Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is one of the most famous rappers on the planet – but recent events threaten to tarnish his reputation.
In the past 24 hours the Bad Boy for Life singer, 54, reportedly had two of his homes searched by federal agents as part of a sex trafficking investigation.
The shocking news came after he faced sexual assault allegations earlier this year – while in 2023 he reached a settlement with an ex-girlfriend who claimed he abused her for years.
As law enforcement tries to get to the bottom of his alleged wrongdoings, below we take a look inside his wild family life.
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Early life
Diddy grew up in Harlem, New York, and tragedy struck his family in 1972 when his father Melvin Combs, who was an associate of convicted drug dealer Frank Lucas, was fatally gunned down.
Melvin, 33, was blasted when sitting in his car. Diddy spoke about it for the first time in 2013, when he said: “My father was a hustler. He was a drug dealer and he was a hustler, so I learned early in life that there’s only two ways out of that dead-end jail. It made me work even harder.”
And as for growing up without a dad, he added: “Being that my father was killed when I was three years old, I don’t have a lot of memories of my father. They say you can’t miss something you never had, but that’s only a little ways right.
“There’s definitely been times as I’ve gotten older that I’ve missed my father – his presence not being here. There’s things that you would ask your father. There’s also things that you would celebrate with him that would make him proud.”
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After losing his old man, Diddy was raised by his beloved mum Janice, a former model and teacher who he has named record labels after.
He has invited his mother to MTV Music Video Awards in the past and Diddy went on to become a parent to his own seven kids. This was after majoring in business administration at Howard University before launching his career on the mic.
Children
The joke goes that the music mogul has more children than nicknames and his oldest son is Quincy Taylor Brown, 32, who he adopted. Quincy is now an actor, singer and model and has praised his father in the past for inspiring him.
Diddy’s first biological child was Justin Combs, 30, who he had with fashion designer Misa Hylton. He achieved his own fame after starring in My Super Sweet 16 in 2008. He has also appeared on screen since then, most notably in season three of Power Book II: Ghost. He also became a father last year, making Diddy a grandad.
Model Kim Porter, mum to Quincy, later had three children with Diddy. Their son, Christian Combs, 25, is now a music artist himself. Kim and Diddy are also parents to twin daughters D’Lila and Jessie Combs, who are now 17.
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Diddy, who never married, also had another daughter, Chance Combs, 18, with a businesswoman called Sarah Chapman. He brought her to the 2022 Academy Awards. She described herself as an aspiring actress and said Dune and Euphoria star Zendaya was her biggest inspiration.
Just two years ago, Diddy became a father for a seventh time after welcoming his youngest girl, Love, to the world alongside model Dana Tran.
Writing on Twitter, he said: “I’m so blessed to welcome my baby girl Love Sean Combs to the world. “Mama Combs, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D’Lila, Jessie and myself all love you so much! God is the Greatest!”
Accusations
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Despite enjoying fatherhood, his personal life has been plagued with trouble in recent years. His ex-girlfriend, Cassie, real name Cassandra Ventura, accused him of abusing her since she was 19.
They reached a settlement last year and at the time she said: “I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control. I want to thank my family, fans, and lawyers for their unwavering support.”
His 2024 has not been any less turbulent, because the recent raids aside, he was also hit with a series of sexual assault lawsuits. This included one woman who claimed he drugged her during a dinner in 1991.
One of his representatives told The Mirror: “This last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be turned on its head. Ms. Dickerson’s 32-year-old story is made up and not credible. Mr. Combs never assaulted her, and she implicates companies that did not exist. This is purely a money grab and nothing more.”
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