Diddy

Sean Love Combs (born: Sean John Combs; ), better known online as Diddy (formerly: Puff Daddy or P. Diddy), is an American rapper, record producer and record executive. 
==History==
Sean John Combs was born on November 4, 1969, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Raised in Mount Vernon, New York. https://nymag.com/guides/money/2007/39948/ At age 33, Melvin, Combs dad, was shot dead while sitting in his car on Central Park West, when Combs was two years old. https://archive.org/details/seancombs0000trau pg. 14 Combs has a sister. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68676287 
Combs was raised Roman Catholic and served as an altar boy. https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/09/20/bad-boy-diddy-tells-kids-how-to-have-a-good-life-2/ He graduated from the all-boys Catholic school, Mount Saint Michael Academy in 1987. He played football for the academy, and his team won a division title in 1986. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819041859/http://www.ganglandnews.com/column437.htm Combs said he was given the nickname "Puff" as a child, because he would "huff and puff" when he was angry. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-08-16-p-diddy_x.htm 
Combs was a business major at Howard University, but left after his second year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2014/04/15/sean-combs-howard-dropout-to-give-commencement-speech/ 
Combs became an intern at New York's Uptown Records in 1990. https://sports.yahoo.com/music-boss-launched-sean-combs-155608486.html While working as a talent director at Uptown, under the guidance of label founder Andre Harrell, he helped develop Jodeci and Mary J. Blige. https://web.archive.org/web/20130210235109/http://www.grabow.biz/HighBudgetSpecialEvents/Diddy.htm In his college days, Combs had a reputation for throwing parties. In 1991, Combs promoted an AIDS fundraiser with Heavy D held at the City College of New York gymnasium. The event was oversold, and a stampede occurred in which nine people died. https://archive.org/details/seancombs0000trau pg. 24-25 
Shortly after being fired from Uptown in 1993, Combs established his own label Bad Boy Records, which entered a joint venture deal with Arista Records. Combs brought Uptown signee the Notorious B.I.G.. along with him to the newly established label. https://web.archive.org/web/20120214184734/http://www.blackentrepreneurprofile.com/profile-full/archive/2012/february/article/sean-combs/ 
In 1997, under the name Puff Daddy, Combs released his first commercial vocal work as a rapper. His debut single, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", spent 28 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number one. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1997-03-22 
Combs changed his stage name from "Puff Daddy" to "P. Diddy" in 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1249070.stm 
On August 16, 2005, Combs announced on TODAY that he was altering his stage name yet again, he would be calling himself "Diddy". Combs said fans did not know how to address him, which led to confusion. https://web.archive.org/web/20060505105921/http://www.gnextinc.com/news/diddy0816051.html 
==Controversies==
===Club New York Shooting===
In April 1999, Combs was charged with assaulting Steve Stoute. Combs was concerned that a video Stoute made, which featured a shot of Nas and Combs being crucified, was blasphemous. https://web.archive.org/web/20121123060602/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,273202,00.html He asked for his scenes on the cross to be pulled, but after the video aired unedited on MTV on April 15, Combs visited Stoute's offices and injured Stoute. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/04/17/puffy-combs-arrested-in-assault/a882ce92-67d1-40a7-bffa-e72e3c719621/ 
===Sexual Misconduct===
In May 2017, Cindy Ruela filed a lawsuit against Combs in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming, among other things, sexual harassment and retaliation. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sean-diddy-combs-sued-by-chef-sexual-harassment-retaliation-1001540/ 
On November 16, 2023, Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against him accusing him of rape, sex trafficking, and physical abuse. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/arts/music/sean-combs-diddy-cassie-rape-lawsuit.html The lawsuit also suggested that Combs was responsible for blowing up Ventura's then-boyfriend Kid Cudi's car. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sean-combs-cassie-abuse-allegations-lawsuit-1234883581/ 
On November 23, 2023, two further lawsuits were filed against Combs by two additional complainants, alleging sexual assault and revenge porn. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/24/sean-diddy-combs-accused-of-sexual-assault-and-revenge-porn-in-two-new-lawsuits One of the lawsuits claimed that in 1990 or 1991, him and Aaron Hall had sexually abused a woman, Combs allegedly recorded the incident. https://radaronline.com/p/diddy-hit-with-third-lawsuit-alleged-assault-woman-1990-singer-aaron-hall-lawsuit/ 
On December 6, 2023, a lawsuit was filed in Manhattan district court by a woman who alleges that Combs raped her in 2003 when she was 17 years old. https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2023/12/06/sean-combs-rape-lawsuit-diddy/ Combs quickly posted a response via social media, denying the allegations. https://www.nme.com/news/music/diddy-hits-back-at-sexual-assault-allegations-enough-is-enough-3554746 
In February 2024, a fifth lawsuit was brought against Combs when he was sued by music producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones. The case alleges that Combs drugged and sexually assaulted Jones, and also forced him to have sex with sex workers. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68386019 
==Discography==
===Albums===
*No Way Out (1997)
*Forever (1999)
*The Saga Continues... (2001)
*Press Play (2006)
*Last Train to Paris (2010)
*11 11 (2014)
*The Love Album: Off the Grid (2023)
====Remix Albums====
*We Invented the Remix (2002)
===Mixtapes===
*MMM (Money Making Mitch) (2015)
===Singles===
*Let's Get III (2003)
*Diddy Boppin' (2009)
*Love Come Down (2009)
*Big Homie (2014)
*I Want the Love (2014)
*Finna Get Loose (2015)
*Wactha Gon' Do? (2017)
*Act Bad (2023)
==References==
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