Daybreak Richard Hints She Was Compelled To Select Diddy Over Danity Kane

Former Danity Kane band member Daybreak Richard not too long ago hinted that she was pressured to decide on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs over her bandmates. Her declare comes simply weeks after Danity Kane reunited as a trio for his or her “Untold Chapter” tour. Days earlier than the tour kicked off, all eyes had been on the profitable lady group after Diddy was the topic of an explosive Netflix docuseries, “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.”

On the “Cocoism” podcast, Richard, 42, opened up about her profession with Diddy, which included her stint in Danity Kane and in Diddy’s private band, Diddy Soiled Cash. She spoke concerning the complexities of working beneath the rapper and implied there was extra to the story than folks realized.

“Folks say, ‘Oh, you selected Soiled Cash over Danity Kane,’ and it’s like, no, I used to be purchased out of a contract, and I used to be informed I couldn’t go away,” she mentioned. “I used to be threatened, however I didn’t inform all people that. I simply did what I needed to do to get out of it, as a result of I didn’t really feel like that was all people’s enterprise.”

Based on Richard, she’s discovered telling her story more difficult than she thought it might be due to the backlash. “Folks gonna consider regardless of the f-ck they gonna consider anyway,” she mentioned. “If I don’t go every single day on-line screaming, then the narrative will get picked. They solely consider regardless of the one individual says.”

Previous to her look on the “Cocoism” podcast, Richard sparked some chaos on-line after claiming she wasn’t invited to the continued Danity Kane reunion tour. “Even with out being informed concerning the reunion, I’ll all the time be a sure to Danity Kane,” she wrote on-line, in accordance with The Blast. “That chapter lives in me endlessly.”

Richard defined that Danity Kane will all the time have a particular place in her coronary heart, including, “I all the time select to carry out these data out of affection for the music, the recollections, and the legacy we constructed collectively. So here’s a little one thing for the DK followers. I like you all the time.”

Elsewhere within the podcast interview, Richard acquired candid about Aubrey O’Day, Aundrea Fimbres, and D. Woods’ concept to reunite as a trio. “I wasn’t concerned; I used to be iced out of this one,” she claimed.

“That’s a alternative [they made], however I’m not going to trip and be messy and name myself ‘the mom’ [of the group because I came up with the name]. I want it could possibly be all 5 of us,” she continued. Whereas disenchanted, Richard admitted that she did not see the group coming collectively to make music once more.

Richard made headlines in the summertime of 2025 after expressing her disappointment with the cut up verdict in Diddy’s federal trial. For these unfamiliar, the Dangerous Boy Data founder was discovered responsible of two prostitution fees and acquitted of the extra severe crimes, reminiscent of racketeering and intercourse trafficking.

Previous to the decision, Richard filed her personal lawsuit in opposition to the “Making the Band” creator, alleging he made her and her bandmates rehearse for as much as 48 hours with out relaxation or meals. Within the paperwork, she additionally alleged that Diddy sexually assaulted her whereas she was working with a stylist, groping her buttocks and breasts.

Via her lawyer, Richard said that Diddy’s federal trial was “completely different than the civil claims we filed and have been combating in opposition to Sean Combs.” They added, “We’ll proceed to aggressively struggle our case till we acquire full and full justice.”