Howard University declared on Friday that it will revoke the honorary degree that was given to rapper and music tycoon Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2014.
This decision follows the 2016 video that surfaced showing Combs assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.
The institution announced that its board of trustees had unanimously voted to revoke Combs’ honorary degree.
According to the board’s statement, Mr. Combs is no longer deserving of Howard University’s greatest distinction because of his actions adding that they are fundamentally at odds with the school’s essential principles and beliefs.
In addition, the board said that the school would return Combs’ $1 million donation and cancel its 2023 commitment agreement with the Sean Combs Foundation.
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The school would also terminate a 2016 gift arrangement with Combs and disband the scholarship established in his honor.
The statement also stated that there were no monies to be returned because no payments had been made toward the 2023 pledge.
Diddy was a student at Howard From 1987 to 1989.
Combs was seen in a video that CNN released last month chasing Ventura toward an elevator as he raced out of a hotel room while still covered in a towel.
He dragged her by her sweatshirt, kicked her, shoved her, and grabbed her by the back of her neck, throwing her to the ground.
Diddy was seen later in the video kicking Ventura once again before hurling something from a table in her direction.
Combs and Ventura had a romantic relationship that lasted more than ten years.
Cassie accused the rapper of repeatedly raping and physically abusing her in November of last year during their off-and-on relationship.
According to the lawsuit, Ventura was “trapped by Mr. Combs in a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking.”
Even Combs’ label, Bad Boy Records, and Sony Music were also implicated.
Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, they settled it. However, Diddy has since been the target of numerous other lawsuits alleging rape, sexual assault, and sex trafficking this year.
But following the release of the video by CNN, Diddy has since apologized in an Instagram video.
