Sean John Combs ("Puff Daddy", "P. Diddy", "Diddy", "PD", "Love")

[2016-03-01] Hotel security footage captured Combs physically assaulting Cassie Ventura at a Los Angeles hotel.

[2023-11-16] Casandra "Cassie" Ventura filed a lawsuit against Combs, alleging severe physical violence and sexual abuse.

[2023-11-17] Ventura and Combs settled the civil lawsuit out of court under undisclosed terms just one day after it was filed.

[2024-03-25] Federal agents executed search warrants on Combs's residences in Los Angeles and Miami as part of a human trafficking investigation.

[2024-06-07] Howard University revoked Combs's honorary degree and terminated a pledge agreement following the public release of the assault video.

[2024-06-10] At the request of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Combs surrendered his Key to New York City.

[2024-09-16] Sean Combs was arrested by federal agents in New York following an indictment charging him with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and Mann Act violations.

[2024-09-17] A federal judge denied Combs's motion for release on bail, ordering him remanded into custody pending trial.

[2025-05-05] Criminal trial proceedings against Sean Combs commenced with jury selection in the Southern District of New York.

[2025-07-02] The jury acquitted Combs of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, but convicted him on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act.

[2025-10-03] District Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Combs to 50 months (4 years and 2 months) in federal prison and ordered a $500,000 fine.