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Diddy’s Key to Miami Beach Set to Be Rescinded Amid Arrest (UPDATE)

In June, the disgraced music mogul returned the key to New York City at the request of Mayor Eric Adams.

Sean "Diddy" Combs attends BET Hip Hop Awards AfterParty at Prive on October 9, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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UPDATED 11/2, 4:48 p.m. ET: Diddy's key to the city of Miami has officially been revoked, according to TMZ.

Due to the music mogul's September arrest and mounting sexual assault allegations against him, Diddy's Miami honor has been stripped 15 years after it was first awarded.

The Bad Boy Entertainment founder moved to his property on Miami Beach's Star Island in 2003, just over 20 years after it was raided by Homeland Security, along with his Los Angeles residence, in March of this year.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs will officially lose the key to the city of Miami Beach.

Sources in connection to the matter told TMZ that the decision to rescind the 54-year-old’s key is in final negotiations by Miami Beach city officials.

However, the process is being delayed due to Hurricane Milton approaching Florida and set to make landfall on Wednesday. According to the Weather Channel, the tropical cyclone was upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday.

Diddy had been awarded the key in 2015 by former Mayor Philip Levine during the Revolt Music Conference's welcome ceremony at the famous Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. The following year, the city of Miami commemorated the now-disgraced music mogul by declaring Oct. 13 as “Sean Diddy Combs Day.”

The honor was rescinded in June 2024, just months after his homes in South Beach and Los Angeles were raided by Homeland Security. Also in June, Diddy returned the key to New York City at the request of Mayor Eric Adams following the controversy related to the video of him physically assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.

Last week, Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee announced that he is representing 120 accusers that have allegations against Diddy spanning the past 20 years. 25 of the accusers were underaged at the time the alleged abuse took place.

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