Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his keys to New York City at the request of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, three weeks after the music legend was seen beating his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a leaked video in 2016.
On June 4, Adams sent a letter to Combs, 54, informing him that the keys had been confiscated and urging him to return them immediately. Copies of the letter were sent to the New York and Los Angeles offices of the rapper’s company, Combs Enterprises LLC.
Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday that the keys were returned to the city’s possession on June 10.
“Like many, I am deeply disturbed by the recent footage of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs assaulting his then-partner,” Adams wrote in the letter obtained by Fox News Digital.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his keys to New York City at the request of Mayor Eric Adams. (Getty)
He added, “I strongly condemn these actions and stand in solidarity with all victims of domestic and gender-based violence. Our city has worked tirelessly to ensure victims are heard and heeded by our administration.”
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“The Key to New York City is awarded to individuals whose service to the public and common good reaches the highest level of achievement, and who serve as a model for fellow and future New Yorkers,” Adams said.
“After internal deliberation, the Committee on Keys to the City of New York recommends that Mr. Combs’s key be revoked and repealed.”
“I have accepted their recommendation and request that Mr. Combs immediately return his keys to the city,” Mayor “The city’s records will be updated to reflect our decision.”
In one letter, Adams wrote that he was “deeply disturbed” after watching a video of Combs attacking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. (Raymond Hall/GC Images)
Combs received the key from Adams during a ceremony in New York’s Times Square on September 15, 2023.
Representatives for Combs did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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In surveillance video from 2016, which was exclusively obtained by By CNN After his release on May 17, Combs was seen wearing only socks and a towel around his waist when he brutally beat Ventura in the corridor of a Los Angeles hotel.
Video The case proved to be a part of Ventura’s November lawsuit against the entertainment giant. On November 16, Ventura filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing Combs of physical and sexual abuse. However, he dropped the case a day later after the two parties reached an out-of-court settlement.
Combs received the key from Adams last September. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
The main thing is not that this is the only honor Mughals The credibility of the police has plummeted since the shocking video surfaced.
Last week, on June 7, Howard University announced it had rescinded an honorary degree awarded to Combs following a unanimous vote by its board of trustees.
A statement posted on the university’s website said, “Mr. Combs’ behavior in the recently released video is so inconsistent with Howard University’s core values and beliefs that he is no longer deemed worthy of the institution’s highest honor.”
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“The Howard University Board of Trustees today voted unanimously to have Mr. Sean Combs return the honorary degree conferred on him in 2014,” it continued. “This acceptance revokes all honors and privileges associated with the degree. Accordingly, the Board has directed that his name be removed from all documents listing Howard University’s honorary degree recipients.”
Diddy apologized in May for his “inexcusable” behavior but did not name Ventura. (Getty Images)
“The university remains steadfast in its condemnation of all acts of interpersonal violence,” the statement said.
In addition, the university returned Combs’ $1 million donation, ended the scholarship program named after him, and terminated a $1 million pledge agreement made in 2023 with the Sean Combs Foundation.
Combs apologized In an Instagram video in May, she called his behavior “inexcusable.” However, she never mentioned Ventura by name.
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“It’s very difficult to reflect on the worst time of your life, but sometimes you have to do that. I was very upset – I went through a very bad time – but I don’t make any excuses,” he said. Said“My behavior in that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.”
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casciano contributed to this report.
