Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns key to New York City in response to video of him attacking singer Cassie

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his cardinal to New York City aft a petition from Mayor Eric Adams successful consequence to nan merchandise of a video showing nan euphony mogul attacking R&B vocalist Cassie, officials said Saturday.

The mayor’s agency said Combs returned nan cardinal aft Adams sent letters to nan embattled musician’s offices successful New York and California connected June 4 rescinding nan cardinal and asking for it to beryllium sent backmost to City Hall. The metropolis received nan cardinal June 10.

In his letter, Adams wrote he was “deeply disturbed” by nan attack, adding “I powerfully condemn these actions and guidelines successful solidarity pinch each survivors of home and gender-based violence.”

Combs’ profession has been derailed by galore accusations of intersexual abuse, arsenic good arsenic a national criminal sex-trafficking investigation that led to raids of Combs’ mansions successful Los Angeles and Miami.

In May, CNN aired information video of Combs attacking Cassie successful a edifice hallway successful Los Angeles successful 2016. Combs has said he is “truly sorry” for nan onslaught connected Cassie and called his actions “inexcusable.” Cassie, whose ineligible sanction is Cassandra Ventura, sued Combs past year, mounting disconnected a activity of accrued scrutiny connected Combs. That lawsuit was settled a time aft it was filed.

Adams awarded Combs pinch nan cardinal astatine a ceremonial past twelvemonth that coincided pinch nan merchandise of a caller album.

Howard University this period rescinded an honorary grade awarded to Combs and ended a danasiwa programme successful his sanction pursuing nan merchandise of nan video involving Cassie.

Combs, laminitis of Bad Boy Records, is 1 of nan astir influential hip-hop producers and executives successful nan past 3 decades, turning philharmonic occurrence into a business empire.

An email sent to a typical listed online for Combs was not instantly returned.