Sean “Diddy” Combs just made an official announcement, Media Take Out has learned.
We spoke with multiple people in Diddy’s camp who told us to prepare for Diddy to make an announcement – where he’s apologize to Cassie Ventura and admit to dr*g use.
One person close to Diddy told Media Take Out, “They will be making an announcement soon. He’ll apologize to Cassie for the abuse and blame his behavior on dr*g use.”
And there’s more.
“He’s going to be entering a treatment program for behavior training and substance abuse,” the insider added.
Less than one hour after we broke the news of this announcement, Diddy issued it. Our sources inside his camp were spot on.
Diddy is an American rapper, record producer and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, Combs worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Records, in 1993. Combs has been credited with the discovery and cultivation of artists such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher.
As a recording artist, Combs gained mainstream recognition as the Notorious B.I.G.’s label boss and manager. Released in the wake and memory of his unsolved murder, Combs’ debut studio album, No Way Out (1997), was met with critical acclaim, peaked atop the Billboard 200 and received septuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its two preceding singles, “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” (featuring Mase) and “I’ll Be Missing You” (featuring Faith Evans and 112), both peaked the Billboard Hot 100—the latter became the first hip hop song to debut atop the chart. His second and third albums, Forever (1999) and The Saga Continues… (2001), both peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 despite mixed critical reception, while his fourth, Press Play (2006), peaked atop the chart once more. Combs then formed the musical group Diddy – Dirty Money—with R&B singers Kalenna Harper and Dawn Richard—to release the collaborative album Last Train to Paris (2010), which peaked at number seven and was supported by the single “Coming Home” (featuring Skylar Grey). His fifth studio album, The Love Album: Off the Grid (2023), was met with moderate critical and commercial response, and served as his first independent release without the Bad Boy label imprint.
Combs has won three Grammy Awards from 13 nominations, two MTV Video Music Awards, and a Guinness World Record for “Most Successful Rap Producer” in 1997. Outside of music, he has worked in production for other media, including MTV’s reality series Making the Band. He launched the clothing retailer Sean John in 1998, for which he won Menswear Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2004, having previously been nominated in 2000. Combs was the brand ambassador for the vodka retailer Cîroc from 2007 to 2023, and co-founded the television network Revolt in 2013. Through his business ventures, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1 billion in 2022
