Diddy Day is revoked in Miami over allegations of sexual harassment

The Miami Beach Commission has repealed Diddy Day for the city of Miami.

Miami revokes Diddy Day due to sexual harassment allegations

According to Miami-Herald According to a report released last Wednesday (June 27), the Miami Beach Commission has revoked a proclamation declaring October 13, 2016, as “Sean Diddy Combs Day.” This came three months after the disgraced hip-hop mogul’s South Beach mansion was raided as part of a federal sex trafficking investigation.

Diddy was first given the honor in 2016 by then-Mayor Philip Levine and the City Commission during the 3rd Annual Revolt Music Conference. Officials cited the video leaked to the media in 2016 showing Diddy physically attacking his then-ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura as the reason for the decision to cancel Diddy Day.

Diddy has since apologized for his inexcusable behavior in the video.

“After careful consideration, the Mayor and City Commission have concluded that the proclamation of October 13, 2016 as ‘Sean Diddy Combs Day’ is no longer consistent with the City’s values ​​of safety, community welfare and respect and wish to withdraw the proclamation,” the commission’s board said in a statement.

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Diddy was stripped of some honorary awards

The Miami Beach Commission is one of the few institutions that has withdrawn its honorary awards for Diddy.

Last month, Diddy was forced to return an honorary key to the City of New York. The honor was given to the music executive in September 2023 for his career in music. In early June, Mayor Eric Adams sent Diddy a letter demanding that he return the key. In his letter to Diddy, Mayor Adams expressed that he was “deeply disturbed” by the leaked Cassie video and strongly condemned the actions in the footage.

In a statement, Fabien Levy, Deputy Mayor for Communication, XXL that the letters were sent on June 4th and Diddy returned the key on June 10th.

Also in June, Howard University’s college newspaper was published The hill reported that Howard University in Washington DC voted to revoke Diddy’s honorary doctorate. In addition, the board of trustees voted to terminate a long-term agreement from 2023 with the Sean Combs Foundation and return his $1 million donation.

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