Diddy assault video cements fall of hip-hop icon - BBC News

Footage of his attack on Cassie Ventura has brought a moment of reckoning for one of rap's most powerful men.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Shareif ZiyadatBy Emma VardyLos Angeles correspondentCCTV video footage confirmed what many people in the music industry knew was brewing: a moment of reckoning for one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history.

The clips of Sean "Diddy" Combs kicking his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura - as she lay motionless on the floor - cemented his downfall, despite his apology after the leak.

"I don't see a path for him to come back from this," said Amy DuBois Barnett, the former editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine, who has written about hip-hop culture.

Combs' reputation in the industry had been "chequered for some time," added Barnett. "Many people were aware of his pretty unbridled temper."

Combs - formerly known as P Diddy, Puff Daddy or Puffy - is one of the best-selling and most acclaimed artists of all time, with three Grammy Awards and millions of record sales to his name.

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