Diddy under public scrutiny over alleged sex crimes as questions arise about his future

Sean “Diddy” Combs created a hit-making empire with large sanction performers, earning his spot arsenic a savvy euphony mogul and becoming a three-time Grammy victor portion securing high-profile deals crossed different industries.

But now, Combs’ kingdom is collapsing nether charges of enactment trafficking and racketeering. He was arrested successful New York connected Sept. 16 and accused successful an indictment of utilizing his “power and prestige” to induce pistillate victims and antheral enactment workers successful “Freak Offs” on with allegations of maltreatment dating backmost to 2008.

If convicted, Combs could look astatine slightest 15 years successful prison. He is awaiting proceedings aft pleading not guilty.

Since respective allegations surfaced past year, Combs’ nationalist representation has taken a nosedive arsenic large deals slipped away: He stepped down as Revolt TV president past aboriginal sold disconnected his bulk involvement successful the company. He reportedly mislaid a world amusement with Hulu and his influential manner enactment Sean John nary longer tin beryllium recovered connected the Macy’s section store website.

After footage emerged from 2016 of Combs’ edifice hallway onslaught of then-girlfriend R&B vocalist Cassie, helium mislaid the cardinal to the metropolis of New York, Peloton paused the usage of his euphony and helium saw his honorary grade from Howard University evaporate successful disgrace. His charter school, Capital Preparatory School in Harlem, besides chopped ties with him.

Earlier this year, Combs withdrew a suit filed past year against Diageo as portion of a colony with the London-based spirits giant, making the institution the sole proprietor of Ciroc and DeLeon.

Combs whitethorn person mislaid his large deals but his euphony remains untouched, astatine slightest for now. While awaiting further details, let’s delve into Combs’ euphony and his nationalist representation successful the aftermath of the indictment.

Where his euphony stands

Combs’ Bad Boy Records mightiness beryllium associated with 1990s artists similar Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Ma$e and 112, but his statement was inactive successful the premix with caller releases by a mates of fashionable performers.

Last year, Combs released his archetypal solo workplace medium since 2006 with The Love Album: Off the Grid and Janelle Monae enactment out The Age of Pleasure through his label. Both projects were Grammy nominated including Monae’s album, which earned a information successful the grounds of the twelvemonth category.

In 2022, Machine Gun Kelly dropped his medium Mainstream Sellout under the Bad Boy umbrella too.

Despite his arrest, Combs’ euphony is inactive disposable connected respective large streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. The streamers person yet to remark connected their plans for however his euphony volition beryllium featured connected their level successful the future.

Before the merchandise of  The Love Album, Combs reassigned his Bad Boy publishing rights backmost to artists and songwriters. The determination came aft immoderate criticized him implicit the years for mistreating his artists.

How Diddy’s peers are reacting

Some expressed interest for Combs’ children, portion others consciousness shame implicit his alleged missteps and actions, which person go the taxable of jokes.

Entertainers from 50 Cent, LL Cool J, Shyne, Aubrey O’Day, Charlamagne tha God and the Notorious B.I.G.’s parent person publically shared their thoughts connected Combs.

“I consciousness for his kids,” LL Cool J told The Associated Press successful a caller interview. He and Combs collaborated connected the 1997 medium Phenomenon.

While LL Cool J showed concern, 50 Cent took a jab successful a societal media post. The rapper turned TV mogul trolled Combs aft helium learned instrumentality enforcement seized drugs, videos and much than 1,000 bottles of babe lipid and lubricant during raids astatine his Los Angeles and Florida homes.

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50 Cent posted his thoughts aft a caller quality connected the Drew Barrymore’ speech show.

“Here I americium keeping bully institution with @thedrewbarrymoreshow and I don’t person 1,000 bottles of lube astatine the house,” said 50 Cent, who often has criticized Combs during the accusations. He expects to merchandise a docuseries connected Netflix astir the allegations against Combs.

Shyne, a erstwhile Bad Boy artist, said helium finds nary restitution successful seeing Combs perchance facing situation clip contempt past occupation betwixt them.

“This is idiosyncratic who destroyed my life,” said Shyne, who was convicted of battle and different charges stemming from a Manhattan nightclub shooting that injured 3 radical successful 1999. Combs’ then-girlfriend, vocalist and histrion Jennifer Lopez, besides was determination erstwhile shots rang out.

Combs was acquitted of charges that helium took an amerciable weapon into the nine and tried to bribe his operator to instrumentality the autumn for the weapon. However, Shyne was convicted of battle and different charges successful the shooting and served astir 8 years successful prison.

Now going by Moses Barrow, helium is simply a subordinate of the House of Representatives successful his autochthonal Belize, wherever his begetter was erstwhile premier minister.

“But bash I instrumentality immoderate joyousness oregon immoderate restitution with what he’s going through? Absolutely not,” helium continued. “I americium antithetic than astir people. No 1 has to neglect for maine to succeed.”

After B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace, saw Combs’ onslaught of Cassie, she wanted to “slap the daylights” retired of him. She felt embarrassed for Combs, who on with her lad played a immense relation successful shaping 1990s East Coast hip-hop.

Are radical canceling Diddy’s music?

The abbreviated reply is mostly no. However, listeners of Combs’ euphony are proceeding with caution. Some online are questioning whether it’s clip to backmost distant from his records.

Most online are saying that could beryllium challenging, particularly since galore of his biggest hits are collaborations with different artists.

Combs has had respective infectious singles including I’ll Be Missing You with Faith Evans and 112, Victory featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, I Need a Girl (Part One) with Usher and Loon, Last Night with Keyshia Cole and Been Around the World with Ma$e, who besides teamed with Combs connected Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down.

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