Sean “Diddy” Combs will be missing the biggest night in music.
The billionaire mogul will not attend the 2024 Grammys — despite being nominated — amid claims that he sexually assaulted several women, Pvnew can /confirm/i.
Combs is nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album for his latest project, “The Love Album: Off the Grid,” which featured a star-studded lineup of appearances, including Busta Rhymes, Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Fabolous, Jazmine Sullivan, Babyface and many more.
It is standard policy that the Recording Academy issue an invitation to all nominees. Pvnew was exclusively told the Grammys did not disinvite Combs.
However, the Academy told Rolling Stone last December, “We are taking this matter very seriously and we are in the process of evaluating it with the time and care that it deserves.”
Pvnew reached out to reps for Combs and the Grammys but did not immediately hear back.
The award show is scheduled to take place at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4.
Combs’ legal woes came to a head in late 2023 when multiple women accused him of rape and abuse.
Last November, the Bad Boy Records founder’s ex and former artist Cassie filed a lawsuit against him, alleging that he raped and abused her during their 10-year relationship.
In the suit, the “Me & U” singer — born Casandra Ventura — claimed her ex “was prone to uncontrollable rage, and frequently beat Ms. Ventura savagely.”
“Over the years that Mr. Combs abused Ms. Ventura physically and sexually, she again and again tried to escape his tight hold over her life,” the lawsuit stated.
“Every time she hid, Mr. Combs’s vast network of corporations and affiliated entities found her, and those who worked for Mr. Combs’s companies implored her to return to him.”
The court docs further claimed, “Many went as far as to explicitly state that her failure to return to Mr. Combs would hinder her success in the entertainment industry.”
Combs vehemently denied Cassie’s claims, saying via his attorney at the time that he was “subjected to Ms. Ventura’s persistent demand of $30 million, under the threat of writing a damaging book about their relationship, which was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail.”
However, within 24 hours, the model and the “I’ll Be Missing You” musician settled the lawsuit.
Combs was then hit with three additional lawsuits from women who claimed he sexually assaulted them.
In the most recent suit, a woman claimed she was only 17 years old when Combs allegedly drugged and gang-raped her in 2003. The hip-hop mogul has denied all of the allegations against him.
Since the sexual assault abuse allegations surfaced, Combs has stepped down as chairman of REVOLT, the media company he founded in 2013.
The Hollywood Reporter was the first to break the news of Combs’ absence at the Grammys.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
