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Combs Reverting to Puff Daddy Status?
6/10/2008, E! Online
Sean Combs must be feeling nostalgic. The nickname-friendly hip-hop mogul, whose "official" alternate moniker has metamorphosed over the years from Puffy to Puff...
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"I'm Trying to Get My Black Bruce Willis On"
5/3/2008, E! Online
That's what Diddy told People this week while celebrating getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We've been constantly impressed by shape-shifting...
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He's coming out: Diddy announces himself in Hollywood
5/2/2008, AP
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — When the one-man, publicity-generating whirlwind that is Diddy met the well-oiled hype machine of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, sparks...
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Times to Diddy: Our Bad
4/7/2008, E! Online
Forget what's fit to print, the Los Angeles Times is busy publishing all the news that's fit to retract. A little more than a week after apologizing for running a...
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Combs' lawyer calls LA Times story "defamatory"
3/27/2008, Reuters
A lawyer for Sean "Diddy" Combs lashed out at the Los Angeles Times on Thursday over the "defamatory nature" of a story the paper published that sought to link the rap music...
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L.A. Times Hoaxed into Diddy-Tupac Link?
3/26/2008, E! Online
Apparently the Los Angeles Times should have Combed a little deeper before it reported on evidence contained in a batch of newly discovered FBI files that connected Sean...
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Sean Combs settles punching lawsuit
3/25/2008, AP
Sean "Diddy" Combs has settled a lawsuit brought by a man who claims the rapper-entertainment mogul punched him after a post-Oscar party outside a Hollywood hotel. Terms of...
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Diddy Disses L.A. Times' Tupac Tie-In
3/17/2008, E! Online
Sean "Diddy" Combs is "shocked." The hip-hop mogul issued a pointed statement Monday denying the details in a web-exclusive Los Angeles Times report...
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Judge Protects Diddy's Financial Privacy
2/27/2008, E! Online
If you want a piece of Diddy's bling, you're gonna have to win—and big. That's the message a Los Angeles judge is sending to a man who's suing Sean...
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Diddy wants to move to Hollywood and act
2/21/2008, AP
Sean "Diddy" Combs says he wants to move to Hollywood and become a full-time movie star.
The East Coast-based entertainment mogul aims to get top billing on the big...
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Combs Beat-Down Case Headed to Trial
1/22/2008, E! Online
Sean Combs is going to face the music.
A Los Angeles judge has set May 27 as the start date for a civil case filed by a California man, who contends he was assaulted...
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Diddy inks Ciroc vodka deal
10/24/2007, AP
Just five years ago, Sean "Diddy" Combs asked Busta Rhymes to "pass the Courvoisier." These days, it's all about the vodka.
The 37-year-old hip-hop mogul has inked a...
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Diddy Gives Vodka a Shot
10/24/2007, E! Online
For Diddy, the answer is clear.
The hip-hop mogul has entered a multiyear partnership with boozemaker Diageo PLC to promote the company's Ciroc vodka brand in a deal...
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Police investigate Diddy after assault claim
10/17/2007, Reuters
Hip-hop mogul Diddy -- real name Sean
Combs -- is being investigated in relation to an alleged
assault at a New York City nightclub during the weekend, police
sources...
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Diddy Goes Clubbing?
10/16/2007, E! Online
With acquaintances like these, who needs enemies?
Shortly after the New York Police Department confirmed that Sean "Diddy" Combs was the subject of an...
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Diddy Fields Lawsuit, Acknowledges Daughter
10/8/2007, E! Online
The king of a thousand nicknames just got one more: defendant.
A former Bad Boy associate—and current inmate—has filed suit from his Florida cell against Diddy...
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'Diddy' sued over B.I.G. music rights
10/6/2007, AP
A former associate of Sean "Diddy" Combs has filed a lawsuit from prison against the hip-hop mogul, claiming Combs owes him more than $19 million for music by the late...
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Sexy Diddy Ad Does MTV After All
9/18/2007, E! Online
Diddy wanted his MTV. And he got it—though not without some compromise.
The rap mogul otherwise known as Sean Combs earned himself a ton of free pub in recent...
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Rapper Combs' video too sexy for TV so goes online
9/17/2007, Reuters
Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs saw red
when U.S. television executives ruled a mini-movie promoting
his female fragrance was too raunchy to be aired -- so he has
gone online...
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Diddy commercial banned
9/14/2007, Yahoo! Music
Diddy has had a commercial banned from the airwaves in America because it is too steamy.
The hip-hop mogul also known as Sean Combs had an advert designed to set pulses...
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Lawyer Seeks Diddy's Diamond in the Rough
9/12/2007, E! Online
Sean "Diddy" Combs has the man who he supposedly brawled with on Oscar night wrapped around his finger. Or, fingers.
An attorney for Gerard Rechnitzer, who sued...
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Porter Disses Diddy's Dalliance
9/10/2007, E! Online
Sienna Miller may not have been the impetus behind Diddy's split from longtime girlfriend and baby mama Kim Porter, but another woman apparently was.
Porter, who...
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BMI Urban Awards kickstart MTV weekend
9/7/2007, AP
The MTV Video Music Awards aren't until Sunday, but hip-hop stars started accepting trophies Friday night.
Sean "Diddy" Combs, T.I., Three 6 Mafia and a slew of hip-hop...
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Hamptons Extinguish Diddy's Fireworks
8/22/2007, E! Online
Diddy's annual White Party will no doubt cause fireworks—just not the kind he was hoping for.
The East Hampton Town Council has denied Sean Combs' request...
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Diddy to produce Notorious B.I.G. film
8/13/2007, Yahoo! Music
Diddy is set to executive produce a film based on the life of rapper Notorious B.I.G.
The film will be made by Fox Searchlight films and directed by George Tillman Jr., who...
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Diddy flooded with job pleas
7/16/2007, Yahoo! Music
Diddy has been flooded with applications to be his new personal assistant after the rapper advertised the role on MySpace.
Over 10,000 offers have come in over the last...
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Kim Porter says she broke up with Diddy
7/12/2007, AP
Kim Porter says she dumped Diddy.
"After 10 years, I have decided to end my on-again/off-again relationship with Sean `Diddy' Combs," Porter said in a statement Wednesday...
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Baby Mama Done with Diddy
7/12/2007, E! Online
It's not Miller time for Sean "Diddy" Combs. And it's also no longer Porter time.
The hip-hop mogul has split with Kim Porter, his on-again, off-again...
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Diddy joins lineup for Diana concert
5/9/2007, Yahoo! Music
Diddy has joined the lineup for the Princess Diana memorial concert.
Nelly Furtado, Will Young, Tom Jones, and Supertramp singer Roger Hodgson have also been added.
The...
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Diddy plans 'peace' concert
4/10/2007, Yahoo! Music
Diddy and Manchester United and England football star Rio Ferdinand are teaming up to put together a "peace gig" to take place next year.
Both the celebrities represent...
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Flame-Smacking Diddy Walloped with Assault Suit
3/6/2007, E! Online
The man allegedly roughed up by Sean "Diddy" Combs on Oscar night has come out swinging.
Gerard Rechnitzer has sued the rap mogul for assault and battery, saying...
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This Internet Ain't Big Enough for Two Diddys
2/2/2007, E! Online
A Diddy and his MySpace page may soon be parted.
London-based record producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove has again taken legal action against Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleging...
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`Diddy' hosts birthday party for Arenas
1/8/2007, AP
A weekend birthday party hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs and featuring performances by Busta Rhymes, Lil' Wayne, T.I. and The Game for Gilbert Arenas was better suited for...
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Diddy's a daddy _ twice
12/21/2006, AP
Call him P. Daddy.
Sean "Diddy" Combs and girlfriend Kim Porter became the parents of twin girls Thursday morning, with the hip-hop impresario flying in from a movie set...
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Diddy's Two Greatest Hits
12/21/2006, E! Online
It's two for the road for Sean Combs.
Diddy doubled his daddy output Thursday when longtime girlfriend Kim Porter gave birth to twin girls in New York.
The rap mogul...
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Diddy says he wants to be the first black James Bond
11/3/2006, Yahoo! Music
Diddy says he wants to be the first black James Bond. The rap star put himself forward for the role at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Copenhagen last night.
Diddy, who's...
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Diddy: Criticism made me a better artist
10/25/2006, AP
To all the critics who think their snarky words fall on deaf ears, take heart: Diddy says he not only listened to past digs at his rap talent, but the criticism helped him...
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Hip-hop mogul Diddy in Burger King ads
10/10/2006, AP
Diddy will soon be adding some sizzle to Burger King's marketing efforts. Hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has agreed to join Burger King Corp.'s promotional efforts as the...
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Diddy can't be Diddy in Britain
9/11/2006, AP
Sean Combs is Diddy no more — at least in Britain. The musician and entertainment mogul has agreed to drop the Diddy name as part of an out-of court legal settlement...
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Combs Must Get Riddy of Diddy
9/11/2006, E! Online
Sean Combs is the man of a thousand nicknames. Make that a
thousand and one.
The rapper otherwise known as
Diddy is going to have to dream up another moniker to use in...
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Fiddy vs. Diddy
9/7/2006, Yahoo! Music
50 Cent has recorded a new mixtape featuring a damning verbal assault on Diddy.
The rapper throws a number of unfounded allegations at his rival about the death of...
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Diddy: Making the Brood
8/22/2006, E! Online
Sean Combs may be going by Diddy for the time being, but he's
adding to the ranks that call him Daddy.
The rap impresario
and his girlfriend, Kim Porter, are expecting...
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Diddy enlists Outkast, Kayne, Christina for new album
8/1/2006, Yahoo! Music
Outkast, Kanye West, and Christina Aguilera will all appear on the new Diddy album, according to reports.
Diddy is scheduled to release a new album later this year, his...
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Diddy's Supreme Diss
5/9/2006, E! Online
When it comes to easing his paternity problems, Sean Combs is
getting diddily from the courts.
The New York Supreme Court on
Tuesday declined to hear an appeal brought...
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Green Day Takes Home 7 Moonmen At 2005 MTV Video Music Awards
8/29/2005, USRN
It was a rock band, Green Day, that walked off with the most prizes at MTV's 2005 Video Music Awards Sunday (August 28), despite an abundance of performances focusing on...
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Rock Rolls at MTV Video Music Awards
8/28/2005, AP
Rock was resplendent at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, as the veteran punk group Green Day took home seven moonmen and newcomers The Killers and Fall Out Boy...
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Green Day, Gwen, Missy Lead VMA Nods
7/25/2005, AP
By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press Writer
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Luxury yachts and tricked-out cars. P. Diddy. And lots and lots of water. MTV announced Monday that its Video...
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New Edition On Short-Lived Stint On Bad Boy Records
5/2/2005, USRN
R&B group New Edition is currently rehearsing for a national tour which kicks off next month and working with Paramount Pictures on the New Edition biopic. The group plans...
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P. Diddy Promises Big Drama on 'Band'
3/2/2005, AP
The last time Sean "P. Diddy" Combs tried to put together a band on MTV, viewers were treated to screaming, fisticuffs and the dismantling of the group.
Though he's not...
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P. Diddy Heading To The Swing States
10/25/2004, USRN
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is a busy man these days as his non-profit organization, Citizen Change, kicks into overdrive as the November 2 election draws closer....
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P. Diddy Launches Campaign Aimed At Getting Young People And Minorities To Vote
7/8/2004, USRN
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs announced the creation yesterday of a new non-partisan, nonprofit organization called "Citizen Change" aimed at getting young people and...
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P. Diddy Forced To Leave Performance Due To Illness
6/14/2004, USRN
Hip-hop's superman Sean "P. Diddy" Combs showed that he was still human on Saturday (June 12), when the mogul was forced to pull out of a matinee performance of A Raisin In...
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P. Diddy Says Tony Nominations For 'Raisin' Co-Stars His Proudest Moment
6/1/2004, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs may be the only cast member in the current Broadway revival of A Raisin In The Sun who did not receive a Tony Award nomination, but he says he never...
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P. Diddy Officially Begins His Broadway Run
4/28/2004, USRN
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs began his run as Walter Lee Younger in the latest Broadway revival of A Raisin In The Sun on Monday night, April 26. The New York Daily...
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P. Diddy Retiring?
3/10/2004, E! Online
P.
Diddy may be punching out.
But banish the
thought of a condo in Boca, early-bird dinners and orthopedic footwear.
The 34-year-old music mogul is merely...
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P. Diddy Taking Broadway Role Lightly?
2/26/2004, USRN
Previews of the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun starring Sean "P. Diddy" Combs as Walter Lee are less than a month away, but insiders tell Page...
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Combs Attends Former Bodyguard's Funeral
11/19/2003, AP
Hundreds of mourners turned out Wednesday at an upper Manhattan church for the funeral for two New Yorkers gunned down in Atlanta, including the former bodyguard to hip-hop...
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P. Diddy Gives $1M From Marathon to NYC
11/14/2003, AP
Hip-hop entrepreneur Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs on Thursday gave the city $1 million he raised for public schools by running the New York City Marathon earlier this...
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P. Diddy's Friend And Former Bodyguard Murdered In Atlanta
11/13/2003, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' friend, former bodyguard, and former co-defendant, Anthony "Wolf" Jones, was one of two men killed in a shooting that also left two others wounded...
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P. Diddy Vows to Probe Sweatshop Claims
10/29/2003, AP
Rap music mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs said Tuesday he will investigate allegations of worker mistreatment at a Honduran factory that supplies garments for his Sean John...
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P. Diddy to Run in NYC Marathon
10/29/2003, AP
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will run in the New York City Marathon — sore knee and all.
His trainer, Mark Jenkins, expects the 33-year-old hip-hop mogul to finish Sunday's...
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P. Diddy Hoping To Get Oprah Winfrey's Support
10/14/2003, USRN
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will visit the Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday (October 15) to raise money for his Diddy Runs The City campaign. Combs is hoping to raise...
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P. Diddy Implicated In Two Murders By Former Associate
10/6/2003, USRN
Rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has been going to great lengths to refine his bad boy image. The mogul is slated to run the New York Marathon on November 2 to raise funds...
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P. Diddy To Run The New York City Marathon For Charity
10/1/2003, USRN
Rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is always full of surprises and the latest is that the mogul will run the 26.2 mile New York City Marathon on November 2 to raise one million...
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P. Diddy Hit With Lawsuit By Cigar Maker
9/17/2003, USRN
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs was hit with a lawsuit on September 4 by cigar makers who allege the mogul used footage revealing their secret rolling techniques in the...
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P. Diddy Is Top Entertainer On 'Fortune' List
9/2/2003, USRN
Hip-hop's Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is still at the top of his game. He's the richest entertainer on Fortune magazine's first annual 40 Under 40 list, which is made up of 40...
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P. Diddy Hit With Lawsuit
8/28/2003, USRN
Rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs was hit with yet another lawsuit this week--this one for $5-million. Stephanie Grieson filed suit in Queens Supreme Court accusing a bouncer...
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P. Diddy And Fat Joe Are 'Bad Boys'
8/27/2003, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Fat Joe, and singer Dre have hooked up for "Girl I'm A Bad Boy," the latest single from the Bad Boys II soundtrack which was released on Combs' Bad...
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P. Diddy's 'Bad Boys II' Soundtrack Debuts At Number One
7/24/2003, USRN
(7/24/03, 10 a.m. ET) – Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is back at the top of the charts this week as the Bad Boys II soundtrack debuted at Number One on the Billboard...
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P. Diddy Wants A Piece Of The New York Knicks
7/23/2003, USRN
Few can challenge Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' business acumen as the successful entrepreneur has built an empire which includes a record label, a clothing line, a marketing...
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P. Diddy Says New Dance Album Is Good Music To Rob A Bank To
7/10/2003, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is presently working on a new project, his first dance album. The mogul told the New York Post, "It's like real sexual and sensual, you know, but also...
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P. Diddy Sued By Former Cohort
7/2/2003, USRN
Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs has heard from an old friend--but the pal isn't calling just to say hello. Former Combs cohort and Bad Boy Entertainment president Kirk Burrowes has...
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P. Diddy To Release Limited Edition Sean John Navigator
6/17/2003, USRN
Hip hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has partnered with Lincoln to create a Limited Edition Sean John Navigator which will be available on July 1, according to...
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P. Diddy To Launch New Season Of 'Making The Band'
6/9/2003, USRN
The second season of Making The Band II featuring Sean "P. Diddy" Combs premieres on MTV on Wednesday (June 18) at 10 p.m. ET. The show will pick up where last season left...
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P. Diddy Picks Wedding Gift For J.Lo And Affleck
6/6/2003, USRN
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck haven't even announced a date for their impending wedding, but J.Lo's ex-boyfriend, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, has already decided on a gift for...
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R. Kelly, P. Diddy, Isleys, O'Jays, Gap Band At Detroit Music Festival
4/30/2003, USRN
R. Kelly, P. Diddy, Ronald Isley and the Isley Brothers, Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, India.Arie, the O'Jays, the Four Tops, the Whispers, the Temptations, and the Gap...
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P. Diddy Looking To Get Into Video Games
4/17/2003, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is looking to expand his conglomerate to include video games. Combs is presently looking for a partner to develop a game which would allow fans to...
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P. Diddy To Star In 'Love In Vain'
4/14/2003, USRN
Sean "P.Diddy" Combs has landed his first leading role as an actor. The hip-hop mogul will star as blues musician Robert Johnson in the HBO film Love In Vain. The film will...
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New Edition Having Fun Working With P. Diddy
4/11/2003, USRN
R&B group New Edition is celebrating its 20 anniversary in the music business with a new album in September that will be released via Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's Bad Boy...
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P. Diddy & 'Making The Band' Making A Ruckus, According To Neighbors
4/8/2003, USRN
Eileen Robert--a next-door neighbor to the Charles Street townhouse where Making The Band 2 is being made in New York City's Greenwich Village--is circulating a petition to...
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Loon Understands That He's Got A Heavy Burden To Carry
4/7/2003, USRN
Harlem-based rapper Loon, who has made a name for himself as Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's right-hand man, is set to release his long-awaited debut album, Loon, in June. The first...
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Nelly, P. Diddy, Smokey Robinson & Chaka Khan Tapped For 'Essence' Festival
3/24/2003, USRN
Nelly, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Smokey Robinson, and Chaka Khan have been tapped to perform at this summer's Essence Music Festival. The three-day event happening July 3-5 in...
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P. Diddy And The Lox Publicly Bury The Hatchet
3/20/2003, USRN
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and the Lox, a rap group he discovered, recently went public with the fact that they have reconciled their differences.
Last week Combs...
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P. Diddy Working On New Nightclub, Alcoholic Beverage & Boutique Hotel Chain
3/13/2003, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is a busy man these days. In addition to opening two new locations of his Justin's Restaurant in Miami and Detroit, the hip-hop mogul is currently...
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Wynonna, McGraw, P. Diddy Decorate Birdhouses For Nashville School
2/18/2003, Yahoo! Music
Wynonna, Tim McGraw, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Jessica Andrews, Tennessee Titan Jevon Kearse, Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher, Jo Dee Messina, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and Keith...
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'Making The Band II' Featuring P. Diddy To Return
2/17/2003, Yahoo! Music
MTV's Making The Band II is coming back for a second season, offering more exposure to Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's latest hip-hop group. Ten new episodes of the show will...
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P. Diddy And Lyor Cohen Work Out Deal For 112
2/13/2003, USRN
R&B quartet 112 has been in limbo since February of 2002, when Sean "P. Diddy" Combs successfully filed a preliminary injunction that barred the group from recording for Def...
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P. Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment Inks Deal With Universal Records
2/6/2003, Yahoo! Music
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs signed a worldwide distribution deal with Universal Records for his Bad Boy Entertainment label on Thursday (February 6). The financial terms of the...
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B2K's 'Bump, Bump, Bump' Featuring P. Diddy Tops The 'Billboard' Hot 100
1/24/2003, USRN
B2K's "Bump, Bump, Bump" featuring P. Diddy climbs to Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. The single moves up from Number Two, bumping Eminem's "Lose Yourself"...
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P. Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment Isn't Signed, Sealed, And Delivered To Elektra
1/9/2003, USRN
Reports have surfaced that Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is bringing his Bad Boy Entertainment imprint to Elektra Records, headed by Sylvia Rhone, for an estimated $10 million. The...
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Judge Reduces Judgement Against P. Diddy To Less Than Half Million
12/2/2002, USRN
A North Carolina judge has reduced civil damages against Sean "P. Diddy" Combs from more than $2 million to less than a half million dollars, in a case stemming from a...
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Usher & P. Diddy To Join Alicia Keys For South African AIDS Charity Concert
11/8/2002, USRN
Usher and P. Diddy will join Alicia Keys for a South African concert on November 23, benefiting that country's AIDS and HIV charities.
The concert will take place at the...
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P. Diddy, Brandy, And Bow Wow Looking For 'Dance' Partners
10/30/2002, USRN
P. Diddy and Brandy featuring Bow Wow have recorded the song "Dance With Us" for the soundtrack for The Wild Thornberrys, the animated Nickelodeon's series that will make...
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P. Diddy To Endorse Carl McCall For N.Y. Governor
9/24/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will endorse Democratic nominee and current New York state comptroller Carl McCall for governor of New York. Combs will join Russell Simmons and former...
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P. Diddy And Baby 'Do That' On New Single
9/22/2002, USRN
Flamboyant rappers P. Diddy and Baby team up for "Do That," the first single from Baby's album Birdman, due out on November 26 on Cash Money/Universal Records.
Birdman also...
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P. Diddy Ordered To Pay $2.45 Million For Backstage Beatdown
9/19/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs was ordered on September 10 to pay $2.45 million to a Winston-Salem, North Carolina man who accuses bodyguards hired by Combs of unjustly beating him...
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P. Diddy & Eve Talk About Her Fetish
8/29/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs plays reporter for the September issue of Essence, interviewing fellow rapper-actor and designer Eve about her soon-to-be-unveiled Fetish clothing...
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P. Diddy's 'Making The Band II' Auditions Begin
8/1/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is looking for hip-hop groupmembers for his upcoming MTV reality show, Making The Band II, and his talent scouts will be on the prowl for hot new...
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P. Diddy Gets Hit With Lawsuit From 'I'll Be Missing You' Songwriters
7/19/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment have been hit with a $4 million lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court. The suit, which was filed by Universal-MCA Publishing on...
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'P. Diddy' To Keep It Real With 'Making The Band II'
7/18/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will soon be joining likes of the Osbournes and Brandy by launching his own reality show, titled Making The Band II, on October 12. At a press...
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Craig Mack Officially Signs With Bad Boy
7/15/2002, USRN
Craig Mack, who has been working with Sean "P. Diddy" Combs since earlier this year, officially inked a new deal with Bad Boy Entertainment on Thursday (July 11). The rapper...
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112 And P. Diddy Dispute Label Deal, Publishing Deal, And Last Words
7/10/2002, USRN
After offering politically correct comments regarding their future with Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's Bad Boy Records, Combs's protege group 112 said they are parting ways with...
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P. Diddy Celebrates Bad Boy's Independence With Parties In New York & Atlanta
7/8/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is all smiles these days, after walking away from his joint venture with Arista Records with all of the master recordings from Bad Boy Entertainment....
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P. Diddy Keeps Artist Roster In Amicable Split With Arista
6/21/2002, USRN
Bad Boy Records head Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Arista Records CEO and President Antonio "L.A." Reid announced Thursday (June 20) that the record labels are parting ways...
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P. Diddy Releases Statement On J. Lo's Divorce
6/11/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has released a statement saying that he is not the cause of his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez's recent marriage separation.
Lopez and dancer Cris Judd...
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Hip-Hop Dads P. Diddy, Russell Simmons, Treach To Receive Father's Day Honors
6/11/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Russell Simmons, Jadakiss, Run-D.M.C.'s Jam Master Jay, and Naughty By Nature's Treach are among the hip-hop dads who will be recognized Thursday...
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P. Diddy Says He Might Work With J. Lo In The Future
5/28/2002, USRN
Jennifer Lopez recently shared in an interview that she would like to work with her ex-boyfriend Sean "P. Diddy" Combs again because he's a talented artist. Combs expressed...
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P. Diddy Is Back On Top
5/22/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has returned to the top of the charts with his latest release, P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records Present...We Invented The Remix, which debuts at Number One...
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P. Diddy, Cam'ron, Weezer & Moby Have Big Album Debuts
5/22/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's Bad Boy/Arista Records remix album, P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records Present...We Invented The Remix, debuts at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums...
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P. Diddy On The Success Of 'I Need A Girl'
5/20/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is enjoying his biggest hit in five years with "I Need A Girl (Part One)" featuring Usher and Loon, which is currently Number Two on the Billboard Hot...
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P. Diddy's Latest Album Hits The Streets
5/14/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs releases his latest collection, P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records Present...We Invented The Remix, on Tuesday (May 14).
The first single from the set, "I...
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P. Diddy: The Next Don King?
3/22/2002, USRN
Sources close to Sean "P. Diddy" Combs deny that the hip-hop mogul was ever approached about financial participation in the proposed championship fight between Lennox Lewis...
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Witness From P. Diddy Trial Arrested
3/22/2002, USRN
Anthony Natasi, who testified against Sean "P. Diddy" Combs during his gun-and-bribery trial in 2001, was arrested on Wednesday (March 20). Natasi was charged with promoting...
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P. Diddy Close To Becoming A Free Agent
3/14/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is close to resolving matters with his former distributor Arista/BMG and becoming a free agent, according to published reports. Combs might very well...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Reaches Child-Support Agreement
3/6/2002, USRN
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and his ex-girlfriend Kim Porter have reached a child-support agreement for their 3-year-old son Christian Casey Combs. The couple will...
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Saxophonist Dave Koz Gets Fashion Help From P. Diddy At Grammy Show
3/1/2002, USRN
Though saxophonist and radio-show host Dave Koz did not take home a Grammy Award after the ceremonies on Wednesday night (February 26), he got the chance to present one of...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Likely To Join Smash Mouth & Ginuwine On *NSYNC Tour
2/13/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will likely be the next artist to be added to *NSYNC's upcoming Celebrity 2002 tour, which will kick off March 3 in Portland. Smash Mouth and Ginuwine...
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P. Diddy, Jay-Z & R. Kelly To Perform At UrbanAid 2
2/11/2002, USRN
Co-chairs Russell Simmons and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs have announced that UrbanAid 2, a concert fundraiser to help increase the awareness of HIV and AIDS prevention in the...
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Enrique Iglesias & Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs To Play NBA Read To Achieve Celebration
2/2/2002, USRN
Enrique Iglesias's hit single "Hero" climbed to the top of the U.K. singles chart on Sunday (January 27). The track bumped George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" from Number One...
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P. Diddy To Host United We Stand Benefit In New Orleans
1/29/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has been tapped by New Orleans Saints All-Pro defensive end Joe Johnson to host the United We Stand all-star benefit concert at Zephyrs Field in New...
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Russell Simmons, P. Diddy, Nas, To Attend Hip-Hop Summit Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1/16/2002, USRN
The Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council and Hip-Hop Summit Action Network will host the first Hip-Hop Youth Summit in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday (January 21)....
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P. Diddy Says He Will Be A Free Agent
1/11/2002, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has been tight-lipped about rumors regarding his alleged exit from his distribution deal with Arista Records. But the music mogul confirmed his efforts...
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Mary J. Blige And P. Diddy Reunite For 'No More Drama' Remix
1/3/2002, USRN
Mary J. Blige and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, the man who was instrumental in launching her career, have reunited for a remix of Blige's latest hit, "No More Drama," which...
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Flashback 2001: Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Found Not Guilty
12/30/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs was found not guilty on March 16 of five counts of gun...
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P. Diddy To Open For Britney Spears
12/14/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has been tapped to step in and open for Britney Spears on the last two dates of the Britney 2001 U.S. tour. Combs replaces O-Town, whose stint as the...
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P. Diddy Reaches Child-Support Agreement
12/6/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Kim Porter have reportedly reached a child-support agreement for their 3-year-old son, Christian Casey Combs. Porter's lawyer Suzanne Bracker...
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P. Diddy And Black Rob Help G. Dep Celebrate Release
11/29/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Black Rob were on hand to help G. Dep, Bay Boy Entertainment's latest sensation, celebrate the release of his debut set, Child Of The Ghetto, at...
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P. Diddy Receives Arrest Warning From Judge
10/25/2001, USRN
Manhattan Family Court Judge David Kirshblum warned Sean "P. Diddy" Comb's attorney Thursday (October 24) that he would issue a warrant for the hip-hop entrepreneur's arrest...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs: To Sell Or Not To Sell?
10/19/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs launched his Bad Boy Entertainment empire in 1994 with two artists, the Notorious B.I.G. and Craig Mack, and now Combs is reportedly set to sell his...
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P. Diddy's Former Prosecutor May Be Headed To Afghanistan
10/11/2001, USRN
Matthew Bogdanos, the Manhattan prosecutor who unsuccessfully attempted to prosecute Sean "P. Diddy" Combs on bribery and weapons charges earlier this year, will be leaving...
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P. Diddy Now Getting Heat For Treatment Of Black Women
10/4/2001, USRN
Hip-hop mogul and rapper Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who recently issued an apology to the Asian community for the original lyrics of his latest single "Diddy," is now under fire...
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P. Diddy, David Bowie & Dr. Dre Weigh In On 'Training Day' Soundtrack
10/3/2001, USRN
While the movie Training Day starring Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington will finally hit theaters Friday (October 5), music fans have already been enjoying the Training Day...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Looking For A New Distributor?
9/28/2001, USRN
Rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is reportedly now looking for a new home for his Bad Boy Entertainment label, which was launched as a 50/50 partnership with Arista Records...
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Sean 'P.Diddy' Combs In Hot Water With Asian Community
9/25/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has come under fire for some of the lyrics on his most recent single, the Neptunes-produced "Diddy," from his latest album, P. Diddy And The Bad Boy...
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'P. Diddy' Combs Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Mother Nature
9/5/2001, USRN
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs entered a plea of guilty to one count of clearing in a conservation area in East Hampton, New York, on Tuesday (September 4) and was...
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P. Diddy On How He Accidently Created His Latest Album
8/9/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is currently enjoying his fourth consecutive week in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. Combs's latest album, P. Diddy And The Bad Boy Family...The Saga...
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P. Diddy Explains The Concept Behind His Album
7/30/2001, USRN
Rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's latest release, P. Diddy And The Bad Boy Family...The Saga Continues, is currently Number Six on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. LAUNCH...
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P. Diddy On The Void He Fills In Hip-Hop
7/20/2001, USRN
Rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's latest release P. Diddy And The Bad Boy Family...The Saga Continues, arrives at Number Two on the Billboard 200 album chart after selling...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Recording And Allegedly Driving Recklessly In Miami
7/17/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs released his latest album, P. Diddy And The Bad Boy Family...The Saga Continues, last week. The set was recorded entirely in Miami following Combs's...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Served Child-Support Suit By Fake Autograph Seeker
7/12/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs released his third album P. Diddy And The Bad Boy Family...The Saga Continues, on Tuesday (July 10), and while the mogul was leaving a promotional...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs's Legal Woes Might Just Be Beginning
6/28/2001, USRN
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who was acquitted of weapons and bribery charges earlier this year, might now be facing more legal woes. In addition to the ongoing...
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P. Diddy's April Prison Visit With Shyne Revealed
6/13/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs visited protege Jamal "Shyne" Barrow in prison April 26, reports the Chief, a New York-based civil service newspaper. Combs was escorted to Rikers...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Might Have To Pay More Child Support
6/5/2001, USRN
Kim Porter, the mother of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's youngest son Christian Casey Combs, filed a paternity suit in Manhattan Family Court on Friday (June 1). Porter, who dated...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Shocked By Shyne's Sentence
6/1/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs says that he is shocked by the 10-year sentence his protege Jamal "Shyne" Barrow received Friday (LAUNCH, 6/1).
"Shyne's sentence is unfair and...
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P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family Due Out June 26
5/17/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has yet another compilation in the works. Though he is already completing Sean "Puffy" Combs & Hezekiah Walker Present...Thank You, due July 10, the...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Lands Role In 'Monster's Ball'
5/10/2001, USRN
Rap music mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has reportedly landed a role playing a man sent to death row in Monster's Ball, a film scheduled to start shooting in Louisiana next...
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P. Diddy Still Singing Lopez's Praises
5/8/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who was acquitted of gun-possession and bribery charges in March, is still singing the praises of his former girlfriend Jennifer Lopez. The pair split...
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'Law & Order' Episode To Resemble 'P. Diddy' Trial?
4/27/2001, USRN
An upcoming episode of the NBC crime show Law & Order was reportedly inspired by the 1999 New York nightclub shooting that involved Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and his...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs And His Bad Boy Artists Give Thanks
4/25/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's Bad Boy Entertainment is set to release "You," the first single from the forthcoming gospel album, Sean "Puffy" Combs & Hezekiah Walker...
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Are Puffy & Other Rappers Victims Of 'Racial Profiling?'
4/20/2001, USRN
The New York Police Department is reportedly monitoring the movements of rap-music performers to prevent crime, and some are saying the tracking constitutes "racial...
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Puffy Says Officer Pulled Him Over Because Of His Celebrity
4/17/2001, USRN
Sean "Puffy" Combs said the officer who cited him Saturday in Miami Beach, Florida, was harassing him because of his celebrity, the rap entrepreneur told The Steve Harvey...
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Puffy's Latest Arrest Due To Computer Error?
4/16/2001, USRN
Sean "Puffy" Combs is once again pleading his innocence. Combs was arrested in the South Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida, when he was pulled over for making an illegal...
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Puffy In Legal Trouble Again
4/15/2001, USRN
Rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs, who was acquitted last month on gun and bribery charges in New York City, was arrested Saturday (April 14) night in Miami. Combs was charged with...
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Puffy, Master P, Shaq, Others Headed To Court
4/9/2001, USRN
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Master P, Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal, Magic Johnson, and Johnnie Cochran are among the millionaire hoops junkies that will enter basketball teams into a...
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Puffy To Donate Album Proceeds To Charity
3/31/2001, USRN
Sean "Puffy" Combs is scheduled to donate the proceeds from an upcoming gospel album to charities. The album, Thank You, scheduled to be released this summer, will be...
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Puffy Breaks His Silence
3/28/2001, USRN
Recently acquitted rap mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs took to the airwaves on Wednesday (March 28) morning. Combs joined the morning crew at WQHT in New York to discuss his...
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Puffy The Target Of Yet Another Lawsuit
3/23/2001, USRN
For Sean "Puffy" Combs, the legal trouble just keeps coming. Less than a week after the hip-hop mogul was acquitted on weapons and bribery charges, Combs was hit with a...
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Sean 'Puffy' Combs Trial Over, But Murder Plots Surfacing
3/23/2001, USRN
Unsealed court transcripts of a closed-door conference reveal that Sean "Puffy" Combs and Matthew "Scar" Allen both believed that the other had a hit put out on them....
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Shyne Says Puffy Turned His Back On Him
3/22/2001, USRN
Jamaal "Shyne" Barrow says Sean "Puffy" Combs did not support him during the recent seven-week trial that sought to convict Barrow and Combs on attempted murder, assault,...
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Shyne: What's Next?
3/20/2001, USRN
While hip-hop mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs celebrated his Friday (March 16) acquittal on gun-possession and bribery charges, his protege and co-defendant Jamal "Shyne" Barrow...
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Puffy Thanks Family, Friends, And Fans For Support
3/20/2001, USRN
Recently acquitted rap mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs has been quick to thank those who supported him during his recent trial. Outside of the courtroom following his not-guilty...
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Puffy's Legal Woes Continue
3/19/2001, USRN
As Sean "Puffy" Combs was still celebrating his acquittal on Friday (March 16) on five counts of gun-possession and bribery, the hip-hop mogul learned that his former...
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Puffy Attorney Equates Verdict To Super Bowl Victory
3/16/2001, USRN
Sean "Puffy" Combs attorney Ben Brafman was ecstatic that the Manhattan Supreme Court jury acquitted Combs of the five counts of bribery and illegal gun possession charged...
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Arista CEO Has 'Mixed Emotions' About Puffy Verdict
3/16/2001, USRN
Antonio "L.A." Reid, the president and CEO of Arista Records, released a statement specifically regarding the verdict as it relates to Sean "Puffy" Combs and Jamal "Shyne"...
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An Aquitted Sean 'Puffy' Combs Addresses The Media
3/16/2001, USRN
Sean "Puffy" Combs was overwhelmed today when he was acquitted of five counts of illegal gun possession and bribery filed against him in New York's Supreme Court.
As the...
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Attorney For Puffy's Bodyguard Says He 'Believed In System'
3/16/2001, USRN
Michael Bachner, the attorney for Sean "Puffy" Combs's bodyguard Anthony "Wolf" Jones was the first to take to the podium after learning his client was cleared of all...
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Puff Daddy Found Not Guilty By Jury
3/16/2001, USRN
Sean "Puffy" Combs was found not guilty today (March 16) on all five counts of gun possession and bribery after three days of deliberations by a jury in a New York court....
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Puffy Alternate Juror Says, 'Not Guilty'
3/15/2001, USRN
An alternate juror in the Sean "Puffy" Combs trial said she would have found Combs innocent, and she predicted that the jury also would come to the same conclusion when they...
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Sean 'Puffy' Combs Trial Timeline
3/15/2001, USRN
Jury deliberations in the Sean "Puffy" Combs trial returned this controversial case to the headlines this week, grabbing the same amount of attention that was first devoted...
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Puffy Lawyers Optimistic As The Jury Begins Deliberations
3/14/2001, USRN
When Judge Charles Solomon provided the jury with specific instructions and explanations of the charges facing Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jamal "Shyne" Barrow, and Anthony "Wolf"...
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Puffy Prosecutors Ask Jurors To Consider Victims
3/13/2001, USRN
Prosecuting attorneys in the Sean "Puffy" Combs case asked jurors Tuesday (March 13) to consider the three victims in the 1999 shooting that took place at a New York...
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Puffy's Lawyer Says He's The Real Victim In Closing Arguments
3/12/2001, USRN
The defense for Sean "Puffy" Combs maintained the rap star's innocence Monday (March 12) during its three-hour closing arguments in a case that seeks to sentence Combs to...
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Puffy Called 'Poster Boy For Black-On-Black Crime'
3/12/2001, USRN
James Davis, an African-American police officer condemning violence in the world of hip-hop, is calling embattled rap music mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs the "poster boy for...
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Puffy's Phone Records Suggest Possible Witness Tampering
3/8/2001, USRN
As prosecutor Matthew Bogdanos brought his rebuttal case to a close late Wednesday afternoon (March 7), phone records were introduced that suggested that rap mogul Sean...
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Puffy Had A Gun, According To Matthew 'Scar' Allen Statement
3/7/2001, USRN
Sean "Puffy" Combs had a gun and fired the weapon, Matthew "Scar" Allen said in a statement that was read at Combs's gun-possession and bribery trial on Wednesday (March...
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Puffy's Prosecution Rebuttal Witness Scar Will Not Testify
3/6/2001, USRN
Matthew "Scar" Allen--the man who allegedly argued with rap mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs moments before shots were fired in Club New York the night of...
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Shyne Did Not Fire First Shots, Witness Says
3/6/2001, USRN
A witness in the Sean "Puffy" Combs trial testified Monday (March 5) that Jamal "Shyne" Barrow did not fire the first shot during the December 1999 ruckus at Club New...
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Shyne's Gun Was Pointed At The Ceiling, Says Defense Witness
3/2/2001, USRN
Jamal "Shyne" Barrow's attorney Murray Richman began to build the rapper's defense on Friday (March 2), one day after rap mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs took the stand in his own...
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Puffy Denies Everything As He Takes the Stand
3/1/2001, USRN
Sean "Puffy" Combs took the witness stand Thursday (March 1) and denied everything--or at least the weapon and bribery charges he's currently facing in a New York City...
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Puffy To Take The Stand
2/28/2001, USRN
Sean "Puffy" Combs put all speculation to rest about whether or not his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez would testify on his behalf when he released a statement on Tuesday...
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Puffy's Defense Gaining Momentum
2/27/2001, USRN
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