A former member of Sean "Diddy" Combs' girl group Danity Kane is opening up about what it was like working for the embattled hip-hop mogul. Singer D. Woods, who comprised the platinum-selling R&B band alongside Aubrey O'Day , Dawn Richard , Shannon Bex and Aundrea Fimbres, spoke out during the finale of Investigation Discovery's "The Fall of Diddy" on Tuesday.
"It takes a lot for me to allow you to have your experience and not taint it and still understand what my experience was," Woods said. "Hearing some of those songs brings up awful memories. "I see myself standing in those dark, scary, predatory spaces and hearing somebody say some of the most degrading things to me and .
.. having to figure out how to navigate and not let that person break me down.
" 'The Fall of Diddy' revelations: Cassie's makeup artist recalls harrowing hotel assault Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Woods alleged Combs was verbally abusive to her and her bandmates throughout their career, including criticizing her physical appearance. "I called it 'jedi mind tricks,'" she said.
"I had to just take it, grit my teeth and let him say what he wanted to say." The Danity Kane alum also claimed Combs' alleged misconduct extended to sexually charged remarks aimed at O'Day. In response to "Fall of Diddy" producers' request for comment, Combs' representatives said: "Mr.
Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court the truth will prevail: that .
