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Aubrey O'Day Defends Going to Kanye West's L.A. Shows After Online Blowback

She says engaging with an artist's work does not equal endorsing their behavior.

Overview

  • O'Day answered critics on X on Monday, saying she can hold two truths after she was called a hypocrite for attending two Kanye West concerts at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
  • She later expanded that as a working artist she cannot take a blanket cancel-everything stance and said she will not outsource her values to a comment section.
  • Her posts follow years of speaking out about Sean “Diddy” Combs, including appearing in a Netflix docuseries and celebrating his recent arrest as validation for survivors.
  • Critics point to a lawsuit filed last year by former assistant Lauren Pisciotta that accuses West of sexual assault and other misconduct, which West has not addressed in these exchanges.
  • Related fallout continues around West's live plans, with reports of sponsor exits from the U.K.'s Wireless Festival and a government entry denial that Billboard says led the event to cancel.