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Following a full photo spread in Complex magazine and a public ousting from Danity Kane, Aubrey O’Day has climbed to a new level, and apparently has posed for Playboy.

According to MTV News, O’Day spent Tuesday in a Manhattan photo studio shooting a spread for the magazine with celebrity photographer Markus Klinko, who has snapped portraits of Mariah Carey and Pamela Anderson, and shot the cover of Beyoncé’s 2003 album Dangerously in Love. According to TMZ, O’Day’s Playboy shoot may feature several lion cubs.

A spokesperson for Playboy told MTV News that the magazine could not confirm or comment on the photo shoot. Attempts to contact a rep for O’Day were unsuccessful by press time.

Though he just filed for divorce in August, Donnie Wahlberg appears to already be involved with Danity Kane singer, Aubrey O’Day.

A source for the Boston Herald claims that the pair have been dating since June, before Wahlberg filed for divorce, and that he sought her out.

“Aubrey was in Hartford with Danity Kane for a show,” claimed the anonymous source. “And I guess Donnie had seen her on TV and sought her out. I think the date went better than she expected . . . really well. But I was surprised because I thought Donnie was married.”

Wahlberg’s relationship with his ex is said to be civil. They have two sons, ages 15 and 7.