So I know I haven’t been tending to the site lately because news is kind of slow in Aubrey’s world right now and I’ve just been enjoying my summer a lot. But for those that missed her UStream two days ago, here is the low down on what went down (because I was there to witness it). She was in the studio with Adonis with a navy blue knee length dress without hair extensions. She looked absolutely stunning, but she looked a bit tired from the bags seen under her eyes (or the light that shining directly above her caused that illusion.) Here are some key points in the UStream:
Producer Adonis who has worked with Danity Kane on their first and second album will be producing much of the album.
“The Aubrey O’Day Project” is an unofficial show name that Oxygen gave the show, Aubrey said it will most likely be something else.
She starts filming for her show in a couple of weeks and will be filming for 3 months continuously.
The show will air on Oxygen in the first quarter of the new year.
When a fan asked about a Danity Kane reunion, Aubrey said to watch the show to find out and that she would reveal all the secrets.
She played us a snippet of her song “Physical” (snippets that we’ve already heard on Youtube) and she said that song will become a single.
The third installment of “Heart of My Sleeve” will be coming out soon.
She loves watching the orange Guidos/Guidettes on Jersey Shore.
She said she still keeps in touch with Shannon, D – (her home girl), and Aundrea, whom was singing in her band that night. Aubrey later texted Drea and Drea told Aubrey to say hi to the fans for her.
Aubrey played snippets of her song “Automatic Bubba” if I heard correct. But for sure Automatic something. The track as very pop-electro and upbeat.
Played another track that had an unknown title.
Fans asked Aubrey to do the Dougie and she did with Adonis. So cute.
When asked what she thought of Dirty Money, she said she wishes them the best and that she gives prop to everyone trying to make it in this tough industry.
Instead of saying “That’s Hot” she said to say “That’s Sex”.
She then asked fans what they wanted to see on the show. The majority said MUSIC AND STUDIO.
A fan suggested that she should prank call Dawn and keep saying “Hello Good Morning” LOOOOOL.
When fans asked about Dawn, Aubrey kept it hushed.
Last but not least, Adonis played us the instrumental of a track entitled “Hitchhiker” which they would record that night. And most recently, Aubrey tweeted that song was SEX and mention that she recorded a hit, but not saying which track
And that is all folks!
During the stream, Aubrey gave me three shout outs, one to Iowa, one to Texas, and she also answered one of my questions about when promotions for the show will start, and she said after she is finished filming.
So news has been super slow recently, but there are a few little snippets of info on what is going on in Aubrey’s life.
She will soon be appearing on Russell Simmons‘ show (which she is seen filming for above) at some point in the near future, although her role in the show is unknown!
She also recently appeared in an article discussing the premiere of the second season of hit MTV show Jersey Shore (read the full article here).
It is also apparent from her tweets that Aubrey is still filming her reality show, rehearsing with Gil and hitting the studio hard! News will become a lot more frequent the closer we get to the premiere date of The Aubrey O’Day Project and the release date of her album, so hopefully we will have something much more exciting to share with you very soon!
Finally, I have posted the clip of Aubrey’s Silent Library appearance, after the break.
“Successful black men are extinct. We’re important.”
Please. Drop the delusions of grandeur, gents. We see right through you! This paper-thin layer of unjustifiable ‘swagger’ and pseudo-confidence is simply masquerading the vulnerability and self-doubt of the modern day man. The subtext is clear… spineless men of all creeds are waving the proverbial white flag of defeat. Unable to cope with the demands of a new class of empowered, strong-willed and fiercely independent women, they’ve resorted to projecting their insecurities on those that, god forbid, expect them to live up to their potential.
Let’s be clear. This is not a race issue. It’s yet another twist on the age-old enigma that is gender relationships. Despite what you may have read, I’m a White girl that couldn’t cook to save her life, treats no man like a king and certainly doesn’t obey dictatorial male ego, even if it means my job… but I certainly can cater to deserving men who are secure enough to take on the challenge of a strong woman. We can be loud, opinionated, and rebellious, and we make no apologies for it. It’s not a Black thing, or a White thing. It’s a women thing, and trust me when I say that the sooner you men come to realize it, the better off you’ll be.
Hollow diatribes like this, reeking of machismo and senseless boasting, are nothing new. Just a transparent attempt to silence the collective female voice. It’s telling that what the author likes best about his Ivy League educated girlfriend is that she “do all the shit that I say.” She’s apparently a “smart girl, too,” but no surprise that that he ranks that trait a distant second behind obedience.
And, sidebar… What’s it mean to “stand by your man”? As far as I’ve witnessed from thinkers such as this, its simply code for wanting their women to sit idly by as they lie and cheat their way through the relationship. Please me, but don’t bitch when I’m pleasing your sister and best friend, or blatantly lying to your face about the weekend’s captivating conquests! I suppose it’s our fault for not ‘standing by you’? Forgiveness is one thing. Asking women to turn a blind eye, and “bow down,” is quite another.
No woman wants to be a man’s pawn. Relationships are meant to be a joint venture, not a form of employment if only fitting the appropriate ‘wifey’ credentials. I’d shudder to think that all men harbor the views championed by the Thug named Slim. I’m waiting for a knight in shining armor to prove me wrong, but after reading an article like this… once again, I won’t hold my breath.
A new fad in China has zoo owners using dye and haircuts to make their dogs look like tigers and panda bears. Fox 29’s Steve Keeley showed some of the pet pictures on “Good Day” and laid part of the blame on singer Aubrey O’Day! The dogs are specially groomed to look like exotic animals. One zoo in the eastern province of Henan took some stray dogs, and made them into the exotic animals using paint. But other examples of dogs being painted as pandas have been seen in China in the past. Back in the U.S.A., Keeley also found people on the Internet who have dyed their dogs with exotic colors. Keeley said O’Day is one person who sets a bad example by dyeing her dog.
Some women ask if they have anything in their teeth before taking a photo. Others ask how their hair or makeup looks. Aubrey O’Day? She had a different concern before we posed for a photo at Enclave (220 W. Chicago) in the early hours of Sunday.
“Are my [breasts] showing?” asked O’Day.
Considering she was wearing a white corset that looked like it was about to give on top, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were. But I said what I normally say in these sort of awkward situations: Nothing.
The ex-Danity Kane singer adjusted her corset anyway – the same one she wore during her “Peepshow” burlesque performance on stage later that night – and smiled for the camera. This photo, unlike her nude spread in the March 2009 issue of Playboy, turned out to be SFW.
When O’Day isn’t performing in the Las Vegas-based “Peepshow,” she’s been recording a solo album. It’ll be her first album since Diddy announced that he kicked her out of Danity Kane on the season finale of “Making The Band 4” in Oct. 2008.
“It’s almost done,” O’Day said. “The sound is like big pop club-bangers. It’s got an urban edge. I tried to infuse a lot of dance and techno. There’s a little bit of rock in some of the songs. … It’s like a lot of the music I made with Danity Kane. I’m working with a lot of the same producers.”
O’Day wouldn’t say which record company is behind the album or who will make guest appearances on it. Apparently another project she’s working on, her own reality TV show, prevents her from revealing those details.
As for the network that will air her reality show, she claimed she couldn’t reveal that either. But she did say it’ll likely premiere at the end of the year, which is when she’s also hoping to release her album.
“I’m filming right now for it,” O’Day said. “It’s a docu-soap about my life. It’s going to follow me recording my album, my other business ventures and my crazy life. I don’t hold anything back and I don’t tell any lies. I think a lot of reality shows nowadays are more about creating a fantasy versus giving a reality. “I’m giving the reality.”
As we revealed previously, Aubrey is featured on the cover of the May issue of Seattle’s DLIST Magazine. Now we have obtained an exclusive first HQ look at the cover shot by Josh Ryan. It’s a shame they didn’t shoot a new photo for the cover but I have always loved this photo! We will post scans of the spread when they become available! Click the image above to view the full size.
We’re getting more and more information each day! Aubrey has been heading to the studio a lot for the past several weeks and just recently about recording a new song!
Studio all day and all night! I’m recording this dope record tonight called ‘Dirty Mind’. So excited!
When she’s not dedicating time to her Young Money family, Shanell is lending a hand to other artists including her friend Aubrey O’Day. The singer-songwriter dueted with the former Danity Kane member on a cover of Eddie Murphy’s 1985 hit “Party All the Time.”
Now Aubrey is planning to keep the party going with a solo album, and Shanell drops a few hints as to what it may sound like. “She loves the ’80s and she’s kind of a I-love-everybody type of fun girl, so it’ll probably be along those lines. Just fun music, dance music,” she tells Rap-Up TV.
Aubrey O’Day just completed a three-month stint starring in the topless burlesque “Peep Show” in Sin City, and it doesn’t sound like the experience was all wine and roses for the pop princess.
“I try to live my life without regrets but I definitely learned a lot, one of them being that I love living here (in LA) better than anyplace else,” O’Day told Pop Tarts. “Vegas is fun but I’m getting so maternal with Ginger and Maryanne (her dogs), they’re my number one priority.” And word on the street is also that O’Day and her co-star Holly Madison weren’t exactly best pals.
“I was always in LA recording, so when I came in I was just working. I only had a work relationship with anyone there,” she said. “I didn’t know anyone enough to dislike them or like them.” Along with the stress of performing near-naked almost every night and not exactly being close to her cast mates, O’Day also struggled with body images issues. “(I felt pressure) to be thin all the time, you constantly have to be aware of your body,” O’Day said. “I obviously couldn’t have dinner before I went onstage, but I would chow down when I got off stage! I’m a girl who eats, I love to eat.”
Diddy’s all-girl pop group, Danity Kane, was assembled on the MTV hit show ‘Making the Band’ back in 2005, but the group’s success was short lived. After members Aubrey O’Day and D. Woods were removed from the quintet the band eventually dismantled, with former member Dawn Richard currently making up the third element in Diddy’s new group, Dirty Money. Despite the disintegration of the band, however, a new partnership with eigoMANGA Comics will see the legacy of the group inked in history.
The series will be created by Richard, who signed the deal with eigoMANGA. The new comics, which will debut this Spring 2010, are inspired by the current music scene, but will tell the story of a young woman sent from a distant planet to free her people while fighting a war against their oppressors. “I am excited about the partnership between eigoMANGA and Danity Kane Comics,” Richard said. “We are moving Danity Kane Comics into a new frontier. We want to merge the worlds of comics and music together and we have started on the road to doing so.”
The ‘Danity Kane’ series will be released through the eigoManga comic book publishing company. Visit DanityKaneComics.com for a preview of the upcoming release.
Grammy weekend got the party started with neon flash Thursday in Hollywood, at the first ever DipDive Data Awards, honoring electronic music. A caravan of young hipsters came to see Will.I.Am and the Black Eyed Peas perform with five-time Grammy nominee DJ David Guetta. Celeb partiers included Aubrey O’Day, P. Diddy, Malin Akerman, John Legend, Chad Michael Murray, and 90210’s Jessica Lowndes.
As for her part, the lovely Aubrey O’Day – just starting to record new “electro-dance” music, she says – wanted to make the scene on Grammy weekend. “The beat – it keeps you entranced, it makes you want to move your body,” O’Day told EW, explaining her love of electronic music. “It makes you want to jump around and forget about all the problems you have.”
It may still be a guilty pleasure for a lot of you, but over here at Complex, we feel no shame in watching reality TV. Sure, most of them have turned into loosely (and, yeah, sometimes poorly) scripted hybrids of game shows and sitcoms, showcasing fame whores willing to do anything and everything for the limelight, but isn’t that what makes them awesome? Where else could you see a girl try to win the heart of a guy by making her self into a human banana split, or see a bunch wannabe supermodels get cutthroat while wearing bikini’s? Not on Gossip Girl. So it’s to those fine females, we dedicate this list.
Now, with all the reality TV shows that have come and gone, it was hard to pare this list down to just 50. To make it a little easier we took out the girls who found fame before hitting the reality circuit (sorry, Padma), and we tried to make it as diverse as possible. You thought that police woman on TLC was cute? We did, too! There’s bound to be some girls that didn’t make our list, but we’re sure you’ll dig the stable we put together…
1. Aubrey O’Day
Before Diddy kicked her out of Danity Kane for being an oversexed attention seeker, Complex’s favorite (allegedly) breast-implanted Columbia Law dropout was just one of 10,000 chicks desperately trying to impress him on Making the Band 3. And impress she did. When Diddy watches a white girl dance and listens to her sing and says she must have “black in her family,” you know she’s got talent. Or he’s trying to inseminate her.
Get into the Thanksgiving spirit with the return of THE CRIB’s amazing one-night-only BUTTER BALL! This night will be packed with all sorts of finger-licking-good surprises:
Live Performance + Celebrity Meet & Greet:
AUBREY O’DAY formerly of DANITY KANE – As Seen on MTV’s MAKING THE BAND!
- Special celebrity live shows!
- Ca$h money dance contest on the main stage!
- Crib T-shirt Toss!
- Food and treats all night long!
- Special extended hours — dance til 3am!
Early arrival is suggested for this special one-off night! Full details to come soon, so keep watching this space for more details! And don’t forget, there’s no school on Thursday…so prepare to go large! Check out the website for more information!
Once Upon A Time…
…a young blue-eyed blonde with a sweet voice and sparking personality was discovered by a tall, dark and handsome stranger. She was well-loved and found great happiness doing what she loved to do.
But that’s just where Aubrey O’Day’s story begins.
“Sin”derella
The newest performer to take on the role of Peep Diva in Jerry Mitchell’s burlesque-meets-Broadway sensation Peepshow, now playing at Planet Hollywood, O’Day is a force of nature.
Those not familiar with the curvy blonde’s history probably aren’t reading celebrity gossip sites or watching much reality televison. Emerging five years ago to become one of the five members of pop girl group Danity Kane, O’Day has since posed for numerous magazines (including Playboy), dabbled in solo recording and starred in the Broadway musical Hairspray as the spoiled debutante, Amber VonTussle.
While her new Peepshow role seemingly cements her bad-girl rep, O’Day reminded What’s On that things aren’t always what they seem. “I always say I’m one of the most misunderstood celebs out there, regardless of whether people see me as a celebrity or not. I’ve acquired enough attention in my career to be known, and most of the focus is on this person (the media) created,” she said. “What’s really interesting is when you actually get to know me, it’s such a different world.”
The Princess and the P (Diddy)
In 2004, the 19-year-old Aubrey was already a seasoned performer with an armload of accolades. Beginning her career at a time most kids are learning to tie their shoes, O’Day was prepared to write a new chapter in her life by studying International Law at Columbia Law School.
Instead of becoming a lawyer, O’Day became a sensation… in more ways than one. After becoming a breakout star on MTV’s reality hit Making The Band 3, produced by Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs, the tide began to turn. Whereas Combs once claimed that she “displayed the hunger and perseverance that it takes to be a superstar,” allegations were made that the singer’s image was becoming ‘oversexed’ and that she was using her position in Danity Kane to further her own agenda.
“There was this concept thrown out there by Diddy on Making The Band that I had changed, and I would always sit back and think about that,” O’Day mused. “Did I really change? Have I changed as a person? And the answer is, well, yeah. I hope so. It’s been five years!”
The biggest changes appeared to be to her public persona. “It’s very hard when you know you’re in question—your character, your morals, your actions,” she said. “It’s hard to be put on the chopping block for everything that you do and have everyone interpret it in their own eyes. It forces you to be really comfortable with who you are as a person.”
Beauty and the Beast
The media storm truly came to a head when nearly-nude photos of O’Day, taken via cell phone at her first public performance, leaked onto the Internet then found their way onto snarky celebrity blogger Perez Hilton’s website—along with his unflattering commentary. The new Diva promptly called out from the next night’s performance and posted a video to her blog in protest.
“(People have asked me) about the pictures that had been released and what was my big issue and was I throwing tantrums,” she explained. “It was never the photos, it’s what was said and the story that was represented by that one inaccurate photo, (which) was not a good depiction of what you would experience at the show. It took this great moment I had onstage and turned into smut.”
But this pop princess isn’t waiting around for Prince Charming to slay her dragons…or fight off evil queens. She is ready and willing to fight her own fights.
“I hope (the media) starts focusing on positive journalism instead of constantly needing to tear everyone apart and be negative,” she said. “There’s a way to have an opinion without having to be over the top offensive, or to the point where you’re not really affecting change, you know?
…Happily Ever After?
Affecting change is definitely high on O’Day’s priority list. “I’m really looking to be involved in some philanthropic work in Vegas, maybe get involved with children (by) being a mentor or speaking with them,” she said. “I think that’s one thing I’m missing in Vegas. I’m not around enough kids, and I try to be in my life because I’m just so in love with their innocence and I think that’s a great thing to be around when you’re in an industry that works at night and is heavy on the heart at times.”
As for her own biological clock, O’Day has found the perfect solution. “I’ve got two dogs now, and I’m kind of becoming their mom. You know, I make their dinner and take care of their needs. I think I’m becoming a little more maternal and kind of growing up as a person.”
As for dating in Sin City? “Can you imagine the guys that hit on me?” she laughs. “Guys or girls, anyone coming around me is thinking they’re going to get crazy, bad girl O’Day and I’m like completely contrary to that. It doesn’t make my love life any easier!”
But the very struggle to merge her sweet inside with her spicy exterior is what makes O’Day such an irresistible confection. In her own words, “I think people who haven’t gone through struggle in life aren’t very interesting people. I always kind of gravitate more towards people who have experienced a lot of life because it’s a beautiful thing.” In which case, Aubrey O’Day is the fairest of them all…
Abowitz: OK, to change topics: So, what do you really think about Aubrey O’Day?
Hilton: I think she is very unhappy because she wants to be something she is not or she ended up being something she never intended to be. Going into show business she probably thought she was going to be Lady Gaga or Madonna or Angelina Jolie and she ended up being Aubrey O’Day. In her mind that is probably a big bummer, because she is not stupid, she is just not smart. So, she is probably fully aware how she is perceived and that has to be a bummer. But I actually like Aubrey O’Day. That is the thing, I don’t dislike her. I like making fun of her. I am not out to sabotage her career. I think I am helping her.
Abowitz: How do you respond to her telling me her feelings are hurt by some (or, all) of what you write about her?
Hilton: I think in the back of my mind—and, maybe I am just using this to justify my actions, but I actually believe it—that if I stopped talking about her completely, that would bother her more.
NYPost.com: If you were to organize my iTunes using the most played songs option, you’d find that Danity Kane’s “Show Stopper” still sits in my top five more than three years after it was released. Sadly, the group that Aubrey O’Day helped form as a part of MTV’s “Making the Band” didn’t have the kind of longevity a few of their tracks do.
But Aubrey’s found a new outlet for her undeniable talents — she’s currently headlining in Peepshow, a Las Vegas burlesque that rivals anything on Broadway. We chatted about the pressures of being naked on stage every night, the very public way she recently handled an even more public attack on her physique and oxen! Seriously.
PopWrap: What is Peepshow?
Aubrey O’Day: It’s basically a Broadway show put in a burlesque environment. We’ve got Broadway-caliber performers, sets, dancing, costumes and songs. But the upside is that you have the freedom of sexuality environment in Las Vegas where anything goes.
PW: Were you nervous to be so nude on stage?
Aubrey: It’s a little overwhelming at first, but I grew up in a very liberal house. I was never taught to be conservative, sexually. But even when I did Playboy, I had a moment where I had to shake the nerves off. But at the end of the day, it’s so empowering to look around and see these gorgeous women who are so confident in their bodies. Talk about a group of badass bitches!
PW: Have you become like a family given the grueling schedule you’re working under?
Aubrey: Yeah, eight shows a week is hard, but you get into a flow. It’s like a relationship: It’s nervous and exciting in the beginning and then you get used to it.
PW: So you’re in the world’s biggest open relationship?
Aubrey: [laughs] Exactly! Everyone sees what’s going on underneath the sheets!
PW: Has doing eight shows a week allowed you any time to enjoy Las Vegas’ extracurricular activities?
Aubrey: I enjoy the nightlife — but I’m getting older. I have two dogs now and when I go out and see that everyone in the club is wanting to drink, to meet that guy, to hook up and drink too much, I think, this really isn’t me anymore.
PW: Have you become a homebody?
Aubrey: I cuddle up with my dogs and play Oregon Trail on my iPhone.
PW: That sounds fun, as long as your oxen don’t get dysentery.
Aubrey: [laughs] Don’t forget about the Typhoid fever! You get attacked by bears a lot on this one, but I live for it. Last night, I was stolen by a hawk never to be seen again.
PW: Given the show’s nudity, I’m wondering if you’ve discovered a favorite body part.
Aubrey: Always been my eyes. That’s how I get all my men.
PW: Do you smile with your eyes? Tyra Banks always instructs her “Top Model’s” on how important that is!
Aubrey: Yep, but I knew that one — I didn’t need Tyra to teach me that. But I did learn how to do the long neck from her. I got really into “ANTM” around the time of my Playboy photoshoot and if you look at those pictures, I’m giving you neck in every one. It’s amazing, just doing that makes you feel more like a model.
PW: Tyra memorably attacked the people who criticized her bikini body and you recently recorded a video responding to the haters who mocked your Peepshow body after pictures leaked online of you in the show — why did you want to speak up?
Aubrey: I had just opened the show and it was so successful. My whole family came out, it was such a beautiful night and then I got home and saw that nasty [Perez Hilton] posted a picture with an incredibly negative article about what a downgrade, bootleg version I was. It was so degrading and made me sad — that was an amazing experience that got turned into three lines of his trash talk.
PW: Is it hard to let stuff like that roll off your back?
Aubrey: In the beginning, I would laugh along with it, but it’s gotten to the point where it’s just as shame. Six million people read his site who will never see the show themselves. It made me sad to see the interpretation of that photo.
PW: And then your video got kinda twisted too, no?
Aubrey: There was a weird perception of it. I wasn’t bitching about the photo or it being taken — although it is illegal to do that. What I was upset about was having this beautiful moment turned into something negative. It made me feel bad. It made me feel bad about the way I look, about the entire experience. So I sat in my dark room for a while and felt bad. Then I thought, everybody goes through this.
PW: So you made the video for your fans?
Aubrey: One thing I think celebrities shy away from is exposing the reality that we’re all the same. Somebody’s not more important because they have a Bentley or a big house or a famous boyfriend or plastic surgery — we’re all the same. I didn’t come here to be some larger than life image that people couldn’t look up to. I used to sit on the couch and wish I was the people on TV too. So I got up and did something about it, I became what I wanted to be.
PW: Has fame been what you expected?
Aubrey: Not at all. My entire life I worked on perfecting my talent, thinking that was the only thing that mattered. But when you’re actually in this business, you learn that talent only counts for 5 percent — the rest is how you behave, what you do, how you portray yourself. A lot of it is playing the game and if anyone doesn’t know by now, I don’t like playing other people’s games. I didn’t do it with Diddy, I haven’t done it since. I’m not scared to speak my mind, to be who I am — everybody thinks playing the game makes your more successful. But for me, I want to be a successful person, and the only way to do that is by being yourself.
PW: So after Peepshow, are you planning to go back into the studio and record a solo CD?
Aubrey: I’ve lost that loving feeling a little bit because of the situation that introduced me to the industry. I think that all of us took [from "Making the Band"] what we did — some of us don’t want to be a part of this anymore, while it made others of us fight harder. We were these young girls that believed in a dream and thought life would be fair — but life isn’t fair. When you start to realize life isn’t fair, what do you do: curl up and die or fight every second of the way?
PW: So what does Aubrey O’Day want out of life?
Aubrey: I want to be happy. I believe I can do everything — but I think that it’s going to be a matter of what makes me happy. I don’t measure it by the neat things I’ve gotten to do in my career — happiness is measured by something else, and I haven’t quite figured out what that is yet.
PW: Do you feel like other people are finding it and you’re not?
Aubrey: I think a lot of people settle with comfort. I’ve kinda pushed my whole life not to do that. There’s nothing wrong with settling, it’s definitely an easier life than the one I’ve chosen to live. But I really want to live in that amazing place and I’m constantly in search of my happiness. I don’t know if it exists, but I’m going to try and find it.
Los Angeles Times: I am blogging this much anticipated interview with Aubrey O’Day, which took place Friday afternoon, in three items. This first one (below) deals with the interview itself and “Peepshow,” the show O’day is starring in at Planet Hollywood. I will also cover our detailed conversation about her controversial comments on Adolf Hitler, and in a final item offer her strong thoughts on blogger Perez Hilton and their reciprocal and dysfunctional relationship. — Richard
Shortly after I left her hotel room, Aubrey O’Day sent out a tweet to her more than 150,000 followers: “just did an interview w/an avid Aubrey hater, he was nice.. aubrey haters come in all shapes & sizes! Hopefully he understands me better!” I wonder if I was shorter or fatter than she expected. No matter.
I guess, in some ways I did understand her better. She is a very heart-on-sleeve person. But in other ways our worlds do not have much overlap for communication. Last night she sent out a tweet about her favorite DK song. A group of my friends and I immediately thought she meant San Francisco punk legends Dead Kennedys. Obviously, she was referring to her former band Danity Kane, a group I never heard documented on a reality show (“Making the Band”) I never watched. What baffled me was her actual conviction (and she has no doubt) that I hate her. To her it was not possible that I was unaware of her existence before her arrival in Vegas to star in “Peepshow” or that she was a catalyst who inevitably provoked strong reactions from all who come in contact with her.
Actually, what really helped me understand O’Day better, and her peculiar sense of celebrity as well as her sense of persecution by bloggers and the media, was an article she directed me to read. It’s a profile of her from the Los Angels Times earlier this year; O’Day is very happy with the story. In it, she is quoted in an observation about how people viewed her on that reality television show. This thinking, heroes and villains, was in line with how she expressed herself in our interview: “ ‘I was loved the first season,’ O’Day said with a sigh. ‘The second season, the haters came.’ ” As in our interview, there does not seem to be a lot of gray area for O’Day, only those who hate her or love her. “I read what you wrote about me. And, I would say you have a strong distaste for me.” Continue Reading This Post..
The Elephant Project is an organization to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association. There is a phrase that says “elephants never forget,” and in the fight against Alzheimer’s, we are striving for those affected to “never forget.” Because of the elephant’s connection to the cause, we have celebrities pose for a photo with an elephant beanie baby, which are then auctioned off with an autograph and a beanie. Tons of celebrities have already joined the cause and we have a bunch of auctions live right now. Aubrey O’Day participated in the project last summer and her auction is up on eBay right now along with 33 others.
To bid for Aubrey’s item, please click here and for more information on this wonderful organization, please visit www.elephantproject.org!
LAS VEGAS — Scandalous photographs snapped at a risqué Las Vegas show have raised questions about technology versus security.
The photos were of performer Aubrey O’Day in topless revue “Peepshow” at Planet Hollywood.
Between cameras and cell phones, pictures can be easily snapped and even full length movies can be recorded — causing concerns now to producers and performers.
The pictures taken were not suitable for children and were something the performer did not want to see surfacing on the Internet.
“I decided to call out tonight because of some nude photos that were illegally obtained last night at the show,” O’Day said.
O’Day cancelled an appearance earlier this week after the nude pictures circulated the Web. She later posted a video on YouTube addressing the candid photos.
“It made me feel bad. It made me insecure about my body,” O’Day said.
Security officials said they are not sure how the photos were captured.
“We don’t allow any cameras in the theater,” said vice president of BASE Entertainment Marks Chowning.
But even with security detail and bag checks, many devices do make it inside. Chowning works for the company that manages “Peepshow” and said it’s a problem that’s getting tougher to handle.
“It’s somewhat of a losing battle. As you know, the devices are getting smaller and better equipped with more technology,” Chowning said.
At almost every Las Vegas show, nude or not, recording is forbidden. Knowing it’s almost impossible to stop everyone, “Peepshow” uses trained eyes and even night vision goggles to weed out photographers.
“We will be more aggressive about watching the audience. We will have the night vision goggles in use, and people who are found in violation of the policy will be ejected from the theater,” Chowning said.
The policy is in place for protection, managers said.
“Really trying to protect what the women want protected, which is not having naked pictures of them strewn about the Internet,” Chowning said.
Every show that FOX5 contacted Thursday on the Strip does allow cell phones inside.
O’Day has since returned to “Peepshow” after sitting out one night. The show opened earlier this year.
Fun-loving, trouble-seeking, self-described wild child Aubrey O’Day debuts tonight in Peepshow at Planet Hollywood, and I know the secret as to whether or not she goes topless.
The glamour girl who flaunted her assets for Playboy in March has spent the last week in full-on rehearsals with Peepshow director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who conceived the production that also stars Holly Madison — her contract as Bo Peep was recently extended for one full year!
Holly told me about Aubrey: “It’s a lot of fun working together. She’s much closer to my age and style, so we’ve got a whole lot more going for us. She’s doing well and loving the show and her role. The stanky leg routine is back in the show for both of us to do — and that’s going to be a very exciting trip for the audience.”
Jerry told me: “I worked with Aubrey when she did Hairspray for me on Broadway. She’s great and she’s perfect as Peep Diva in every sense of the word. She packs power with her singing and packs sex appeal with her dancing. There’s an energy she brings that is simply explosive!”
Danity Kane singer Aubrey said: “I am loving Peepshow. It was as if it was meant to be for me. I am loving Vegas. Everything is just great. A lot of changes have been made to the show this time around, and it gives me an opportunity to use my talents to the max. We’ve really expanded the Peep Diva character to its best advantage.”
I’m not going to give away all the secrets that I know about tonight’s preview and Thursday’s official opening, but I will advise you not to take your eyes off the stage when Aubrey writhes her way through the erotic Teddy Bear number. Your eyes will pop wide open on that one!
Aubrey doesn’t rely on “bricks’ to cover strategic body parts in the “Brick House” number, as she now sings that song while another cast member performs that dance and magic routine. The dog character Pokey has been eliminated, and Holly now does a sexier routine with Little Red Riding Hood. Said Jerry: “Much slicker and tighter. Much sexier and erotic. If you liked it before, you are now really going to love it.”
I’ll be there tonight to report on Aubrey’s debut — and we’ll have that here at Vegas DeLuxe tomorrow.
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