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Diddy Is No More: &#39;Welcome to the Love Era&#39;
Sean Combs Officially
Changes Name
May 4, 2021 9:50 AM CDT

Sean Combs Officially Changes Name

Producer will apparently go by his new middle name, 'Love'

(Newser) - The man formerly known as Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, and Diddy should now be called "Love." The rapper and producer, whose birth name is Sean John Combs, has officially changed his name once again, this time swapping his middle name for "Love." The 51-year-old posted...

Diddy Speech Is Making Headlines
Diddy Speech Is
Making Headlines
Jan 26, 2020 1:15 PM CST

Diddy Speech Is Making Headlines

Sean Combs slams the Grammy Awards for failing to include black music

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs called out the Grammy Awards for dissing rap and R&B stars in its major categories in a blazing speech that earned him a standing ovation from Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and several other music industry players, the AP reports. At the end of his 50-minute speech Saturday...

What Kim Porter&#39;s Death Taught Diddy
What Kim Porter's
Death Taught Diddy
interview
Apr 24, 2019 11:54 AM CDT

What Kim Porter's Death Taught Diddy

Family now comes first, rapper tells 'Essence'

(Newser) - Diddy's first reaction upon learning of Kim Porter's death was "screaming and crying." "I was crying out to God—and to her,” the 49-year-old tells Essence of his former partner and mother of three of his children, who People reports died of lobar pneumonia...

Diddy Makes First Comments on Kim Porter's Death

'WE WERE SOME OTHER S---!!'

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs took to Instagram on Sunday to comment publicly for the first time on the death of ex Kim Porter , the mother of three of his children. Alongside of video of the two of them that's been viewed nearly 6 million times, the 49-year-old wrote: "...

Diddy&#39;s Ex Dead at 47
Diddy's Ex Found Dead
Nov 15, 2018 5:40 PM CST

Diddy's Ex Found Dead

Kim Porter was mother to 3 of rapper's kids

(Newser) - Kim Porter, the model and actress who dated Sean "Diddy" Combs on and off from 1994 to 2007 and bore three of the rapper's children, was found dead at her LA-area home Thursday, TMZ reports. Sources say Porter, 47, had been suffering from flu-like symptoms and possibly pneumonia...

Sean Combs Pays $21.1M for Work by Noted Black Artist

The producer has pieces by Keith Haring, Ai Weiwei, and Andy Warhol

(Newser) - The mystery art collector who phoned in the winning $21.1 million bid at a Sotheby’s auction for a painting by African-American artist Kerry James Marshall has been revealed. That someone has turned out to be Grammy Award-winning record producer Sean Combs, aka Diddy, reports Marshall’s long-time art...

Diddy Wants to Buy NFL&#39;s Panthers, Sign Kaepernick
Kaepernick Joins Diddy's
Push to Buy NFL Team
UPDATED
Dec 18, 2017 10:45 AM CST

Kaepernick Joins Diddy's Push to Buy NFL Team

'Let's make it happen!' exiled QB tweets after rapper floats idea of buying Panthers

(Newser) - Sean Combs has gone by a slew of monikers, but he'd like to add "Carolina Panthers owner" to the mix. The rapper, who now goes just by "Diddy," took to social media on Sunday evening to voice his intentions after current Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced...

Diddy Says He Has New Name, Won&#39;t Answer to Old Ones
Diddy: I Was Just Kidding
About That New Name
UPDATED
Nov 7, 2017 2:38 PM CST

Diddy: I Was Just Kidding About That New Name

He originally said he wanted to be called Love or Brother Love

(Newser) - The artist who has been known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, Diddy, and so forth appeared to have given himself yet another name change for his 48th birthday—but he's since revealed it was just a joke. The rapper and media mogul, who was born Sean Combs, tweeted...

Highest-Paid Celeb Can Thank Vodka for the Honor

Diddy tops 'Forbes' annual list

(Newser) - The highest-paid celebrity on Forbes' 2017 list managed to beat out Beyonce for the top spot—and he has vodka to thank for it. Sean "Diddy" Combs tops this year's annual list, having raked in $130 million pre-tax between June 2016 and June 2017. That's partially due...

Diddy's New Gig: Charter School Founder

He founds school in Harlem

(Newser) - He's been a rapper, actor, singer, entrepreneur, record producer, and clothing designer. Now Sean "Diddy" Combs has taken on a new job as the founder of a charter school in New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Combs announced Monday that the Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School will open...

New Documentary: Diddy Ordered Tupac's Murder

Retired LAPD detective says department covered up the truth

(Newser) - Two decades later, the mystery still hasn't been officially solved: Who killed Tupac Shakur? In a new documentary, a retired LAPD detective says the department actually did solve the case but covered up the truth: Sean "Diddy" Combs was behind the murder, alleges Greg Kading. His film Murder ...

Diddy Arrested for Alleged Assault With Weird Weapon

A ... kettlebell?

(Newser) - Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was arrested this afternoon on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son is on the football team, police said. Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean Combs, was arrested at UCLA's Acosta Athletic Training Complex on suspicion of assault with...

6 Celebs Who Just Got a College Degree

Some earned traditionally, some honorary

(Newser) - Elin Nordegren gave a rare public speech Saturday—because she graduated Rollins College with a bachelor's degree in psychology, and won an award for her 3.96 GPA, People reports. The 34-year-old started classes on the Florida campus in 2005, and took some time off when her kids were...

8 Stars Who Were Interns First

Can you picture Oprah making coffee?

(Newser) - Think being forced to make coffee won't get you anywhere in Hollywood? Well, it actually might: The Huffington Post rounds up 17 successful people who started out as interns. Read on for a sampling:
  • Tom Hanks: In college, he interned for Ohio's Great Lakes Theater Festival, and eventually
...

Kate Upton Dating ... Hip-Hop Mogul?

Allegedly spotted kissing Diddy; she denies romance on Twitter

(Newser) - The latest celebrity odd couple: Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton and Sean "Diddy" Combs, 23 years her senior at 43. They were spotted making out at a Miami Beach club late last month, a source tells the New York Daily News . "They were kissing, they weren’t hiding...

Stars Rock '12-12-12,' Raise $30M for Sandy

Springsteen, McCartney, Bon Jovi come together for storm relief

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, and Kanye West were just a few of the music and screen legends who raised millions for Sandy relief last night. Appearing on TV, radio, the Web, and in movie theaters, the 12-12-12 concert had a potential audience of some 2 billion, USA ...

Disney, Sears Linked to Burned-Out Garment Factory

Fire that killed 112 was arson, officials say

(Newser) - Walmart wasn't the only major American retailer selling clothes produced in the Bangladesh factory where at least 112 people died in a fire over the weekend , the AP finds. Account books found in the charred remains reveal the factory took orders from Disney, Sears, and other Western brands. Garments...

Another Rapper's Kid Snags UCLA Football Scholarship

This time Snoop Dogg's son, Cordell Broadus, is on the receiving end

(Newser) - Apparently UCLA really did not give a fig about all the controversy it stirred up by handing a $54,000 football scholarship to Diddy's kid , because now it's gone and doled out yet another football scholarship to yet another rapper's son. This time around Snoop Dogg's...

UCLA Defends $54K Scholarship for Diddy's Kid

No taxpayer money going to Justin Combs, rep explains

(Newser) - It goes without saying that Justin Combs, son of Sean "Diddy" Combs, doesn't need any financial help in order to attend college, yet UCLA has awarded him a full $54,000 athletic scholarship to play on its football team starting this fall. Needless to say, outcry ensued, but...

VIP Tickets to Diddy's Grammy Party: $50K

Of course, that gets you quite a few female attendants

(Newser) - The hottest Grammys after-party must be the one Diddy is hosting, because tickets cost as much as $50,000. The black tie event will be held at the Playboy Mansion, and for $50,000 you'll get two cabanas with free bottle service and 15 female model attendants for up...

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