D Woods Breaks Silence On Diddy Period: “We Had been Struggling”

‌D Woods lastly discovered her voice after years of maintaining quiet in regards to the darkish aspect of fame.

The Danity Kane singer opened up about her time underneath Sean “Diddy” Combs at Unhealthy Boy Information throughout an unique interview with PEOPLE. Woods stated she spent years “holding onto individually, and struggling in silence” about experiences that formed her early profession.

The 42-year-old artist made these revelations whereas celebrating Danity Kane’s twentieth anniversary with the “Untold Chapter Tour.” Woods carried out alongside Aundrea Fimbres and Aubrey O’Day throughout a number of cities in December 2025.

“There have been a number of issues occurring within the media,” Woods defined. “Plenty of issues being aired out and uncovered, and form of just like the obstacles moved out of the way in which.”

Woods stated latest developments involving Combs created house for the group to maneuver ahead. The music mogul was sentenced to 50 months in jail after being convicted on two prostitution-related prices in July 2025.

“With these issues having been uncovered and moved out the way in which, the elephant within the room was eliminated,” Woods continued. “A few of the issues that have been tough… So we have been like, ‘Ugh, all proper. Properly, now we are able to simply do music, and we are able to truly write, rewrite the story and reclaim it.’”

The singer revealed that allegations towards Diddy matched what Danity Kane skilled throughout their time at Unhealthy Boy Information. Woods stated the environment was according to the conduct that later turned public.

“Sadly, it was very according to what we skilled,” Woods said. “Even when we didn’t expertise these issues firsthand, the environment was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, he acts like that. He does that. He talks to individuals like that. He talked to us like that.’”

Woods expressed sympathy for Cassie Ventura, who obtained a $20 million settlement after surveillance footage confirmed Diddy bodily assaulting her in 2016. Woods famous that Danity Kane had one another for help whereas Cassie labored as a solo artist.

“At the least we had the 5 of us,” Woods stated. “Despite the fact that we weren’t the perfect of buddies and on the identical web page on a regular basis, at the least we have been the 5 of us. She was a solo act.”

The reunion tour marked a therapeutic course of for each performers. Woods stated she skilled extra pleasure performing these songs now than throughout their authentic run in 2008.

The tour excluded authentic members Daybreak Richard and Shannon Bex. Richard filed a criticism towards Diddy in September 2024, alleging sexual and verbal abuse spanning practically 10 years.

Diddy’s legal professional denied Richard’s allegations on the time, calling them “manufactured” claims timed to coincide along with her album launch. The assertion famous Richard’s continued work with Combs on varied tasks through the years.