Diddy stripped of honorary degree by Howard University
nme.comSean ‘Diddy’ Combs of his honorary degree.The move comes following a string of allegations against the rap mogul in recent months, and means the 2014 degree that was conferred upon him has been rescinded.The claims against Diddy came to a head last November, when R&B singer and ex-partner Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against the artist on allegations of physical and sexual abuse, all denied by Diddy.
The two settled the lawsuit “to mutual satisfaction” a day after the case was filed.In May, a video was obtained and published by CNN, showing Diddy allegedly attacking Cassie in a hotel.
The footage seems to align with the allegations Ventura made in her lawsuit. He has since apologised for his “inexcusable” behaviour in the video.Howard University said on Friday (June 7) that Combs’ “behaviour as captured in a recently released video is so fundamentally incompatible with Howard University’s core values and beliefs that he is deemed no longer worthy to hold the institution’s highest honor”.The university also confirmed that it would end a scholarship in his name and terminate a 2016 “gift agreement” with the artist.Combs has not responded to a request for comment.One week after the video was released, two further allegations were made against the rap heavyweight.
The first claimed Combs drugged and sexually assaulted Joi Dickerson-Neal, while the other alleged that Combs and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall took turns raping an anonymous woman and her friend in 1990 or 1991 – adding that Diddy turned violent days later.
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