Miami Beach Takes Back Diddy's Key to the City, Joining NYC

Miami Beach takes back its key to the city from Sean 'Diddy' Combs, as the city's vice mayor says he is 'disgusted' by the allegations against him.

The City of Miami Beach has officially stripped Sean “Diddy” Combs of his key to the city that he was awarded back in 2015. The mayor still has to certify the resolution, which is forthcoming. Earlier this year, Miami canceled Diddy Day—which was supposed to be October 13.

CBS Miami spoke to Miami Beach's Vice Mayor Alex Fernandez about the decision, to which he called allegations against the disgraced music mogul “disgusting,” “dirty,” and “inhumane.”

“Justice must be served, and this is a small way in which our city can grant some justice to the victims of the gross acts that have been committed,” said Fernandez.

Combs was awarded with the ceremonial key by then-mayor Philip Levine in 2015. Last month, it was reported that Miami Beach city officials were in the final stages in their negotiations to take back their key. Mayor Steven Weiner and the city commission unanimously voted on the revocation on October 30.

Meanwhile, New York Mayor Eric Adams rescinded Combs' key to that city after the unearthed hotel surveillance footage of the rapper beating ex Casandra Ventura in 2016 showed up on CNN this past May. The footage coincided with Ventura's November 2023 lawsuit against Combs in which she alleged sexual and physical assault throughout their relationship.

The two settled the lawsuit only one day after Ventura filed, but that lawsuit seemed to kick off a series of similar suits, many of which remain open.

The 54-year-old Combs is currently held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center as he awaits his May 2025 trial. He was twice denied marriage since his arrest and indictment for sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and continues to deny the allegations against him.