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Sean "Diddy" Combs' honorary degree revoked by Howard University

Howard University has rescinded the honorary degree it awarded Sean "Diddy" Combs and cut financial ties with the hip-hop mogul following the recent release of a 2016 video that appeared to show Combs attacking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. The university said Combs' behavior in that video is fundamentally incompatible with the school's core values and beliefs.
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