“Of all the bands in Making the Band, we’re the only one not tied to him,” points out Underwood, who’s never met Diddy. “The more people confuse us with a Diddy band and post our pictures with his story, the more it goes against us. We make a living touring and can’t afford to have [bookers] Googling us to find the latest Diddy clickbait.”

The boy band was formed on the first season of Making the Band, which didn't involve the embattled hip-hop mogul.

O-Town is making it clear that they have no connection to Sean "Diddy" Combs. "Of all the bands in Making the Band, we're the only one not tied to him," original member Jacob Underwood said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday,