Diddy Returns Key , to NYC.br New York City Mayor Eric Adams br presented the Key to the City to br Sean "Diddy" Combs in September 2023.br Earlier this month, Mayor Adams asked the rapper to br give it back after 2016 security footage of Combs br assaulting his ex, Cassie, surfaced, NBC News reports. .br The footage shows Combs chasing Cassie down br a hotel hallway, grabbing her near the elevator, throwing her to the ground and kicking her twice.br He then proceeded to drag her br on the ground by her sweatshirt.br In a letter addressed to Diddy, Adams asked for the Key to the City to be returned and said he "was deeply disturbed" by the footage, NBC News reports.br I strongly condemn these actions br and stand in solidarity with all br survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, via letter to Diddy.br Our city has worked tirelessly to br make sure survivors are heard and br seen by our administration, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, via letter to Diddy.br Diddy has since honored the mayor's br request and returned the key.br He also released a video apology, calling his "behavior" in the footage "inexcusable.".br Five lawsuits alleging "sexual assault, sexual trafficking" br and "other criminal activity" have been filed br against Diddy since November, NBC News reports.br Federal agents searched his properties and br seized his phones in March after a warrant was issued by the U.S.