NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 15: SEPTEMBER 15: Sean "Diddy" Combs (L) is seen receiving the Key to the City from Mayor Eric Adams in Times Square on September September 15, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images )
NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs got the key to New York City on Friday, the same day that he released his first studio album in 17 years.
"The bad boy of entertainment is getting the key to the city from the bad boy of politics!" Mayor Eric Adams said as he presented a giant key to Combs in Times Square.
The entertainer thanked Adams and shouted, "Diddy finally has the key to the city!"
Combs, 53, was born in New York City and raised in nearby Mount Vernon.
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