Um, let’s be real here … there ain’t nothing A-List about the A-List Awards. How much do you wanna bet that Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan grabbed the closest scantily-clad woman in sight so that he would get photographed by the assembled media folks (and how much do you want to bet that Tila Tequila thought she was posing for a pic with Uncle Fester from The Addams Family)? I got $10. I mean, I get that Bravo is trying to start something akin to the MTV Video Music Awards with their little show but I’m afraid it ain’t gonna happen. The network boldly nominated some bona fide A-List people (David Beckham, Brad Pitt, Michelle Obama, Tina Fey) but when all you get on your red carpet is Pug Dilton and Aubrey O’Day, well, mebbe it’s time to change the name of your awards show … perhaps the A-Hole Awards? I keed, I keed … but seriously …. they should stop. That being said, I do love Kathy Griffin and if they keep getting her to host, I’ll prolly watch it in reruns or something. Or, you know, not.

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Aubrey may not have a career with Danity Kane any longer and I’m pretty certain that P. Diddy won’t be working with her in any capacity in the future … so it’s pretty smart of the lass to cozy up to Hugh Hefner right about now. At the very least, she can have a career at Playboy … well, for the rest of the month, that is. I suspect that Aubrey will take another stab at a music career and may have some success (I gotta admit, I really liked her in DK) but for the meanwhile, she can rely on her nekkidness to pay the bills. And really, according to Aubrey herself, isn’t that was empowerment is all about?

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As you may recall, Diddy announced that he kicked Aubrey out of Danity Kane in the season finale of Making the Band 4 last year. Citing his disapproval for her “too sexy” image, Diddy felt that she was no longer a good fit for his girl group … so naturally, the first thing that Aubrey does after getting kicked out of the group is pose nekkid in a men’s magazine. Sounds about right. Of this new photospread in Playboy, Aubrey was quoted as saying, “You could never imagine how empowering it is to be nude in front of cameras” … I guess this is proof of that empowerment. I understand that this issue of Playboy magazine hits newsstands this Friday. Make sure you get to your bookstores/newsstands early … I expect there to be a huge stampede of folks clamoring for this issue. Are any of y’all planning on picking up this issue?

UPDATE: After the jump, check out a high res versions of the cover and one photo of Aubrey O’Day in Playboy magazine …

Also, you can click HERE to see two other censored photos of Aubrey from this issue of Playboy magazine to give you a taste of what she’s got to offer in this mag. Are you sold yet?

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Between talking about her high-profile split from Danity Kane and addressing the recent rumors about her sexual preferences, Aubrey O’Day has been all about displaying her personal life in a very public fashion lately. But for the singer who was “>kicked out of the group for allegedly hogging the spotlight with her over-the-top antics, those mini-dramas pale when compared with her upcoming photo spread in Playboy magazine. While spokespeople for the magazine refused to confirm the shoot when news about it first broke in late November, O’Day spoke freely with MTV News about the images. “I’ve also done the cover of Playboyfor 2009,” she said late in December. “For one of the months in 2009. I’m not gonna say it. … It’s gonna be a surprise. You know, I think that Playboy for me was one of the most liberating things that I’ve done as a woman.” Scanning the pics on her Macbook laptop while chilling in Costa Mesa, California, O’Day showed off the results of her session with photographer Markus Klinko, who has done portraits of Mariah Carey and Pamela Anderson in the past and who shot the cover of Beyoncé’s 2003 album, Dangerously In Love. “You could never imagine how empowering it is to be nude in front of cameras and have people looking at you in that way and seeing you as beautiful,” she said. “A lot of the times I think I’m seen as a bad girl and I think that’s because I’m so open.” O’Day said she only agreed to the shoot because Klinko was involved and because they both wanted something that was “classy, iconic and truly beautiful.” Taken amid sessions for her solo debut, O’Day said she was surprised at the negative repercussions from her earlier, revealing shoot for Complex magazine, which is reported to have played a role in Diddy’s decision to drop O’Day from the group. O’Day said she was merely playing a character in the pictures, in which she’s seen hugging (and, er, licking) a stripper pole while topless and modeling underwear in various stages of undress. “I mean, I think a lot of the type of way I’m portrayed in the media isn’t always the way … the way I am in my heart,” O’Day said about the negative stories about her exploits in the press. “And so I think that we were able to capture that. … I think in society we tend to put ourselves in boxes and corners and restrict ourselves, and we constantly feel the need to not say this or not wear this or do that. Taking it all off and being nude is the most natural state that you can be in,” she continued, “and being able to feel comfortable with that and show that sex can be beautiful, comfortable … is going to be empowering for people.”

Well, it’s an interesting career move, that’s for sure. Something tells me that this decision to appear nude in a men’s magazine is not really the way to win back Diddy’s approval … she, almost assuredly, will not be returning to Danity Kane after this stunt. Honestly, tho, I think she’s OK with it. She seems pretty pleased with herself for scoring this Playboy gig so, if it makes her happy, good for her. Personally, tho, I’d prefer to see her cultivate her other talents more fully so that she may enjoy a longer, more successful career in showbiz. Aubrey managed to score a part in Broadway’s Hairspray, which seems like a career path that might actually lead to longevity. But, it looks like she’s more interested in taking off her clothes rather than stepping into new roles. I cannot hate on her for making this decision, I just really hope that it’s the right choice for her. She says that she felt empowered by posing nekkid for the cameras but I wonder if she’s mistaking empowerment for defiance against constraints that were placed on her by her former boss. I guess we’ll have to wait and see where her career takes her next, I only hope she ends up taking on a project that involves showing off her talents … while fully clothed … talk about empowerment.

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In order to keep the drama unspoiled for those of you who have yet to see the ep I’ll keep the SHOCKING developments behind the cut. After the jump, find out who if anyone was kicked out of Danity Kane — and why …

So … the future of the fairly successful Danity Kane is now in doubt since it was revealed last night on live TV that Aubrey O’Day and D. Woods have been ejected from the group:

On Tuesday night’s live season-three finale of “Making the Band 4,” Diddy confirmed the rumors that Aubrey O’Day is no longer in Danity Kane. He also kicked out D. Woods, leaving only Aundrea Fimbres, Dawn Richard and Shannon Bex in the group he so carefully put together before our eyes four years ago. “I would rather be hated every damn day of my life for being real than loved for being something I’m not,” O’Day defiantly told Sway on the special that aired Tuesday night. Diddy, who spoke to the girls and the audience via satellite, had some advice for tabloid target Aubrey. “Check this out, baby girl,” Diddy said. “See, your attitude is gonna have you in a dark and lonely place. … What you need to do, at the end of the day, is humble yourself. I got love for Aubrey. I don’t have any beef with her,” he added. “I just want to work with the young lady that I signed, not the person that fame has made her.” “I don’t think any of us has been happy for a long time,” admitted D.Woods, who Diddy said had gotten “caught up in the wrath” of Aubrey. MTV News reached out to a rep for Danity Kane to see where the future of the band stands now that Aubrey and D. Woods are no longer in the group. It’s being reported that D.Woods has plans to work with another group, the Girls Club. O’Day, who recently made her Broadway debut in “Hairspray,” has not announced what she will be doing next. “Tonight is a representation of the end of a chapter in my life; it’s not the end of the book,” O’Day said in a backstage interview before the finale. “I will do everything possible to make my mark on this industry, and Danity Kane and Puff provided me with this amazing opportunity to go out and really touch people’s hearts. I think the way that we were able to inspire people was something that I will never be able to achieve in that way again in my life.” On Tuesday, it was also confirmed that there will be another season of “Making the Band.”

Dawn, one of the remaining members of Danity Kane, spoke with US Weekly and revealed why she thinks that Diddy decided to give Aubrey and D. Woods the boot:

“Puff did not like [O'Day's] image…where her image was going for the group,” Dawn Richard – one of the three remaining bandmates – tells Usmagazine.com exclusively. “It wasn’t a personal thing,” Richard continues, saying her sexy look (the singer posed topless in Complex last month) was alienating young fans. “We had just did a signing with Dollhouse Teen, which is for 13, 14-year-old young girls,” Richard says. “So we can’t do that one day and then the next day do an obnoxious cover…. [Diddy] wants the fans, and he says he can’t do that if we can continue to go in the direction that we were going.” … As for D. Woods getting tossed? Diddy said she got “caught up in the wrath” of O’Day. But not to worry, Danity Kane fans: the group will go on. “Well Puff told me specifically that Aubrey is no longer in Danity Kane and Danity Kane will move forward without her,” Richard says. And to find the girls’ replacements? “He has not said anything per that,” Richard says. “But I think in my heart that he is gonna do another show.”

Despite all assurances from everyone involved with last night’s episode of Making the Band 4 — from Diddy who did the kicking out to Aubrey who was kicked out — I am having a tough time totally believing the realness of this development. DK managed to release 2 #1 albums in succession and they scored a major hit with their song Damaged this year alone. Watching the way that this season of MTB4 played out, the ejection of both Aubrey and D. Woods seemed very odd to me. Diddy sends the ladies on a celebratory vacay in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico after they completed a successful tour and then he calls them into a meeting and kicks out two of the members. It just doesn’t make sense. The DK members promised with tear-filled eyes that all of this is “real” … I’m not 100% convinced — especially when it was announced that there will be another season of Making The Band. Will there be a reconciliation? Will there be auditions for replacements? In either event, Diddy and MTV are counting on the fact that fans of the show will be watching. That being said, I can see the point that Aubrey has been taking her image into racier territory than the rest of the group. From the start, I always felt that Aubrey has set herself apart from the rest of DK and, to be honest, I always thought she’d be the one to leave of her on volition. The bottom line here is that DK has been changed forever. Is it a huge mistake on Diddy’s part to make such sweeping changes or will the group find new life in a new incarnation? Will Aubrey and D. Woods be able to find success elsewhere? Does anyone really care either way about any of this?

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SEXY DANITY KANE singer AUBREY O’DAY has revealed she watches porn and makes sex tapes. The beauty told US magazine Complex she used to love watching JENNA JAMESON in action – but that stopped when they became pals. Aubrey said: “I was watching a movie one night and she was in it and I was like ‘oh no!’ I had to turn it off. It was horrible.” But give her a movie which does not feature the hardcore queen and Aubrey will lap it up. She explained: “I love porn. I’m more turned on watching the girls than the guys. I love someone who looks like they’re really into sex.” Despite being a fan of X-rated movies, Aubrey has no plans to star in one herself – well, not one the public can see. She said: “I like to keep my sex life personal. I’ve had sex on camera with my boyfriend for fun, though. “I’ve made all of them delete it just after we’ve watched it.”

Uh huh. Additionally, Complex asked Aubrey what people who write tabloids and blogs tend to think of her and she responds, “That I’m a ho, a dumb blonde girl.” I gotta say … interviews and photoshoots like this prolly don’t help her cause. After the jump, check out a few pics from her very racy photoshoot … altho none of her naughty bits are actually exposed in any of the photos, I must warn that they prolly should be viewed with great caution …

Surely, once folks get an eyeful of Aubrey in Complex magazine, their opinions of her are sure to change … right?

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Are these two the “it” new same-sex couple or are they just a couple of sad little girls trying to look interesting? You decide.

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