Herb Scribner

Washington, D.C.

Media, style, fashion, pop culture, entertainment

Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, BA in journalism

Herb Scribner is a breaking news reporter for features at The Washington Post. He previously worked at Axios, where he wrote about breaking news in politics, entertainment and sports. Before that, he worked at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City as an entertainment reporter and editor, covering movies, television, pop culture and trending news.
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Six new lawsuits accuse Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault

A 16-year-old male who attended one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s White Parties is among the accusers who filed civil lawsuits against the mogul on Monday.

October 14, 2024
Sean “Diddy” Combs got hit with a half-dozen lawsuits on Monday alleging sexual abuse.

Rich Homie Quan, young Atlanta rapper, dead at 33

Rich Homie Quan, whose hit “Flex” dominated radio stations in 2015, passed away at age 33, according to multiple reports.

October 2, 2024
Rich Homie Quan performs in May in Louisville.

Reporter Olivia Nuzzi accuses ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza of blackmail, harassment

Nuzzi, in the wake of a relationship with RFK Jr., filed for a civil protection order against Lizza, who “emphatically” denies her allegations.

October 1, 2024
Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza attend an after-party for the 2019 White House correspondents’ dinner at the Italian Embassy in Washington.

120 additional sexual assault lawsuits to be filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Lawyers for dozens of new accusers allege that some assaults took place at Combs’s infamous “White Parties,” and involved victims as young as 9 and 14.

October 1, 2024
Sean Combs arrives at a pre-Grammy event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills.

Naomi Campbell barred from charity role in England, Wales

Model and actress Naomi Campbell has been barred from her philanthropic role in England and Wales after a British group found evidence of financial misconduct.

September 26, 2024
British model Naomi Campbell in London in June.

What we learned from the ‘Mr. McMahon’ Netflix documentary

The Netflix documentary about former WWE boss Vince McMahon, titled “Mr. McMahon,” chronicled the on-screen and off-screen life of the wrestling mogul.

September 25, 2024
Vince McMahon in “Mr. McMahon.”

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of recording rape for porn in new suit

The lawsuit alleges Combs and his bodyguard tied up and repeatedly raped a 25-year-old woman at Bad Boy studios in the early 2000s.

September 24, 2024
Attorney Gloria Allred holds a news conference with Thalia Graves, an alleged victim of Sean “Diddy” Combs, on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Janet Jackson echoes false claims that Kamala Harris is not Black

During an interview, Janet Jackson claimed she heard Kamala Harris was not Black and that the vice president’s father was White.

September 22, 2024
Janet Jackson performs at Capital One Arena in 2017.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s appeal denied in bail sentencing

Sean “Diddy” Combs and his attorneys appealed a judge’s order to keep him behind bars amid multiple charges.

September 18, 2024
Sean “Diddy” Combs performs at the “Can't Stop, Won't Stop: The Bad Boy Story” film premiere during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2017, in New York.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs charged with sex-trafficking, denied bail

Combs’s indictment and arrest follows several sexual assault lawsuits against him and Homeland Security raids on two of his mansions.

September 17, 2024
Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at a movie premiere at the CBS Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles on May 30, 2018.