Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned to Instagram within the wake of his contemporary sexual attack allegations.
“We miss you so much Kim! Happy Birthday Beautiful! Love forever 🖤,” Diddy, 54, captioned a photograph of himself and overdue ex Kim Porter on Friday, December 15, what would were her 53rd birthday. Within the snap, Diddy was once leaning over and kissing a smiling Porter — who died of pneumonia in November 2018 — at the cheek.
Diddy and Porter had an on-and-off dating which lasted from 1994 to 2007. They shared 3 children in combination, son King, 25, and twins D’Lila Celebrity and Jessie James, 16. The rapper additionally followed Porter’s son, Quincy Brown, 32, from a previous dating. (Diddy additionally has 3 children — son Justin Dior, 29, and daughter Probability, 17, and Love Sean, 14 months — with Misa Hylton, Sarah Chapman and Dana Tran, respectively.)
Diddy’s social media tribute to Porter got here just about one month after he was once accused of sexual attack in a bombshell lawsuit filed by way of ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura.
“After years in silence and darkness, I am finally ready to tell my story, and to speak up on behalf of myself and for the benefit of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships,” Cassie, 37, mentioned in a commentary to The New York Instances on November 16.
Within the submitting, Cassie claimed that she were raped by way of Diddy. She additionally alleged that he was once controlling whilst they had been in combination, forcing her to take medicine and bodily assaulting her.
Tomorrow, Diddy and Cassie — who dated off and on from 2007 to 2018 — settled the lawsuit.
“I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control,” Cassie shared in a commentary to Us via her lawyer Douglas Wigdor on November 17. “I want to thank my family, fans and lawyers for their unwavering support.”
Diddy, for his phase, additionally launched a commentary shared by way of Wigdor.
“We have decided to resolve this matter amicably,” the commentary learn. “I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.”
Diddy’s attorney Ben Brafman famous that the agreement does now not imply he assumed guilt.
“Just so we’re clear, a decision to settle a lawsuit, especially in 2023, is in no way an admission of wrongdoing,” Brafman’s November 18 commentary learn. “Mr. Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. He is happy they got to a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”
Following Cassie’s preliminary submitting, Diddy has since been accused in 3 different sexual attack complaints. A couple of girls have since come ahead alleging that they had been abused by way of Diddy, and he has denied each and every allegation.
“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,” he shared in a commentary to Us in a commentary following the fourth allegation, made previous this month. “For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy. Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday.”
Diddy added, “Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”
In case you or any person you understand has been sexually assaulted, touch the Nationwide Sexual Attack Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).