'I Want to Expose You.' Aubrey O'Day Reveals Explicit Sean Combs Email in New Documentary

Aubrey ODay has come forward in a new Netflix documentary claiming that Sean Combs sent her sexually explicit emails, including images of himself, while they were filming Making the Band. In Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which premiered Tuesday, ODay reads aloud one email in which Combs wrote about his sexual intentions.

The March 23, 2008 email contained Combs signature at the time: God bless. Diddy. God is the Greatest. ODay says she consistently rejected his advances and was eventually removed from Danity Kane, explaining, I absolutely felt that I was fired for not participating sexually.

While ODay has previously spoken about her struggles at Bad Boy and the reality show often portraying Combs criticism of her, this is her first detailed account of alleged off-camera sexual harassment. She also mentioned learning in the past two years about an affidavit from a woman claiming to have witnessed an assault on ODay in 2005, which she does not remember.

The documentary features interviews with former Bad Boy artists and staff, including Mark Curry, Kalenna Harper, Capricorn Clark, and co-founder Kirk Burrowes. The four-part series includes previously unseen footage, such as the night Notorious B.I.G. was killed in 1997 and Combs behavior days before his arrest on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Combs was acquitted of the major charges but sentenced to 50 months for two counts related to prostitution.

Highlights from the Docuseries

1. Combs Pre-Arrest Strategy

Six days before his arrest, Combs was filmed planning with his team on how to manage his public image. Former Bad Boy employee Capricorn Clark described Combs as a masterful storyteller focused on controlling the narrative, even instructing his team on how to target potential jurors via social media.

2. Jury Insights

For the first time, two jurors from Combs trial discussed their reasoning for acquitting him of sex trafficking charges involving Casandra Cassie Ventura. Both noted Combs abusive behavior but cited legal limitations and their perception of the couples relationship as overly complicated yet consensual.

3. Accusers Early Warning

Joi Dickerson-Neal filed a civil lawsuit against Combs, bringing forward a 1992 letter from her mother to Combs mother alleging sexual misconduct. The letter detailed trauma caused to Dickerson-Neal and accused Combs of showing videotaped sexual encounters to others, which he denies.

4. Alleged Freak-Offs and Abuse

Former escort Clayton Howard claimed he was hired by Combs and Ventura for repeated sexual encounters involving strict instructions from Combs, drug use, and physical abuse. Howard described annual sessions coinciding with the anniversary of Notorious B.I.G.s death, highlighting disturbing rituals and control.

5. History of Violence

The series also touches on Combs past violent behavior toward women and men, including a new allegation from Kirk Burrowes that Combs once struck his mother, Janice, following a tragedy at a charity event in 1991. Burrowes recalled Combs calling her a derogatory name and slapping her during a confrontation about his career.

Author: Harper Simmons