Diddy Day fired from Miami amid sexual assault allegations

The Miami Beach Commission has canceled Diddy Day for the City of Miami.

Miami revokes Diddy Day amid sexual assault allegations

According to a Miami Herald In a report released last Wednesday, June 27, the Miami Beach Commission revoked a proclamation declaring October 13, 2016, “Sean Diddy Combs Day.” This comes three months after the disgraced hip-hop mogul's South Beach mansion was raided during a federal sex trafficking investigation.

Diddy was initially presented with this honor in 2016 by then-Mayor Philip Levine and the City Commission during the 3rd Annual Revolt Music Conference. At the heart of the decision to cancel Diddy Day, representatives cited the graphic 2016 video that was leaked to the media and showed Diddy assaulting his then-ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.

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

“After careful consideration, the Mayor and City Commission have determined that recognizing October 13, 2016 as 'Sean Diddy Combs Day' is no longer consistent with the City's values ​​of safety, well-being and respect for the community, and wish to rescind the proclamation,” read a statement from the Commission's board of directors.

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Diddy has had some honorary recognitions revoked

The Miami Beach Commission is among the few institutions that have rescinded Diddy's honors.

Last month, Diddy was required to return an honorary key to the City of New York. The honor was awarded to him in September 2023 for his career in music. In early June, Mayor Eric Adams sent Diddy a letter asking him to return the key. In his letter to Diddy, Mayor Adams said he was “deeply disturbed” by the leak of Cassie’s video and strongly condemned the actions depicted in the video.

In a press release, Fabien Lévy, deputy mayor in charge of communications, informed XXL that the letters were sent on June 4 and that Diddy returned the key on June 10.

Also in June, the Howard University Collegiate Journal The top of the hill reported that Howard University in Washington, D.C., voted to revoke Diddy's honorary degree. Additionally, the board voted to terminate a long-term agreement entered into in 2023 by the Sean Combs Foundation and return its $1 million donation.

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