Following multiple sexual-assault allegations made against him, including a lawsuit from Cassie — his ex-girlfriend and a former signee of his label, Bad Boy Records — Sean “Diddy” Combs’s business empire continues to face the fallout. Combs and Cassie settled their case one day after filing, and he recently apologized for a video that shows him physically assaulting her. However, he previously denied the allegations in her lawsuit and in multiple subsequent other claims of sexual misconduct and illegal behavior. Multiple brands and businesses have still decided to distance themselves from him or fully cut ties. Below, here’s what Diddy has either left or been dropped from, including the latest to go: Miami Beach.
Capital Preparatory Harlem
The public, tuition-free charter school co-founded by Diddy cut ties with him in November 2023. “Following a comprehensive evaluation, a decision has been made to end the partnership between Capital Preparatory Schools and Sean Combs,” co-founder and head of schools Dr. Steve Perry said in a statement. “While this decision was not made lightly, we firmly believe it is in the best interest of our organization’s health and future.”
Empower Global business partners
At least eighteen companies have distanced themselves from Diddy’s recently launched e-commerce website Empower Global, a marketplace for Black-owned businesses, Rolling Stone confirmed on December 10, 2023. The site functions like Amazon: Sellers pay a $35 monthly subscription to operate on the platform. Of the 160 companies contacted, five said they are monitoring the allegations before making a decision to drop the site, the outlet reported. Nine said they had no firm plans to leave. Some companies who fully dropped Empower Global said the allegations, taken together with the platform’s poor performance, influenced their decision to leave. “We enjoyed working with the team, but have not seen meaningful sales, so we were already planning to terminate our relationship at the end of this year,” Rebecca Allen, founder of the eponymous brand, said. “These harrowing allegations have expedited our decision.”
Annette Njau, founder of luxury company House of Takura, said they decided to leave Empower “the day that Casandra Ventura filed her lawsuit,” she told Rolling Stone. “We take the allegations against Mr. Combs very seriously and find such behavior abhorrent and intolerable. We believe in victims’ rights, and support victims in speaking their truth, even against the most powerful of people.” Diddy announced the venture in 2021 under the umbrella of Combs Global, a company operating a portfolio of media, fashion, and e-commerce companies.
A Hulu reality show
Per Variety, Hulu scrapped a reality series centered on Diddy and his seven children in the wake of the lawsuits against Diddy in December 2023. James Corden’s production company, Fulwell 73, had reportedly been set to produce the show, which had the working title Diddy+7.
Salxco
In January, Bloomberg reported that Salxco, which previously managed Diddy as an artist, no longer listed him as a client on its website. As of publication time, Diddy remains absent from Salxco’s list of artists.
Revolt TV
On March 26, a day after Diddy’s Los Angeles and Miami homes were raided by federal agents, TMZ reported that Diddy has sold all his shares of Revolt TV to an anonymous new owner. The record executive and businessman previously stepped down as chairman of the TV network in November. TMZ reported at the time that the move was temporary. “Sean Combs has stepped down from his position as Chairman of REVOLT,” the Instagram statement from the network read. “While Mr. Combs has previously had no operational or day-to-day role in the business, this decision helps to ensure that REVOLT remains steadfastly focused on our mission to create meaningful content for the culture and amplify the voices of all Black people throughout this country and the African diaspora.” Combs has been with the network since 2013. It added, “Our focus has always been one that reflects our commitment to the collective journey of REVOLT — one that is not driven by any individual, but by the shared efforts and values of our entire team on behalf of advancing, elevating and championing our culture — and that continues.”
On June 4, news broke that Diddy had sold his majority stake in Revolt, making a coalition of its employees and chief executive the new owners.
Peloton
Peloton is pressing pause on Diddy’s music. CNN reported that the exercise company confirmed via a May 20 reply to a post in a private Facebook group for customers. “We take this issue very seriously and can confirm Peloton has paused the use of Sean Combs’ music, as well as removed the Bad Boy Entertainment Artist Series, on our platform,” the comment reads, per a screenshot obtained by People. “This means our Instructors are no longer using his music in any newly produced classes. Again, thank you for sharing your concerns and for being a member of our Peloton community.”
Howard University
On June 7, Howard University’s board of trustees unanimously voted to revoke the 2014 honorary degree conferred upon Diddy, who attended the school from 1987 to 1989. “Mr. Combs’ behavior 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 said in a statement, adding that it will also get rid of a scholarship that was established in his name in 2016 and return his $1 million donation to the program. Howard is also canceling a 2023 pledge agreement with the Sean Combs Foundation, though it said no money will be returned since no payments had been made yet.
The City of New York
The country’s most populous city has dropped Diddy, too. On June 10, the fallen mogul returned New York’s key to the city at Mayor Eric Adams’s request following the release of footage of Diddy assaulting Cassie, per NBC News. Earlier this month, Adams sent a letter to a PR representative for the hip-hop star, writing he was “deeply disturbed” by the assault video. “I strongly condemn these actions and stand in solidarity with all survivors of domestic and gender-based violence,” Adams wrote. “Our city has worked tirelessly to make sure survivors are heard and seen by our administration.” The mayor awarded Diddy the key last September.
Miami Beach
Another city wants out. Per The Miami Herald, there is no longer a “Sean Diddy Combs Day” in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2016, then-mayor Philip Levine proclaimed at the Revolt Music Conference that October 13 would be a day recognizing Diddy. The rapper has long had ties to the city, where he owns a mansion. But on June 26, the Miami Beach Commission revoked the proclamation, stating in a resolution that “upon reflection, the Mayor and City Commission have determined that recognizing October 13, 2016 as ’Sean Diddy Combs Day’ is no longer in harmony with the City’s values of safety, community well-being, and respect, and wish to rescind the proclamation.” The decision was reportedly made without any debate.
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