{"id":2263610,"date":"2024-06-09T21:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T01:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/howard-yanks-diddys-honorary-degree-cancels-his-scholarship-program-returns-his-donation\/"},"modified":"2024-06-09T21:40:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T01:40:17","slug":"howard-yanks-diddys-honorary-degree-cancels-his-scholarship-program-returns-his-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/howard-yanks-diddys-honorary-degree-cancels-his-scholarship-program-returns-his-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard University revokes Diddy&#8217;s honorary degree, cancels his scholarship program, and returns his donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhoward-yanks-diddys-honorary-degree-cancels-his-scholarship-program-returns-his-donation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2263610&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Areas of your past, but that\u2019s the only way you heal them. And\u200b as a society, it\u2019s something we need to fix.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Howard University has made the decision to revoke the honorary degree \u2064given to Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs\u200b in 2014 due to his recent admission of physical abuse towards his ex-girlfriend. This comes after Combs has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-bill-clinton-escaped-metoo\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Bill Clinton Escaped #MeToo\">faced sexual misconduct allegations<\/a> from multiple individuals\u2063 and a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles 'Anonymous' Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">federal investigation<\/a> into sex\u200c trafficking and \u200bother criminal acts. The controversy heightened when a video of Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura was obtained by CNN. Combs\u200b has \u200csince apologized \u2064for his actions and recognizes the need \u200dfor\u200c society to address \u200dand heal \u200cfrom these types of behaviors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Howard University announced late last week that it is revoking the honorary degree that it gave to Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs in 2014 following his admission last month that he beat up one of his former girlfriends.<\/p>\n<p>Combs has faced sexual misconduct allegations from at least six women and one man over the last half a year. Federal law enforcement officials raided two of his homes in early April in connection with a criminal investigation \u201cin relation to allegations of sex trafficking, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">sexual assault<\/a>, and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms,\u201d NBC News reported, according to a source familiar with the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy involving Combs reached new levels last month after CNN obtained video of him beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura on March 5, 2016, at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles\u2019 Century City neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that,\u201d Combs said. \u201cI was f***ed up. I mean, I hit rock bottom. And I make no excuses. My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Howard said in a statement that the Howard University Board of Trustees \u201cvoted unanimously today to accept the return by Mr. Sean Combs of the honorary degree conferred upon him in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Combs attended the school from 1987 to 1989 but left before earning a degree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis acceptance revokes all honors and privileges associated with the degree. Accordingly, the Board has directed that his name be removed from all documents listing honorary degree recipients of Howard University,\u201d the statement said. \u201cMr. Combs\u2019 behavior as captured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-inmates-who-overdosed-in-los-angeles-county-jail-survive-after-fellow-inmates-administer-narcan\/\" title=\"Two Inmates Who Overdosed In Los Angeles County Jail Survive After Fellow Inmates Administer Narcan\">recently released video<\/a> is so fundamentally incompatible with Howard University\u2019s core values and beliefs that he is deemed no longer worthy to hold the institution\u2019s highest honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe University is unwavering in its opposition to all acts of interpersonal violence,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThe Board has also directed the University administration to immediately take the following actions: terminate a 2016 gift agreement with Mr. Combs, disband the scholarship program in his name, return his $1 million contribution, and terminate a 2023 pledge agreement with the Sean Combs Foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS<\/p>\n<p>Howard University is taking back the honorary degree they gave to Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs, returning his $1 million donation, and terminating an agreement for another donation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Howard University Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to accept the return by Mr. Sean\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iO7d8n5qnS\">pic.twitter.com\/iO7d8n5qnS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1799207111861432816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howard University is revoking the honorary degree awarded to Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs in 2014 after he admitted to assaulting a former girlfriend. 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