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NEWS ABOUT: Diddy

Diddy stories: 22 news summaries

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WHO, ME?

 New York's 
 Biggest Divas 


Mariah Carey is pretty bad, but don't write off Alex Rodriguez, Lady Gaga

Nov 2, 09 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Thanks to the Oscar buzz surrounding Mariah Carey’s role in Precious, she is poised to become an even bigger primadonna. But the New York Daily News takes a look at other divas—and divos—in the Big Apple who could give her a run for her money:... More »

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entertainment • Alex Rodriguez • Tracy Morgan • celebrity • Keith Olbermann • Diddy • Mariah Carey • diva • Lady Gaga • Victoria Gotti

(Newser) - Diddy may be mixing beer with his vodka soon. Rapper-pitchman-entrepreneur Sean Combs is in talks to help market Guinness and Red Stripe, sources tell Advertising Age. Combs has already worked with Diageo, the British company behind the brews, on its Ciroc vodka brand. If the deal goes through, Combs would... More »

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marketing • beer • Kanye West • Diddy • Smirnoff • Diageo • Absolut • Guinness • Jay-Z • Jay-ZTV • Red Stripe • KRS-One • Bud Select

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Brit's Got a New Boyfriend 

Plus, Twilight hunk loves Tina Fey, more

Mar 12, 09 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sorry, boys: Britney’s taken. The comeback queen is dating her talent agent, E! reports, a do-gooder credited with helping Brit, 27, get back on the straight and narrow. Jason Trawick, 37, “is one of the few people who Jamie Spears trusts,” says a source. Tween girls will... More »

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Britney Spears • nudity • sex • Tina Fey • celebrity • Diddy • dating • Kiefer Sutherland • Gwyneth Paltrow • Twitter • Paul Rudd • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • nude

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Brit's Dancers 
 Fired for Drugs 

Also: Jamie Lynn goes country, more

Mar 10, 09 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sean “Diddy” Combs tells the Huffington Post that, yes, that is the sound of the Notorious BIG receiving—ahem—oral sex during his Ready to Die track. “I think Big would be alright with it,” Combs said of his admission. Elsewhere:
  • Britney Spears’ “beyond strict”
... More »

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television • Britney Spears • drugs • celebrity • country music • Diddy • primetime TV • Jamie Lynn Spears • Notorious B.I.G. • Michael J. Fox • Lil' Kim • Hayden Panettiere • Jade Goody

(Newser) - Chris Brown seems to be doing pretty well, all things considered—not only is he reportedly holed up in Diddy’s Miami mansion with the girlfriend he’s accused of assaulting, he’s also been recording tracks for a new album, E! reports. Though he shot down rumors of partying... More »

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music • Miami • domestic violence • celebrity • Diddy • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown • recording

 Rihanna Back With Brown 

Sources: Pair reunited, spending quality time together at Diddy's mansion

Feb 28, 09 2:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Rihanna and Chris Brown are a couple again almost 3 weeks after he allegedly beat her, sources tell People. The “Umbrella” singer is spending time with Brown at Sean "Diddy" Combs' Miami Beach mansion. "They're together again. They care for each other," says the source. “... More »

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domestic violence • celebrity • Diddy • Rihanna • Chris Brown

How Does
Diddy Chill Out
After a Long Day?

Hint: It involves his posterior

Feb 13, 09 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - When you've got as much on your plate as rapper/fashion designer/actor/producer/entrepreneur Diddy, you've got to find a way to relax. Other high-profile celebs advocate techniques ranging from yoga to meditation and beyond, but Diddy opts for rear rubs, the Mirror reports. The renaissance man told E!, "Most people get... More »

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celebrity • Diddy • relaxation • rapper • massage

FRAGRANCE REVIEW

 Diddy Hits Big With 
 'Lickable' Scent 

New I Am King scent is both fruity and masculine

Feb 5, 09 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Sean Combs, the rap mogul of countless other stage names, had one request when developing his fashion line's new men's scent: "When I wear this perfume, I want to be lickable." The resulting fragrance, I Am King, has fruity notes uncommon in men's fragrance. And it does indeed... More »

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fashion • Diddy • perfume • fragrance • fashion label • Sean John

 Diddy Wants 
 to Be Bond, 
 Black Bond 

Rap star has plans for next 007 flick

Jan 2, 09 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - He’s already king of rap and has his own fashion line, record label, movie production company, and restaurant—but that’s not enough for Diddy: He wants to be the black version of James Bond, reports the New York Post. Sean Combs tells Britain’s Observer that in the... More »

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celebrity • Diddy • James Bond

OPINION

 Plax, Call Diddy (and Other Tips) 


Dec 2, 08 1:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Plaxico Burress has a lot to answer for, but he can take some cues from the current economy and hip-hop history, writes Chloe Hilliard in the Village Voice. Almost every aspect of his gun infraction has precedent. Her suggestions:
  • Contact Diddy: The rap impresario has had experience
... More »

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NFL • New York City • list • Diddy • New York Giants • arrest • Plaxico Burress • hospitalization • gunshot wounds

 Diddy on Palin: 
 Could Anyone Be Less Black? 

Rapper says McCain's choice 'completely irresponsible'

Sep 4, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - P Diddy—“government name" Sean Combs—has a heart-to-heart with John McCain on a dizzying YouTube video complaining that the Arizona senator's choice of running mate is “not respectful to our diverse lives.” Sporting tinted shades, a white tee and serious bling, Diddy, “aka Ciroc Obama,... More »

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John McCain • YouTube • celebrity • Diddy • rapper • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 LA Cop Pulls Gun on Diddy 

Deputy 'fearing for his safety' brandished weapon during early-morning stop; calm prevails

Aug 25, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy pulled a gun on Sean “Diddy” Combs during a routine traffic stop early yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. The officer “ pulled his firearm, fearing for his safety,” the department explained, when the rap mogul and six of his cohorts... More »

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police • Los Angeles • celebrity • Diddy • guns

 Retro Diddy Back to Puff Daddy 

Rapper Combs hints at return to old stage name

Jun 10, 08 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Sean Combs—also variously known as Puffy, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy—appears to be going retro and reverting back to Puff Daddy, which he hasn’t used since 2001, E! Online reports. His rep says there’s no change in the works, but Combs suggested otherwise on... More »

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music • Diddy • hip-hop • rapper • rap music

Mr. Hip Hop,
You Need
to Stop

Yahoo lists the
worst rappers to ever pick up a mic

Apr 20, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Before Chingy or Master P came Shaq's failed try at rap. And before him were many other shameful attempts at the lyrical flow. Yahoo lists the worst rappers ever:
  1. Vanilla Ice: The "Ice Ice Baby" king also failed as an actor in Cool as Ice.
  2. MC
... More »

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music • list • celebrity • Diddy • Shaquille O'Neal • hip-hop • rap music • Vanilla Ice • MC Hammer

Times Officially Retracts Tupac Shooting Story

Paper clears site of article, reporter's chat and blog posts

Apr 7, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today formally retracted its story that had an FBI informant implicating Sean "Diddy" Combs in a 1994 assault on fellow rapper Tupac Shakur. The paper previously apologized and reported that documents key to the March 17 story appeared to have been a hoax; it said... More »

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Diddy • Los Angeles Times • hip-hop • rapper • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG • rap rivalry

LA Times Apologizes
for Diddy-Tupac Story

Paper admits it was based on fake FBI documents from con man

Mar 27, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today admitted the paper was duped in its story alleging that Sean "Diddy" Combs was connected to the 1994 murder of fellow rapper Tupac Shakur. The reporter and editor responsible for the story apologized and said parts of it were based on FBI records that... More »

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fraud • Diddy • Los Angeles Times • apology • rap music • Tupac Shakur • East Coast-West Coast rap feud • hoaxes

Story Linking Diddy to Tupac Shooting a Hoax

'FBI reports' lead back to longtime con man, says Smoking Gun 

Mar 26, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times was duped into reporting that associates of Sean “Diddy” Combs were involved in the 1994 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, the Smoking Gun reports. The paper based last week's story on FBI reports fabricated by a long-time con man who has long sought to insinuate... More »

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fraud • Diddy • Los Angeles Times • hip-hop • hoax • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Suge Knight • East Coast-West Coast rap feud

 Diddy Denies Tupac Claim 

Calls newspaper story 'beyond ridiculous'

Mar 18, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has vehemently denied claims that he, the Notorious BIG, and other rap figures were involved in an attack on Tupac Shakur in 1994. Shakur was shot outside a New York recording studio, triggering the East Coast-West Coast rap wars in which Shakur and others were murdered.... More »

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FBI • New York • Las Vegas • Diddy • hip-hop • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious B.I.G. • Interscope Records • East Coast West Coast wars • rap rivalry

Tupac Was
Right to
Suspect Diddy

Combs was behind 1994 NY ambush,
new info reveals

Mar 17, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tupac Shakur was right: Associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs and the Notorious BIG were behind the beating and shooting of Shakur in New York in 1994. New info uncovered and interviews conducted by the LA Times show Combs' buddies set up the ambush, which kicked off the countrywide feud... More »

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Diddy • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG

'Diddy Did It,' Say Witnesses in Assault Lawsuit

Rapper 'socked' man
in row over woman

Jan 19, 08 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Four witnesses have backed up a realtor's claim that rapper "P Diddy" Sean Combs struck him at at a post-Oscar party in Los Angeles last year in a confrontation over a woman, according to court papers filed yesterday in a lawsuit . "I remember seeing him go flying, not... More »

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lawsuit • Diddy • assault • rap music

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