Boy, Puffy is a busy man. He produces, he sings, he designs clothes, and he knocks up women… and pretty much does them all in equal amounts. Puffy – or whatever the hell you want to call him – has taken responsibility for another kid, who he fathered about three months before his twin daughters with ex-girlfriend Kim Porter. Surprisingly, Puffy can’t keep it in his pants. And I have no idea how, but apparently he finds a lot of ladies to get with. Who would have imagined? But at least in print, it sounds like he’s stepping up to the plate and planning on being a good father. I’m assuming in his case that means child support and a never-ending supply of Danity Kane CDs.

“Sean Combs is stepping up to the plate and taking legal responsibility for his sixth child. The rap mogul tells us exclusively that he’s ‘committed to being a good father’ to his 15-month-old daughter, Chance – even though the little girl was a factor in his break-up with longtime girlfriend, Kim Porter.

“Over the past year, Combs’ reps repeatedly denied to us that he’d fathered the child with Atlanta beauty Sarah Chapman. Combs now tells us he’d been holding off on acknowledging Chance as his blood until DNA tests had been completed. ‘At first, I wasn’t sure if this was my child,’ he said. ‘Now that it has become clear she is, I will take care of her for the rest of her life.’

“Combs, 37, and Porter, 36, welcomed daughters Jessie James and D’Lila Star last December. They also have a son, Christian, 8. Combs has a 13-year-old son, Justin, with ex-girlfriend Misa Hylton-Brim. He’s also been a father to Porter’s son, Quincy. Combs wants to be part of Chance’s life and has worked out visitation and support terms with Chapman, according to sources. Combs has also been trying to repair his relationship with Porter, they add. Certainly, she’s been down this road before, having taken him back after he left her for Jennifer Lopez.”

[From the New York Daily News]

Well at least he’s being decent about it, at least on the surface. I’m not really clear on what kind of dad Puffy is – one could certainly argue that he’s not the best, considering all the philandering and popping out babies with random ladies. But really, those are just my own morals, and who I am to tell the great P Diddy to keep his pecker in his pants? So Diddy, as long as you’ve got money in the bank, you have my blessing to just whore it up with as many ladies as you like.

Picture Note by Jaybird: Here’s Puffy at the Sean John Underwear And Loungewear Spring 2008 Collection Launch Party on August 27th. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Naomi Campbell has for once been praised for something she’s done – apart from the ability to look sulky and tall in a designer dress. She’s appeared on the Italian version of Dancing With The Stars and actually impressed the judges.

The 37-year-old — who has been much-maligned for a spate of temper tantrums — received an impressive 33 out of 40 for her opening turn on the show.

Campbell took to the floor in a sparkling two-piece gold outfit and energetically danced the salsa to Zucchero’s Baila Morena.

The London-based model showed no discomfort from a neck injury sustained earlier in the week while rehearsing with partner Alessandro Camerotto.

Campbell was reportedly paid nearly $115,000 to join the series.

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Naomi is lucky she can remember the dance moves though – since she seems to have forgotten her modelling career, claiming that fashion magazines discriminate against her because she’s black.

The British beauty made the blunder after she claimed to have never appeared on the cover of the style bible at New York’s Blacks in Fashion event recently.

She says, “I’ve never been on the cover of British Vogue and I’ve asked a million times and they’ve always refused me. They’ll put the same white model for half the year – I swear like six times – but wouldn’t put me on once in my own country.”

Post Chronicle

Naomi, you’ve been on the cover of British Vogue eight times. Eight. That might have not been eight consecutive months, and three times you shared the cover with others, but that is a lot of Vogue covers to forget. Once it was with P. Diddy, and he’s not a man who likes to be forgotten. I’m sure you’ve hurt his ego terribly.

Note by Celebitchy: Here’s the video of Naomi on the show, called Ballando Con Le Stelle. Thanks to ONTD for the photos, originally from the Daily Mail.

Well, her much-hyped “comeback” was once again a massive failure. Like most of Britney Spears’ other comebacks of late, she underperformed and horribly embarrassed herself. Britney opened the VMAs with what was supposed to be an impressive, magic-laced performance of her new single, “Gimme More.” She left the audience thinking the same thing. Spears wandered around the stage aimlessly with a bleary, drugged out expression on her face. Instead of dancing, she swayed her hips randomly and let a dancer grab her a few times. She half-heartedly shook her hips and did a couple body rolls, and at a few points it looked like she might stumble, but she managed to right herself. And that was about it. She’d completely forgotten how to lip-sync… hello, don’t you have a hairbrush and a mirror to practice with like the rest of us?

“Somewhere, Kevin Federline is laughing.

“An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards – but for all the wrong reasons. Kicking off the show Sunday night with her new single, “Gimme More,” Spears looked bleary and unprepared – much like her recent tabloid exploits on the streets of Los Angeles.

“She lazily walked through her dance moves with little enthusiasm. It appeared she had forgotten the entire art of lip-synching; and, perhaps most unforgivable given her once taut frame, she looked embarrassingly out of shape.

“Even the celebrity-studded audience seemed bewildered. 50 Cent looked at Spears with a confused expression; Diddy, her new best friend, was expressionless.

“Some comeback.”

[From the Associated Press]

It’s clear that Britney’s days of super-athletic routines are far behind her. Though she’s always lip-synced in concert, most people forgave that, since there’s no way someone could dance the way she did and sing. But most of us could stumble around confused without a problem. I don’t think she looked bad in terms of her physique, but she’s clearly forgotten how to dance and how to perform. So essentially, she’s forgotten how to have a career. Either she was incredibly tired or she was on something… my guess is both. According to 24/Sizzler, Britney partied until 6 a.m. the night before the Video Music Awards.

“Britney Spears, donning a fedora hat and blonde extensions arrived at Tao for a Samsung Gleam bash around 1 a.m. Sunday morning with her partying partner-in-crime Diddy…The duo partied in the club’s VIP area and danced to Britney’s new single ‘Gimme More’…Former rehab inpatient Britney drank Grey Goose vodka and sugar-free Red Bull, while Diddy downed Patron…

“On Saturday, Britney sidekick Alli Sims arrived at the Tao Hospitality suite – sans Britney – but with two other friends…’Alli claimed that Britney was so tired from the night before partying until 6 a.m. that she wanted Alli to pull “fun” swag from the suite,’ tattles a 24Sizzler.com eyewitness. Alli grabbed Britney product from Disney Couture, Treesje Handbags, Luxottica sunglasses but kept the Oceanaut watch for herself.’”

[From 24/Sizzler]

It’s not like a lot of people were pulling for Britney anymore, but I naively thought that if MTV was going to let her open the VMAs, she must have a good performance ready. The VMAs have lost a lot of viewers the last few years, and MTV has been trying to revive the awards show. But apparently they were willing to take a risk on an old commodity, and it definitely didn’t pan out. Sarah Silverman caustically summed up Brit’s performance “Was that incredible? Britney Spears, everyone. Wow. She is amazing. She is 25-years-old and she’s already accomplished everything she’s going to accomplish in her life. It’s mind blowing.” Watching Britney limp around on stage was sort of sad, but it doesn’t make me pull for her. It just makes me hope she goes back into rehab – or wherever she needs to be – stays away from the spotlight, and gets her life together. Then, when she can actually do a great job, she should work on a comeback.

Note by Celebitchy: Here’s the video thanks to Britney.cl

Pictures via Britney.cl and JJB.

Sean Combs/Puff Daddy/Puffy/P. Diddy’s White Party is hardcore. It’s considered one of the absolute most important “seen and be seen” Hamptons parties thrown on Labor Day weekend. As the always humble Puffy noted, “’ “It’s a party that has legendary status. It’s hard to throw a party that lives up to its legend.’” Thanks for keeping yourself in check and not getting too carried away with your own awesomeness. The basic (and unbreakable) rule of the white party is that everyone must be dressed in head-to-toe white. This is not a guideline, this is a hardcore rule, and Puffy has spotters at the front door making sure no one is trying to sneak in wearing eggshell or cream. Call them cream puffies. It’s absolutely ridiculous, but I guess you could argue that there is so little formality left in the world that a little, mixed with a healthy dose of pretension, won’t kill anyone.

“White was the dress code at a star-saturated party thrown by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at his Long Island home, and the dress code was strictly enforced. The hip-hop mogul’s annual White Party, which he has held in St. Tropez in recent years, featured a white carpet to go along with the white dress code.

“‘This party is up there with the top three that I’ve thrown,’ Combs said. ‘It’s a party that has legendary status. It’s hard to throw a party that lives up to its legend.’ Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, Donna Karan, Ashley Olsen, Star Jones and Tommy Lee were among the guests. But those who failed to abide by the dress code found themselves told to change, including the wife of Billy Joel, Katie Lee. She had gone to the party dressed in a shade of cream, but that did not win over Combs’ fashion police. Turned away, she opted to go home.

“Combs wore white sneakers with silver detailing, a white shirt and pants and a gold medallion.”

[From Newsday]

Oooh oooh, so it’s okay for Puffy to wear silver and gold, but poor Billy Joel’s wife can’t wear cream? Hypocrite. At least she went home without attending the party – that means the odds of Billy Joel driving her home drunk went down by 30 percent. Puffy also made an unnamed guest change out of his cream pants and into a pair of Puffy’s white pants – in the street!

“P Diddy reportedly forced a male guest strip at one of his high prestige parties last week…because he apparently didn’t follow dress code, a very strict rule in the Diddy household. The hip hop mogal [sic] was hosting one of his annual parties, this time the ‘White Party’, and the guest was wearing ‘cream’ trousers. Ooooo! He had to replace them, obviously, with one of P Diddy’s white trousers from his wardrobe. According to British newspaper The Sun, the rapper’s security guards refused the man entry to the mansion until he replaced his garments with some Diddy approved white ones.”

[From Showbiz Spy]

So much for being a gracious host. The guy is a bit of a control freak, to say the least. I remember reading some article a million years ago about Puffy’s first White Party, and the invitations actually stated that ladies were to be waxed, including their bikini areas. Let’s hope he didn’t have guards checking that, too.

Picture note by Celebitchy Diddy is shown with his children children Big Christian, Little Quincy, and Justin Combs at the White Party on 9/2, thanks to WENN.

If you’re anything like me, you were probably sitting around, looking at your wall, and thinking, “Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the richest rap mogul of them all?” If your mirror said Jay-Z, you should give it some Windex. Jay-Z was just named the richest rapper by Forbes.com. I thought they were supposed to spend their time talking about financial markets, stocks, and making people panic over real estate. But it seems that lately, Forbes is spending the majority of their time coming out with “The richest…” lists. Last week they had “The richest bald man” and “The richest one legged farmer.” Okay not really, but I would read Forbes a lot more if they did. Okay not really.

“Jay-Z wins all around, says Forbes.com. He’s got Beyonce on his arm _ and more millions than 50 Cent and Diddy. The rap icon, aka Shawn Carter, is No. 1 on the site’s list of “Hip-Hop Cash Kings,” based solely on 2006 income. He banked an estimated $34 million, Forbes.com said Thursday.

“Jay-Z, president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, released his 11th studio album, ‘Kingdom Come,’ which sold around 2 million copies. Jay-Z, 37, is also part owner of the New Jersey Nets and has endorsement deals with Budweiser, Hewlett-Packard and General Motors.”

[From Forbes.com]

It might be good to be Jay-Z – yeah you have a lot of money, and Beyonce at your beck and call singing that “Cater 2U” song (blech) – but you’d also have to deal with that crazy mother of hers, Tina Knowles. You know, that lady that’s always trying to drape people in the fur of live puppies? Well her clothing line is one of the few out there that still uses fur, and to me it’s all the same thing. Who else makes a lot of money and doesn’t come wit the bizarre mother?

“Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson ranks second with an estimated $32 million. The 31-year-old rapper-businessman oversees his G-Unit record label, clothing line, ring tones and other enterprises, and has sold more than 11 million albums. His latest record, ‘Curtis,’ is due out Sept. 11.

“Diddy (real name: Sean Combs) placed third with an estimated $28 million. A fashion plate, he has a clothing line, Sean John, and heads Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment and its record label. Diddy, 37, is also host of MTV’s ‘Making the Band’ series.

“Rounding out the top five are Timbaland ($21 million) and Dr. Dre ($20 million). They’re followed by Eminem ($18 million); Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Scott Storch (all $17 million); Ludacris and T.I. (both $16 million); Outkast and Lil Jon (both $14 million); Ice Cube ($13 million); Jermaine Dupri and Swizz Beatz (both $12 million); Chamillionaire and The Game (both $11 million); and Young Joc ($10 million).”

[From Forbes.com]

You could be at the bottom of that group and still be doing pretty well for yourself. I have no idea who Swizz Beatz (sounds like the name of a cheap watch) or any of the guys after him are, but I’m pretty sure I could learn to love them, given the chance.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Jay-Z and Beyonce at the Black and White Ball. Header image of Jay-Z at Giant Magazine’s celebration of Rihanna’s new album on June 3rd. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Were people accusing Puffy of being abusive? I’ve heard a lot of accusations fly about the guy (womanizing, control freak, also great businessman, genius, etc) but abusive is not one I remember. Apparently there were enough rumors that Kim Porter left Diddy due to abuse that she had to state otherwise.

“Sean Combs’ ex-girlfriend has dismissed speculation she left the rap mogul because he was physically abusive. Model Kim Porter ended her on/off 10-year romance with Combs, who is the father of her three children, last month (Jul07). And while she accepts her ex has a ‘temper’, Porter insists he never once abused her. She says, ‘He has a little temper. Sometimes he talks to people in ways that they don’t like, but he’s never been physically abusive to me. We had our arguments like any couple, but that’s normal – I don’t see a problem with that. He’s not an abusive person.’”

[From Contact Music]

Alright, well good to know, I guess. Kim also confirmed in an interview last year that Sienna Miller did not break up their relationship, and that Sienna and Diddy really are just good friends. She’s also aware Diddy did cheat on her, but seems to think that’s a condition common to all men.

“’I will never sit here and say that Puffy – or any man – is 100 per cent faithful. I just don’t believe it. Some of you are, but I’m not going to sit here and say that I didn’t believe that he cheated on me. I would never say that. I’m aware that he’s cheated.’”

[From the Bosh]

The best quotes are directed at P Diddy’s relationship with J-Lo, where Porter pretty much calls the whole thing bull.

“’It was an embarrassment. I never thought it was real. I knew what was going on with him. Despite what you see in print and when the cameras are flashing, what’s going on in someone’s heart may be totally different. He was still in love with me. I never looked at their relationship as serious.’”

[From the Bosh]

I don’t know if that quote makes her really secure with herself or really egocentric. Kim has said that she and Diddy are still friends, so they’ll always be together as a family, and that makes the breakup easier. That’s nice. The girl is angling for some major change from Puff Daddy but it’s not like he can’t afford it. This probably works out better for both of them. If they’re able to remain friends and be good to their kids, and Puffy can tomcat around, everyone wins. Except for J-Lo. That was just cold.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Kim and Puffy at the 2006 BET Awards. I’m guessing some of the kids in this picture are their kids (not the twin girls obviously) – they have a 9 year old son together, and each have another son with other partners. Header image is Kim & Puffy back in the day at the 2003 Vibe Awards. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Kim Porter, the mother two three of P Diddy/Puff Daddy/Puffy/Sean children and on/of girlfriend of ten years moved out of their New York apartment two weeks ago, and it turns out (not surprisingly) she’s entitled to a ton of money, even though the two were never married. Page Six is reporting that Porter could easily net $1.2 million in child support payments.

Combs agreed to pay one of his baby mamas, Misa Hylton-Brim, $30,000 a month in child support for their son, Justin. But Porter, who stuck with the hip-hop impresario/lothario on and off for 10 years, has three children with him: Christian, 10, and 7-month-old twins D’Lila Star and Jesse James.

“’With Misa Hylton-Brim receiving approximately $30,000 a month, there is no reason that Ms. Porter shouldn’t be able to get close to $100,000 or more per month in child support,’ celebrity divorce lawyer Raoul Felder told Page Six. ‘That amount accounts for Porter having three children with Combs and inflation in the years since Misa received the ruling in her case.’”

[From Page Six]

Porter was apparently pretty pissed about Diddy’s cheating ways. Not that it’s any surprise, he’s been a man-ho for years. Apparently he was out partying with Sienna Miller just a few days after Porter gave birth to their twin girls seven months ago. That would make me leave someone right then and there. But they’ve been breaking up and getting back together for ten years. Since Kim’s departure, Diddy’s been out partying. A lot.

He was seen out late Wednesday night celebrating DJ Cassidy’s birthday party at Tenjune.

According to our spies, he arrived at ‘around 1 a.m. and went straight to the VIP room where he hung out with Kanye West, Jermaine Dupri, Russell Simmons and Andre Harrell.’ Combs was also spotted last weekend at Star Room in the Hamptons, where he was ‘canoodling with a brunette in a cabana with three bodyguards blocking him from fans and paparazzi.’”

[From Page Six]

I hope they stay broken up for good. I can’t help but think Diddy’s probably not the greatest influence on a kid. Remember that whole nightclub shooting debacle when he was dating Jennifer Lopez? I don’t know a thing about Kim Porter, but if she had the sense to leave Diddy, she’s smart enough. Let’s hope he stops having kids and starts… doing all the millions of other things Diddy does. If nothing else, he’s quite the entrepreneur.

Despite being seen canoodling with each other as recently as July 1st, Sienna Miller says she and P Diddy are not an item.
Zee News reports Miller saying, “’I am in love with someone but not Puff Daddy. He`s just a good friend. Anyway he has a beautiful girlfriend,’”

I call BS on that. Diddy’s “beautiful girlfriend” Kim Porter moved out of their home last Thursday, as reported here on Celebitchy. This article came out today, so there are already some untruths coming out of Sienna Miller’s mouth. And I call BS on the “beautiful” part of that comment too, but that’s another story.

Miller claims that she’s in love with someone, but it isn’t Diddy, and she isn’t saying who it is. I didn’t give much credence to this rumor when it first surfaced a few months ago. I can’t put my finger on it, but somehow they just don’t make sense together. However this is pretty clear to me:

“Diddy was seen flirting with the ‘Factory Girl’ star in a cozy corner of the Central London club at a post-Concert For Diana party on July 1. The two surrounded themselves with bouncers for privacy and cuddled up in the corner, too immersed in each other to notice anything else going on around them.

But when they noticed fellow clubbers staring at them, the pair moved to a more secluded section of the club. However Diddy has insisted that his warm chat with Miller at the party following his Wembley performance was above suspicion. “Yeah, we all hang out together but there`s no more to it than that,” Diddy said.”

[From Zee News]

I always cuddle in the corner with good friends, all the while making bouncers surround me so no one can see what we’re up to. And it pisses me off when my significant other considers that evidence of cheating. It really is presumptuous. So within four days of this post-concert cuddling, Diddy’s girlfriend moved out. Coincidence, no? Not that I could live with that ego, so I could understand either way. Porter and Diddy have been on and off for 10 years. They have three children together, separated by a few Diddy had at random intervals in between. So while it was a long-term relationship, it doesn’t sound like it was rock solid. If Sienna Miller can break you up, you probably shouldn’t be in the relationship anyway.

Penelope Cruz must be hard up if she’s resorted to hanging out with Diddy, who was recently dumped by his longterm girlfriend and the mother of three of his children, Kim Porter. Star Magazine reports that Diddy was trying to make the moves on Penelope Cruz while they were out at an event in LA on June 23rd. Pharrell tried to win her away without success, and Diddy ended up taking Penelope to Prince’s concert afterwards:

Diddy and Pharrell Williams fought like third-graders for Spanish spitfire Penelope Cruz’s attention at the Bombay Sapphire dinner on June 23 at Mr. Chow’s in L.A. When Pharrell spotted Diddy and Pen getting cuddly, he rushed over – and she wound up wedged in the middle! But Diddy did win in the end. After dinner, he escorted the blazing beauty to Prince’s concert at the Roosevelt hotel.

[From Star Magazine print edition, July 16, 2007]

How much sake did Penelope Cruz have to drink before she made the wise decision to let Diddy take her somewhere? Maybe they were both headed there anyway and went as friends. Still, I would pick Pharrell over Diddy anyway. Maybe it’s his baby face, but he seems like a much nicer guy. Compared to Diddy, just about anyone is a nicer guy.

Meanwhile The National Enquirer reports that Penelope’s ex Josh Hartnett and model Helena Christiansen are more than friends. There was a story a short while ago that Helena was trying to set Josh up with her friend Rosario Dawson, but he nixed that idea in favor of dating Helena himself. She’s even said to be taking Josh to Copenhagen to meet her family:

At first Helena planned to fix Josh up with her close plan… Rosario Dawson…

“But before Helena could play matchmaker for Rosario, Josh made it clear that he wanted to date Helena,” said [a] friend.

Josh’s attorney denies that he’s romantically involved with Helena. But she’s already invited Josh to Copenhagen later this summer to meet her family, said the source.

[From The National Enquirer print edition, July 16, 2007]

I can see Josh and Helena lasting, but Penelope doesn’t seem like the type that can stick to a long term relationship. Maybe that’s why Diddy is so keen to get with her.

Thanks to PopSugar for the header image, which is from the Armani fashion show in February, 2006.

There was a Freaky Friday role switch at Jermaine Dupri’s Grammy Afterparty in Los Angeles. When rage queen and Olympic phone chucker Naomi Campbell showed up with talented ‘Hustle and Flow’ actor Terrence Howard on her arm – Sean “Puff Daddly” Combs lost his talentless s**t. He started barking insults at the glamorous couple. Hip Hop crunch reports:

an angry confrontation took place at … between Diddy and supermodel Naomi Campbell immediately following Clive Davis’ annual Grammy Afterparty.
“[Diddy] just started screaming at her when he saw her,” says the snitching source. “No one could believe it. He was screaming obscenities at her, and also screaming at Terrence Howard, who was with her.”
“Naomi played it totally cool,” the source goes on.

What brought on the Tourettes spasm from the dog-fur covered mogul? And what’s behind the astounding maintenance of Naomi’s cool? Has our angry little girl finally grown up? Or is the sight of Diddly Poof’s pebble-sized head, angrily grunting out insults, just too reminiscent of all his second-rate videos to elicit much reaction? Perhaps if he had an actual musical talent singing some original insults under his tirade he might have scored a hit.

Other sources dish that while D&N used to enjoy a flirtatious friendship, their relationship soured under the influence of Kim Porter:
Kim Porter hates her,” the source continues. “There was also an issue that Diddy had wanted her to be the face of Sean John’s women’s line – but didn’t want to pay her.”

Well you have to love fertile Kim Porter’s capacity to destroy other females who get near her gravy train. She even waited out the J-Lo years and famously referred to her as “Jennifer Who? You mean his little Puerto Rican girlfriend?” Back in the days when J-Lo bestrode the globe like a Colussus, a gluteus colossus at that, she was still too small to be even noticed by Miss PorterHouse Steak.

Seems Diff Poodly needs to borrow a page from the icy cool of either Naomi or Kim … of you don’t pay these ladies …they can’t even hear what you say, little man, little Doof Piddly man.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Pictures of Naomi Campbell at the Elle style awards from SuperiorPics.