Kim Porter Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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Kim Porter, Diddy’s long-term partner, has died at the age of 47. The news broke via TMZ on November 15 that Porter had been suffering from pneumonia and that the 911 call to her home in Toluca Lake was regarding someone who had suffered from cardiac arrest. An autopsy to determine the cause of death is pending.

Porter had a son, Quincy, from a relationship with producer Al B. Sure, in addition to a son Christian and twin daughters, D’Lila Star and Jessie James. Five months prior to the birth of the couple’s twins, Combs admitted to the paternity of another child with another woman. His daughter Chance was born to Sarah Chapman in July 2006. Combs took legal custody of Chance in October 2007.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. Diddy & Porter Began Dating in 1994, Broke Up in 1999 & Reconciled in 2003

A 2007 USA Today profile on the couple said that the pair had broken up in 1999 before reconciling in 2003. In 1999, Diddy became a tabloid sensation thanks to a relationship with J-Lo. Diddy’s long-term friend, Andre Harrell, told Essence in 2003, “Puff was in love with [Porter] from the first time he saw her. You could tell from the way he looked at her.” Harrell added, “Puff is a superachiever. Kim is all peace, love and life. Puff finds calm in her presence. He never had that with Jennifer.”

Diddy once told JET, “Kim is an incredible mother to our children. We’ve been part of each other’s lives for many years and I have always admired her courage and strength. We’re the best of friends.”

2. Porter Said Diddy ‘Betrayed’ Her When the Couple Broke Up for Good in 2007

Porter and Combs began dating in 1994. Their relationship was widely considered to be “on-again-off-again” by the tabloids. The couple split for good in 2007. Porter said in an interview with Essence Magazine at the time that she had was “betrayed” by Diddy over the Sarah Chapman incident. Porter said, “I wasn’t even coming from the place of who, what, why. I laid low and did what women do: I did my background work, collected information [about the other woman]. But I wasn’t even on it like that because I was pregnant, and what was bubbling inside me was a blessing from God. I couldn’t let my energy be on that. I didn’t have time for any drama, trauma and bull—-… It’s not an original script. He’s not the first man who’s cheated. He’s not the first man who’s had a baby outside of his relationship. He’s not the originator of this. But at this point in my life – I have girls now – it’s a different program.”

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Porter said in an interview after the couple’s break up, “We may be apart, but we’ll always be together as a family. It’s not a situation where two people break up and they can’t stand each other. We’re still friends so it makes for an easy breakup.”

3. One of Porter’s Final Instagram Post Showed a Photo of Diddy With Their Children

Porter’s last Instagram post was a simple message that read, “VOTE!” The message before that showed Diddy with the couple’s children and a caption that read, “LOVE.” That message appeared on Diddy’s birthday, November 4. Porter wrote another Instagram message that celebrated her former boyfriend with a caption that read, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY @diddy on this day a GENIUS was born ,may you continue to be the Driving Force of ENERGY that GOD created you to be !! Thank you for giving me the best gifts of life our CHILDREN !!”

4. Porter’s Oldest Son Is Named After Quincy Jones

Porter was a native of Columbus, Georgia, and was a graduate of Columbus High School. From there, she moved to Atlanta where she met producer Al B. Sure! Their son, Quincy, was named after Sure’s mentor Quincy Jones. Their son was raised in Columbus, according to an interview he gave to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. In that interview, he described his grandmother, Kim Porter’s mother, as being the “heart of the town.” Porter told Essence magazine in a 2003 feature that she returned to live in her hometown in September 2001, after a period living in New York City.

5. Porter Denied a 2013 Allegation From Her Children’s Nanny that She Used Drugs in Front of Her Children

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In 2013, Porter was accused of “chain-smoking marijuana” in front of her children, her former nanny Dawn Drago, alleged in a lawsuit, TMZ reported at the time. The TMZ article also said that Drago was alleging that one occasion, Porter’s twin girls were covered “in a white powdery substance” after they had gotten into “a bag containing the powder, along with clear capsules, filled with another powdery substance in a bag in the back seat.” In addition, Drago said that she was attacked by Porter when she confronted Diddy’s ex over the alleged drug use. Porter denied the allegations saying that Drago was annoyed over her firing. TMZ reports that Porter fired her after discovering Drago was a convicted shoplifter. The lawsuit was settled with an undisclosed settlement being paid to Drago in October 2014.

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