Can Diddy’s Career Survive His Verdict? What the Music Industry Is Saying
NEWS MUSIC NEWS Offers one executive: “You’ve always had bad boys and bad behavior. It was glorified, it wasn’t punished. It’s built into the roots of the business.” BY ETHAN MILLMAN , SHIRLEY HALPERIN JULY 3, 2025 3:42PM Illustration by Layer Ø GETTY IMAGES Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options The chances of Combs’ image itself being significantly rehabilitated seems slim, given that violent, abusive behavior was caught on camera and aired to millions of people around the world. And Combs still faces a litany of civil suits that will continue to follow him for the foreseeable future. Whatever career he has to return to comes with a significant asterisk. It’s early to know what, if any opportunity would even be possible for Combs in the future. Combs faced weeks of brutal testimony from witnesses including Ventura and Kid Cudi, and his acquittal came from what observers are calling an overreach ...