If Michael Jackson’s memorial brought tears to your eyes yesterday, you certainly weren’t alone. Emotions ran high throughout the ceremony (even Mariah Carey was choking back sobs!), and tons of celebs took to their Twitters to commemorate the passing of one of music’s greatest superstars.
Needless to say, Michael’s fellow artists were among those hit hardest by his passing. Among those grieving in the pop community? Danity Kane’s Dawn Richard and Aubrey O’Day, and Day26’s Willie Taylor (borrowing a few words from Tyrese Gibson). After the jump, read their final farewells and feel free to add your own in the comments!
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These days, it’s easier than ever to pick up a tabloid, head over to TMZ and find out anything and everything you wanna know about your favorite celebs. But somehow, Danity Kane managed to hide the behind-the-scenes drama from their fans right up until the moment the group called it quits. And now, their Making the Band brothers (a.k.a. Day26) admit that might’ve been a major mistake.
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We know, we know, Aubrey O’Day’s already got her own show, and she’s described it as a singing, dancing, music-making extravaganza. But that doesn’t means Aubs isn’t already thinking about her next role. And according to E! Online, the Danity Kane departee is eying a part on ABC’s hit reality series, Dancing With the Stars. “I hope they ask me to [go on the show],” she gushed to reporters, promising “I’ll win if I do it.”
+ Sure, we’ve seen Aubs pick up choreography in the past. But does she still have all the right moves? Take our poll and let us know whether the DWTS hopeful can waltz outta there with first prize!
After watching last night’s Danity Kane retrospective, we’re even more confused than ever about what ultimately caused the split. Was it Aubrey’s supposed rift with Aundrea (or her very public feud with Diddy)? D. Woods‘ long rumored desire to go solo? Dawn’s budding relationship with Que? All of the above??
Fact is, watching the drama unfold all over again didn’t clear things up so much as remind us how much magic Danity Kane had when all five girls were actually on the same page.
Which made us wonder: what’s DK’s legacy? The explosive breakup? The girls? Their two number one albums? Now that their wild ride is finally over, tell us what you’ll remember most about The Rise and Fall of Danity Kane.
No matter how many times Sway pushed and prodded at the live Making the Band finale, none of the Danity Kane girls had a definitive answer as to why they split. (Side note: Their first-ever agreement!) In fact, the only one who even came close was D. Woods, who admitted there were cracks in the foundation from day one.
And since the problems (evidently) started around the same time as the now-defunct girl group, we’re thinking a behind-the-scenes look at DK’s backstage struggles might help explain how things went from bad to worse.
Get a closer look at the events leading up to the split — and peep some new, never-before-seen footage — by catching The Rise and Fall of Danity Kane Thursday at 9pm. It’s what Diddy would’ve wanted.
Forget all that shiz Sway was sayin’ about how Aubrey’s kinda, sorta to blame for Danity Kane’s demise. In case y’all forget, girl didn’t just wake up one morning and decide she was gonna quit the band — she was FIRED. In front of everyone. (Last live Making the Band finale, anyone??)
Plus, in spite of everything that went down, Aubs still says she’d looooooove to get the group back together! Hear why she’s still hoping to share the stage with her fellow DK-ers, if they’ll have her.
Meanwhile, ‘member when Puff told Dawn he was keeping her around — and floated the idea of bringing in four new gals to help her rebuild DK? Well, even though Diddy dismissed that plan last night (promising fans it would never, ever happen!), we wanted to know how Dawn felt about moving forward without her Danity girls. Turns out, she was against it from the start …
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While you were all watching Danity Kane fend off questions from Sway, we were racing upstairs to the Green Room, staking out spots and getting ready to grab the girls for one last Q&A. Two seconds later, we were face to face with Ginger O’Day (spray-painted green in honor of the Boston Celtics) and her mommy, Aubrey. And with all the drama that went down, we wanted to hear her talk about some of her happier memories of DK. ‘Course, we weren’t expecting her bestest-ever moment to revolve around Diddy …
Meanwhile, we wanted to hear how Dawn felt being there for Que — and watching the boys go through what she and Danity Kane experienced. And in between admiring her new ‘do (she calls it Paris “chic”) and fawning over her doorknob-sized earrings, we got to hear Dawn’s final post-show thoughts. And, surprise, surprise, she had nothing but love for ALL her DK sisters (more about that later!). And, of COURSE, her Day26 brothers …
We already told ya Aubrey O’Day will be hitting up tomorrow night’s live Making The Band finale. What we didn’t mention was we might be looking at a full-scale Danity Kane reunion(!). And while the girls discuss the possibility of getting back together (ZOMG!), the boys from Day26 will be performing songs from their new album and updating us on their relationship with Que.
Natch, Donnie will be there to promote his next something-or-other and Diddy will try and keep the “bitchassness” to a minimum (don’t worry, that never seems to work). So tune in tomorrow night at 9pm to catch the LIVE special (hosted by Sway) and remember: ANYTHING can happen. Especially now that Aubs is back …
When you’re working for Diddy, getting bitchslapped is practically a rite of passage. But after last year’s disastrous Making the Band finale (and last week’s Playgirl snipe), we didn’t think we’d ever see Aubrey O’Day and Danity Kane (or the group formerly known as DK??) together again.
But according to Aubrey’s Twitter account, the one-time DKer not only plans on crashing the season finale — she plans on doing it in style. After the jump, peep Aubs’ confirmation tweet and hit us with your best finale predictions. (Pssssst! Did somebody say Danity Kane reunion tour?!)
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All season long, Diddy’s kept Dawn and Aundrea (and fans) guessing about the future of Danity Kane. And while we fretted over whether or not he’d rebuild the group, we never in a million years suspected he’d cut Aundrea — and keep Dawn on, as DK’s sole surviving member.
Sure, Aundrea was wishy-washy. (A year ago. For, like, a second.) But sad as we are to see her go, we’re even more concerned about talk of rebuilding the group with Dawn … and four new chicks.
+ Think Diddy should keep working with Dawn on a solo basis? Or is he right to consider bringing Danity back with only one of its original members? Let us know whether you guys think Diddy made a mistake in letting Aundrea walk.
