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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ future: Prison, fine and a shunning
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American producer-musician Sean "Diddy" Combs in the press room at the MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept 12, 2023.
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Ben Sisario and Julia Jacobs
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NEW YORK – At a Grammy party five years ago that now seems like the ancient past, American music stars like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Lana Del Rey and Cardi B listened in rapt attention as Sean Combs accepted an honorary award and demanded that the Recording Academy do more to recognise black talent.
“It’s going to take all of us to get this done,” the American rapper-producer declared at a podium to a standing ovation that swept through the Beverly Hills ballroom.
