Diddy's Former Protégé Aubrey O'Day Issues Chilling 'Warning' After Rapper's Prison Sentence

Aubrey O’Day warned young artists to “protect” themselves when working with people “in a position of power” after her former mentor Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to four years in prison.

via: Daily Mail

The day after the music mogul was sentenced 50 months behind bars and fined $50,000 following his conviction, O'Day took to social media to share a stern statement.

In July, Diddy was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution; the jury found him not guilty on the more serious charges such as racketeering and sex trafficking.

After the conclusion of his seven-week federal trial, she took to X to warn aspiring artists to 'protect' themselves.

She said that 'those who misuse their power' often experience 'far fewer consequences than the harm inflicted upon their victims.'

She urged younger people to be cautious of being abused and exploited by the rich and powerful when 'pursuing their dreams' and 'walk away' when someone crosses a boundary.

'The true warning is not that a jury may doubt your testimony, nor that a court's sentencing guidelines may fail to reflect the years of suffering you endured,' she cautioned.

'The real warning is this: the moment someone in a position of power oversteps your boundaries or demands more than is legitimately required of you, walk away and do not look back.'

'No dream, however bright, can outweigh the pain and exploitation that may follow if you remain,' she wrote.

'Too often, those who misuse their power, even when exposed, face far fewer consequences than the harm inflicted upon their victims.'

'Protect yourself at the first sign of coercion or impropriety,' she continued.

'If something feels wrong, trust that instinct and remove yourself from the situation. Your well-being is worth more than any opportunity.'

The singer, now 41, was the breakout star of the girl group Danity Kane and is perhaps most famous for her public fallout with Diddy, who was the band's mentor at the time.

She previously accused Diddy of 'grooming' her and for sexual harassment when she appeared on his MTV show, Making the Band, back in the early 2000's.

O'Day previously claimed that she felt so threatened by Diddy after calling him out and started carrying around a 'butcher knife' due to fear of retaliation.

She had accused him of sexual harassment for years before he was arrested last September.

In late August, she told Decider that when she publicly challenged him, 'physical danger' became a 'reality' for her.

'Obviously, I've known about this behavior for a very long time,' she said about the multiple sexual assault allegations brought forth by witnesses who testified in his federal case or have sued him in a number of ongoing civil lawsuits.

'I've been warning everyone for about twenty years now that this is not a safe person to work with. It just was falling on deaf ears because no one wanted to hear me saying it.'

She also claimed the media was 'fed' stories about Diddy giving his former Bad Boy artists their publishing rights in an attempt to boost his reputation and look like a 'great guy.'

As she continued to speak out against him, she said she started noticing 'suspicious' activity around her.

'I know how to look for certain things based off of certain things that I've had to learn in life, and there were unmarked cars around me for a bit that seemed suspicious,' she continued. 'And I don't know how much danger there ever was, is or isn't.'

'I mean, we saw two victims drop out during jury selection,' she noted, referring to two women who were listed in government charging documents but did not end up testifying. 'Clearly, there were things moving and shaking on all sides, but I've been aware multiple times in the past couple years that physical danger is a real thing.'