Sean “Diddy” Combs will not attend the 2024 Grammys due to sexual assault allegations against him.
The 54-year-old rapper will skip next month's awards show on February 4, despite being nominated in the Best Progressive R&B Album category for The Love Album: Off the Grid.
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter published on Friday, he was not uninvited, but declined to attend due to the seriousness of the allegations.
Back in November, less than a week after the Grammy nominations were announced, Cassie sued her former record label boss and ex-boyfriend, claiming he had physically and sexually abused her during their decade-long relationship.
The former couple quickly resolved the case in the end, but additional lawsuits from other women have surfaced – all of which Diddy has “vehemently” denied.
Sean “Diddy” Combs will not attend the 2024 Grammys because of his sexual assault allegations; seen in August 2023
The 54-year-old rapper will skip next month's awards show on February 4, despite being nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album for The Love Album: Off the Grid; seen in January 2020
According to legal documents accompanying Cassie's lawsuit, she claimed that Diddy was “prone to uncontrollable anger and frequently brutally beat Ms. Ventura.”
The bombshell case was dismissed just a day later when she reached a settlement with the rapper – with whom Cassie had an on-off relationship from 2007 to 2018.
In a statement she shared with Page Six in the following days, she said: “I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on the condition that I have some degree of control.”
“I would like to thank my family, fans and advocates for their unwavering support,” she added.
Around the same time, Diddy made a similar separate statement.
“We have decided to resolve this matter amicably,” the record producer said. “I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.”
Cassie also agreed to dismiss her case “without prejudice and without costs or fees to either party.”
However, there were further allegations and lawsuits against women who alleged that he had also sexually abused them.
Back in November, less than a week after the Grammy nominations were announced, Cassie sued her former record label boss and ex-boyfriend, claiming he had physically and sexually abused her during their decade-long relationship; seen in March 2016
The former couple ultimately settled the case, but additional lawsuits from other women have surfaced – all of which Diddy has “vehemently” denied; seen in May 2022
The last time his music was nominated for a Grammy was in 2004, when he was nominated and honored for Best Rap Performance by a Group or Duo for his hit “Shake Ya Tailfeather” with Nelly and Murphy Lee; seen in September 2016
Over the years, he has won a total of three Grammy Awards and been nominated for 14; seen in 2003
The last time his music was nominated for a Grammy was in 2004, when he was nominated and honored for Best Rap Performance by a Group or Duo for his hit “Shake Ya Tailfeather” with Nelly and Murphy Lee.
Over the years, he has won a total of three Grammy Awards and been nominated for 14.
At the 40th awards ceremony in 1998, he won the award for best rap album for No Way Out.
That same year, he also won the “Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group” award for his song “I'll Be Missing You” with Faith Evans.