearance on the cover of Complex magazine wasn’t sending the right message to the group’s fans.

“We had just did a signing with Dollhouse Teen, which is for 13, 14-year-old young girls,” Richard continued. “So, we can’t do that one day and then the next day do an obnoxious cover. … [Diddy] wants the fans, and he says he can’t do that if we can continue to go in the direction that we were going.”

While Diddy said he would work with Woods in the future, O’Day’s time is over. But the group will continue, Richard said.

“Well, Puff told me specifically that Aubrey is no longer in Danity Kane, and Danity Kane will move forward without her,” she explained, adding that Diddy hasn’t mentioned anything about replacing the two singers. “He has not said anything per that. But I think in my heart that he is going to do another show.”

If you want to see the pictures from Complex that got Aubrey O’Day kicked out of Danity Kane click here **WARNING The pictures are not for everyone and while considered art may be too sexual for some viewers**

Well I hate to put a post above our last one where so many of you guys have left responses but heres the official release statement from MTV regarding Danity Kane.  I don’t know what is going on but I think alot of people weren’t feelin Aubrey as much anymore from the comments we received.  I just hope everyone can get level headed before the next season so we can get some reunion goin or somethin!  Though this article does confirm D. Woods has moved on to other projects.

From MTV:

On Tuesday night’s live season-three finale of “Making the Band 4,” Diddy confirmed the rumors that Aubrey O’Day is no longer in Danity Kane. He also kicked out D. Woods, leaving only Aundrea Fimbres, Dawn Richard and Shannon Bex in the group he so carefully put together before our eyes four years ago.

“I would rather be hated every damn day of my life for being real than loved for being something I’m not,” O’Day defiantly told Sway on the special that aired Tuesday night.

Diddy, who spoke to the girls and the audience via satellite, had some advice for tabloid target Aubrey. “Check this out, baby girl,” Diddy said. “See, your attitude is gonna have you in a dark and lonely place. … What you need to do, at the end of the day, is humble yourself.

“I got love for Aubrey. I don’t have any beef with her,” he added. “I just want to work with the young lady that I signed, not the person that fame has made her.”

“I don’t think any of us has been happy for a long time,” admitted D.Woods, who Diddy said had gotten “caught up in the wrath” of Aubrey.

MTV News reached out to a rep for Danity Kane to see where the future of the band stands now that Aubrey and D. Woods are no longer in the group. It’s being reported that D.Woods has plans to work with another group, the Girls Club. O’Day, who recently made her Broadway debut in “Hairspray,” has not announced what she will be doing next.

“Tonight is a representation of the end of a chapter in my life; it’s not the end of the book,” O’Day said in a backstage interview before the finale. “I will do everything possible to make my mark on this industry, and Danity Kane and Puff provided me with this amazing opportunity to go out and really touch people’s hearts. I think the way that we were able to inspire people was something that I will never be able to achieve in that way again in my life.”

On Tuesday, it was also confirmed that there will be another season of “Making the Band.”

I hope you guys caught tonights episode…absoutely crazy leading up to that season finale.  Let us know what you thought of tonight episode by leaving a comment!

Boy there are some crazy rumors going on right now about Puff attempting to take Dawn out of the group and into a solo career.

Sources have been going crazy letting everyone know that Dawn has been flying out to meet privately with Diddy so he can groom her to become a solo artist as he believes she is the most talented.

So the hawks hear this and start telling everyone that the rest of Danity Kane is furious at this, isn’t talking to Dawn and anymore and has since no-showed several appearances because Dawn was going to be apart of them.

Now a spokesperson from Diddy has come out and denied all of the above saying the Danity Kane are still a group, no meetings between Diddy and Dawn have happened and there are no plans to dismantle Danity Kane.

So it looks like everyone just might be going crazy over nothing, atleast for now I mean these groups never last forever especially when someone tries to be the star of the show all of the time right Aubrey?

The famous American R&B girl group Danity Kane has added one more feather to their musical cap and that is of designer. The Multi-Platinum group has collaborated with Dollhouse Jeans to bring a new collection of denims.

The new range of denims is in complete sync with the sensational and sizzling group’s latest album, Welcome to the Dollhouse, that has once again become a great hit and is ruling charts. The latest designs are extremely innovative and experimental with a hint of fun, very similar to what the band stands for.

Dollhouse Jeans is known for signing up popular artists for bringing out trendy collections for the fashion lovers at regular intervals. Each range is different as it has the personal touch and trademark of the celebrity.

These fashionable denims will receive rave response as hundreds and thousands of fans are eagerly waiting to possess them and be a part of Danity Kane group. The jeans will be available at Dollhouse Showroom in NYC.

source: Fibre2fashion

We all know what today is!!  The return of Making the Band!!!!!!!

So heres a quick interview with Donnie c/o SOHH:

With the hit series “Making the Band” returning to MTV tonight and a debut album on the horizon, SOHH sat down with Diddy’s latest protégé, Donnie Klang, to find out how he’s preparing and what he thinks about being labeled the next Justin Timberlake.

Having been likened to fellow blue eyed soul singers like JT and Robin Thicke, Donnie insists that he tried to stay clear of the comparisons for his upcoming disc, Just A Rolling Stone, yet he’s still flattered by the association.

“I’d rather be compared to this artist [Justin] that’s extremely talented and sells multi-platinum album after multi-platinum album and could sell out arenas,” he said. “I take it in stride. I love it.”

After his fellow “MTB” alumni debuted at number one on the charts - Day 26 pushed 190,000 units their first week out whileDanity Kane outsold the guys this year selling 236,000 discs - Donnie admits he is feeling the pressure to be as successful.

“It’s more so that I’m anxious,” he revealed. “I can’t wait ‘til it’s really out there and everybody could hear it front to back. I know there’s a lot of fans out there that have been waiting for a long time for it to come out and it’s finally coming.”

Just a Rolling Stone will feature production from The Dream, Seven, Mario Winans and Danja along with songwriting from The Clutch collective.

As for what fans can expect from this season of “Making the Band” Donnie said there is no shortage of drama.

“It was 11 of us crammed into one tour bus and we were in Vegas for about 5 days so what happens in Vegas will be on this season of ‘Making the Band.’”

Just A Rolling Stone hits stores September 2