Move comes after video released showing hip-hop mogul attacking singer Cassie Ventura in 2016Howard University on Friday announced that it has revoked the honorary degree it gave to Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2014, discontinued a scholarship program named after the rap mogul and returned a $1m donation from him, citing the video which showed him violently attacking singer Cassie Ventura in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel.“Mr Combs’ behavior … 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 Washington DC school said in a statement. “The university is unwavering in its opposition to all acts of interpersonal violence.” Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/08/howard-university-revokes-sean-combs-honorary-degree-scholarship
Author : Ramon Antonio Vargas
Publish date : 2024-06-08 16:30:20
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