While many Danity Kane fans are excited for the group’s return, there’s a noticeable absence from the line-up: Dawn Richard. In a new interview, the former Danity Kane and Dirty Money singer opens up about why she isn’t a part of her ex-groupmates new chapter. “I don’t agree with the way I’ve been betrayed,” Richard tells the Cocoism podcast. “If you know me…I would never hurt anyone, I would never talk ill of someone…I’m not that person.” According to Dawn, the “narrative being spun” about her is, in fact, a “lie.”
She continued, “I’m nowhere near perfect, but I’m not the person they say I am. Dawn claims she had been “iced out” of the decision to bring the group back together. At one point during the convo, one of the hosts implied that Dawn’s absence was almost an insult to the group because she helped create their name back on MTV’s Making the Band. “I wasn’t involved; I was iced out of this one. That’s a choice [they made], but I’m not going to go back and forth and be messy and call myself ‘the mother’ [of the group because I came up with the name]. I wish it could be all five of us.”
Diddy Breaks Silence On Dawn Richard’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Back in September 2024, Dawn Richard filed a lawsuit accusing Diddy of brutality and sexual abuse. Richard claims she first noticed his troubling behavior during auditions for his 2004 reality show Making The Band. According to her, he referred to the women as “fat,” “ugly,” “b*ches,” and “h*es.” She also alleges that Diddy forced her to rehearse for up to 48 hours straight, often without sleep. On one occasion, she claims Diddy “demanded she come to his Miami home,” and when she arrived, he was allegedly not wearing underwear. “This is my f*king house!” he reportedly yelled.
Not long after the news broke, Diddy’s legal team fired back with a statement. “Mr. Combs is shocked and disappointed by this lawsuit,” Diddy’s lawyer Erica Wolff said in a statement, AllHipHop reports. “In an attempt to rewrite history, Dawn Richard has now manufactured a series of false claims all in the hopes of trying to get a payday — conveniently timed to coincide with her album release and press tour.”
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