Home
View the profile
- Spoiler:
Ever since the creation of the group in 2005, Danity Kane has been plagued by rumors of the group's demise for a number of different reasons. Largely because of the group's origin and the reality show which showcases problems within the group, their management, record label, and mentor, the group has been expected to go their separate ways.
In the summer of 2007, during a hiatus between their first and second albums, speculation by fans and the media circled the internet and entertainment news outlets concerning the possibility of Danity Kane splitting up. The rumors were fueled by quotes taken out of context (most notably when Aubrey O'Day was questioned by TMZ about her relationship to the successful pop girl group the Pussycat Dolls and their television show Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll) and by work the group members have done outside of Danity Kane since the release of their debut album. D. Woods' association with another girl group, The Girl's Club, was specifically cited as adding credibility to break-up rumors. Additionally, reports of solo careers and of new groups forming from various combinations of members of the group were rampant. Over the course of these rumors, the members of Danity Kane often published personal online responses to the break-up speculation. It was not until July 25, 2007 that Danity Kane released an official statement on their group MySpace page stating that they were still together and working on their second album.
After the Making the Band Tour and the release of the first single Damaged, Danity Kane has once again encountered rumors of a break-up. Largely spurred by scenes from the Making the Band series featuring their mentor Sean Combs sparring with O'Day over her increasingly poor dance performance and desire to create her own image separate from the group. However, with O'Day forgoing promotional appearances with the group to appear as Amber Von Tussle on Broadway's Hairspray, many have speculated that O'Day's role in the group had been marginalized. However, on September 7, 2008, the group appeared together at the MTV Video Music Awards to help present the Best New Artist Award.
Separately, tension also seems to be developing in the group as Richard may perhaps be groomed to launch her own solo career with Bad Boy Records. Rumors had been circulating that Richard was been flown from Baltimore to New York for private meetings with Combs to launch her own solo career, especially after three tracks, which were purported to be Danity Kane tracks, but only featured Richard's vocals were leaked on the internet. Combs went as far as to introduce Richard in a solo performance in early September. An Atlantic Records spokesperson responded, "At no point was Dawn flown anywhere to record solo or meet alone with Diddy. The girls are still very much together. They're going out to the Video Music Awards together ... and they're promoting their album ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse' and working on their third."Richard is working on her own comic book based on the character she created which carries the group's name..
Combs stated on the October 7, 2008 episode of Making the Band that he did have Dawn Richard on three demos for his new album. On the same episode of Making The Band, Aubrey O'Day was declared to no longer be a member of Danity Kane by Combs. Althought an official anouncement has not been made from Bad Boy.
