Earlier this year, Combs withdrew a lawsuit filed last year against Diageo as part of a settlement with the London-based spirits giant, making the company the sole owner of Ciroc and DeLeon.

Combs may have lost his major deals but his music remains untouched, at least for now. While awaiting further details, let’s delve into Combs’ music and his public image in the wake of the indictment.
Where his music stands

Combs’ Bad Boy Records might be associated with 1990s artists like Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Ma$e and 112, but his label was still in the mix with recent releases by a couple of popular performers.

Diddy Combs Faces Public Scrutiny Over Alleged Sex Crimes As Questions Arise About Future Of His Music

Last year, Combs released his first solo studio album since 2006 with “The Love Album: Off the Grid” and Janelle Monae put out “The Age of Pleasure” through his label. Both projects were Grammy nominated including Monae’s album, which earned a nomination in the Record of the Year category.

In 2022, Machine Gun Kelly dropped his album “Mainstream Sellout” under the Bad Boy umbrella too.
Despite his arrest, Combs’ music is still available on several major streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. The streamers have yet to comment on their plans for how his music will be featured on their platform in the future.

Before the release of “The Love Album,” Combs reassigned his Bad Boy publishing rights back to artists and songwriters. The move came after some criticized him over the years for mistreating his artists.
How Diddy’s peers are reacting

Some expressed concern for Combs’ children, while others feel shame over his alleged missteps and actions, which have become the subject of jokes.

Entertainers from 50 Cent, LL Cool J, Shyne, Aubrey O’Day, Charlamagne tha God and the Notorious B.I.G.’s mother have publicly shared their thoughts on Combs.

“I feel for his kids,” LL Cool J told The Associated Press in a recent interview. He and Combs collaborated on the 1997 album “Phenomenon.”

While LL Cool J showed concern, 50 Cent took a jab in a social media post. The rapper turned TV mogul trolled Combs after he learned law enforcement seized drugs, videos and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant during raids at his Los Angeles and Florida homes.

50 Cent posted his thoughts after a recent appearance on the Drew Barrymore’ talk show.
“Here I am keeping good company with @thedrewbarrymoreshow and I don’t have 1,000 bottles of lube at the house,” said 50 Cent, who often has criticized Combs during the accusations. He expects to release a docuseries on Netflix about the allegations against Combs.

Shyne, a former Bad Boy artist, said he finds no satisfaction in seeing Combs potentially facing prison time despite past trouble between them.

“This is someone who destroyed my life,” said Shyne, who was convicted of assault and other charges stemming from a Manhattan nightclub shooting that injured three people in 1999. Combs’ then-girlfriend, singer and actor Jennifer Lopez, also was there when shots rang out.

Combs was acquitted of charges that he took an illegal gun into the club and tried to bribe his driver to take the fall for the weapon. However, Shyne was convicted of assault and other charges in the shooting and served about eight years in prison.

Now going by Moses Barrow, he is a member of the House of Representatives in his native Belize, where his father was once prime minister.

Diddy Combs Faces Public Scrutiny Over Alleged Sex Crimes As Questions Arise About Future Of His Music

“But do I take any joy or any satisfaction with what he’s going through? Absolutely not,” he continued. “I am different than most people. No one has to fail for me to succeed.”

After B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace, saw Combs’ attack of Cassie, she wanted to “slap the daylights” out of him. She felt embarrassed for Combs, who along with her son played a huge role in shaping 1990s East Coast hip-hop.

Are people canceling Diddy’s music?
The short answer is mostly no. However, listeners of Combs’ music are proceeding with caution. Some online are questioning whether it’s time to back away from his records.

Most online are saying that could be challenging, especially since many of his biggest hits are collaborations with other artists.

Combs has had several infectious singles including “I’ll Be Missing You” with Faith Evans and 112, “Victory” featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, “I Need a Girl (Part One)” with Usher and Loon, “Last Night” with Keyshia Cole and “Been Around the World” with Ma$e, who also teamed with Combs on “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down.”

SOURCE | AP

Three Mile Island, the site of the greatest nuclear disaster in the United States, is reopening and will only sell power to Microsoft as the firm seeks energy sources to feed its AI ambitions.

Constellation Energy stated Friday that its Unit 1 reactor, which closed five years ago, will be restarted in 2028, subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission permission. Microsoft will buy the carbon-free electricity generated by it to power its data centers for artificial intelligence.

Financial parameters of the 20-year pact, which Constellation described as its largest ever, were not released.

Three Mile Island Is Reopening And Selling Its Power To Microsoft

“Powering industries critical to our nation’s global economic and technological competitiveness, including data centres, requires an abundance of energy that is carbon-free and reliable every hour of every day, and nuclear plants are the only energy sources that can consistently deliver on that promise,” said Joe Dominguez, the CEO of Constellation.

Clean energy enthusiasts and corporations alike are looking to nuclear energy as a reliable supply of zero-carbon electricity. One significant advantage is that, unlike wind and solar, nuclear power may be used at any time of day or night.

However, environmental groups have criticized nuclear power for decades due to its waste. The United States still lacks a permanent disposal for such waste, instead storing it at over 70 operational and closed facilities across the country.

According to Constellation, reopening the Unit 1 reactor will create 3,400 direct and indirect jobs while also adding more than 800 megawatts of electricity to the grid. It is also estimated that it will contribute $16 billion to Pennsylvania’s GDP, where the factory is located.

Constellation (CEG) stock rose more than 16% during lunchtime trading.

Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg, is best known as the site of the most significant commercial nuclear power plant disaster in US history when one of its two reactors partially melted down. The Unit 2 reactor, which is adjacent to Unit 1, has been closed since 1979, following the disaster.

The agreement was made possible by President Joe Biden’s climate package, which included billions of dollars in tax credits to encourage sustainable energy sources such as nuclear, wind, solar, and clean hydrogen. The Biden administration and Congress have also spent billions of dollars to save outdated factories from closing.

In the United States, “there’s not a lot of historical precedent on regulatory approval” to restart a shutdown plant, said Alan Ahn, deputy director of nuclear at the think tank Third Way’s climate and energy program.

Regulators and industry are striving to repower the Palisades nuclear reactor in Michigan, which was set to close until the federal government intervened with more than $1 billion to rescue it. Ahn said that Three Mile Island has been mothballed for numerous years.

However, as tech titans seek new sources of electricity to feed their AI demands, Ahn said corporations are increasingly considering nuclear energy, which is carbon-free and helps them meet lofty climate targets.

Three Mile Island Is Reopening And Selling Its Power To Microsoft

“When you consider the increased power requirements of artificial intelligence, data centers must operate at maximum capacity 24 hours a day.”There aren’t many alternatives to nuclear,” Ahn added. “It’s becoming fairly clear that the tech companies are really intently looking at nuclear.”

“This agreement is a major milestone in Microsoft’s efforts to help decarbonise the grid in support of our commitment to become carbon negative,” said Bobby Hollis, vice president of energy at Microsoft, in a statement.

SOURCE | AP

(VOR News) – Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida who is a supporter of the MAGA cry, is accused of attending a drugged-up sex party with a 17-year-old girl whom he has claimed for a long time that he does not know.

This accusation is based on the findings of three eyewitnesses who were referenced in late-night court documents.

In a report published by the news organisation NOTUS, it is stated that the young girl arrived at the party on July 15, 2017, driving the vehicle that belonged to her mother.

Lobbyist Chris Dorworth hosted Matt Gaetz’s Lake Mary meeting.

Additionally, it was stated that Matt Gaetz and the other individuals who attended the event were there to “engage in sexual activities” and to enjoy “alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy… and marijuana.”

Files submitted to the court are the source of this material. At that time, the young lady was a junior in high school, and she proved to be of considerable aid to Matt Gaetz and the other guests who were there at the event itself.

The previous year, Dorworth filed a civil case, saying that he had been unfairly brought into earlier sex trafficking charges made against Matt Gaetz and his accomplices. Dorworth’s lawsuit was filed in the courts of the United States.

The claims that were expressed are included in affidavits that have been sealed and sworn, and they are a component of the legal case that is currently being pursued. Three years ago, Matt Gaetz was accused of having sexual connections with kids due to the allegations that were presented against him.

Gaetz allegedly hired Joel Greenberg, a discredited local police officer and his former friend, to set up sexual encounters with young ladies, one of which was a girl who was allegedly 17 years old.

Greenberg claims that Gaetz paid Greenberg to do everything. Allegations were made by Greenberg in a statement that was made available to the general audience. According to Greenberg, Matt Gaetz allegedly paid him a salary in exchange for arranging sexual encounters for young women through his services.

There were a number of transactions that took occurred on Venmo, and according to these reports, they looked to provide evidence that Greenberg’s account was accurate.

In spite of this, Matt Gaetz disputed any responsibility for the occurrence in a furious manner, and in the year 2021, he continued to argue to Tucker Carlson, an anchor for Fox News, claiming “the person does not exist.” Having a romantic connection with a young person of 17 years old is not something I have ever really done before. In no way, shape, or form is that assertion accurate.

Greenberg is currently doing eleven years in jail for his offences, which include fraud and sex trafficking involving children. Because of his conviction, Greenberg is currently completing his sentence.

No charges were filed against Matt Gaetz.

Despite the fact that federal officials conducted an investigation into the possibility that he was guilty of being a criminal accomplice.

A forensic study that was referenced in the court records that were filed on Thursday night revealed that the congressman texted Dorworth roughly thirty times on the day of the celebration in 2017. Additionally, the congressman called Dorworth twice before the festivities began.

This information was gleaned from court documents. These are further pieces of proof, as stated by the attorneys, showing Matt Gaetz participated in the scheme that involved sexual contact involving kids while being fully aware of his acts.

According to NOTUS, which reported that Gaetz did not respond to a request for comment, the written testimony provides evidence that confirms material that was previously only known to be rumours.

This information was previously unknown. In a text message that Dorworth gave to the publication early on Friday morning, he indicated that, according to the information that was provided, he “never met” the girl who was 17 years old. In response to the claims, Dorworth provided this response.

The claims state that Dorworth made the statement, “She is also lying about Matt Gaetz,” and he claimed that the results of a previous lie detector test would validate his account of the events. The allegations are based on the fact that Dorworth made the comment.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT

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