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Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned an honorary key to New York at Mayor Eric Adams’ request in response to a recently released video of Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie in 2016. The music mogul was initially awarded the key in September 2023. Combs' return of the key comes just over a week after Howard University’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept the return of Combs’ 2014 honorary degree, saying in a on June 7 that the video made him “no longer worthy to hold the institution’s highest honor.

” Since November 2023, Combs, 54, has faced a wave of legal challenges, including sexual assault allegations and several civil lawsuits. Here is a timeline of the legal drama surrounding Combs and his responses, beginning with the latest developments. On June 4, New York City Mayor Eric Adams sent letters to Combs’ offices in New York and California, rescinding the honorary Key to the City in response to the release of a video showing the rapper attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie in 2016.



In the letter, Adams said he was “deeply disturbed” by the video and asked for the key to be “immediately” returned. “I strongly condemn these actions and stand in solidarity with all survivors of domestic and gender-based violence,” Adams wrote. “Our city has worked tirelessly to make sure survivors are heard and seen by our administration.

” The mayor’s office confirmed that the key was returned June 10 at Adams’ request. Howard Unive.

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