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Diddy Grows As A Raisin in the Sun

Molly — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:30:48 -0800

Diddy looked quite debonair at the NYC premiere of A Raisin in the Sun last night. He brought the movie to Sundance last month with the whole cast, and we'll all get to see it when it premieres this Monday on ABC - check out a first look at it here. The music and fashion mogul first played the part on Broadway, which was was tough on the Diddy. He said, "We were all so in it, it was painful. I have ulcers. If I'm doing something right, they'll flare up, and they flared up." But making the movie was easier, "Going up to Toronto was good, walking away from all my businesses, cutting off the Blackberry, not being able to be found. … It was the best thing for me to do ... I wanna shock the world. People can say whatever they want about me as an actor, but I want them to see the growth." Here's to taking Diddy seriously, despite the fact he recently coined the term "bitchassness" on Making the Band 4. Just saying.

Lots more pics including Zac Posen, LL Cool J and more so read more

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Diddy Just Wants You to Vote

PopSugar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:31:21 -0800

In case you've been living under a rock, today is Super Tuesday, and even the stars are coming out of the woodwork to encourage you to vote. Yesterday Diddy headed to a photocall for his new movie A Raisin in the Sun in NYC, but he also took the time to get political during a phone interview with the AP, stressing the importance of voting in the primaries today, especially for all the young'uns. He said:

"If we want to stop the war, if we want to get the economy better, I think that young people need to understand they have to take matters into their own hands. It is really like waking up a sleeping giant. I didn't really want to get in the political game but I wanted to see young people become empowered. That's where my attention is at. To have an African-American man and a woman in, it's going to go down in history as the most historical election," he said. "And I think that young people will have a hand in the result."

These days celebrities are declaring their favorites, but does it influence your decision? Diddy put together a message for you, so to see him deliver his passionate video as well as check out more pictures read more

If Diddy isn't convincing enough for you, our girls Citizen and Liberty have already revealed who they're voting for, so be sure to stop by those polling places before the day is over!

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Diddy and His Costars Bring Their Raisin Into The Sun

PopSugar — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:29:08 -0800

I owe Diddy an apology. I've been giving him some flack over the past couple of days that he is only at Sundance to promote his vodka, though he is in fact in town to premiere a pretty big film at the festival, the newest version of A Raisin in the Sun, alongside Phylicia Rashad, John Stamos, and Audra McDonald. To be fair, he did spend a good amount of time with that vodka of his. Heh. While at the festival, he talked about being involved in such an important project. He said:

On his first lead movie role: "This a historical moment for me, my first starring role in a movie...Some of the audience is going to want to see did I do good or did I fall flat on my face?"
On the film: "Sometimes people come to a place and don't expect to get the message...This generation, they come for entertainment ... then they realize, 'oh man, this movie is really touching. It's making me really appreciate my family."'
On moving from Broadway to film:"Broadway truly prepared me. It made me really go for it...I was like, I came here to get with it and tell a story. I have a long way to go ... but I'm swimming, baby."

Luckily for us, their Raisin in the Sun will also premiere February 25 on ABC, so we'll all get to see Diddy's acting chops. Until then, I'm sure he shared a few of his party pointers with his costars to celebrate their film.

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Diddy Has a Hand in Ripping the Runway

PopSugar — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:00:16 -0800

The Hip Hop and fashion worlds collided last night at BET's Rip the Runway 2008 in NYC. Nelly played host, Snoop Dogg took the stage to perform, and Diddy acted as executive producer for the event, which airs on March 4. Diddy has been really branching out from his musical career lately, and he revealed to David Letterman that he's looking to get into more movies after making A Raisin in the Sun. In an episode that will air tonight, Diddy said, "Yeah, leading man kind of stuff; you know, jumping off of buildings," also mentioning that he wants to do scenes involving "making love to beautiful women." Sounds like Diddy has high hopes for his future leading man status.

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Sugar Shout Out: Jessica's Got a Twin

PopSugar — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:03:49 -0800

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Diddy's a Daddy to Two Girls

PopSugar — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:01:36 -0800

Diddy and his girlfriend Kim Porter welcomed two little girls into the world on Thursday. The new dad is super excited about his early Christmas present and posted on his MySpace page, "Thank you for all your support this year! I Love Y'all! God Bless." People reports:

"Diddy received an early Christmas gift! It gives us great joy to announce the arrival of Diddy's twin girls. The beautiful, healthy baby girls were born this morning with Diddy by mother Kim Porter's side," Sean Combs's rep, Robert Zimmerman, of Dan Klores Communications tells PEOPLE. "The first arrived at 7:56 a.m. weighing 5 lbs., followed 2 minutes later by the second at 5 lbs., 4 oz. Diddy had a plane on standby in Toronto where he is filming Raisin in the Sun and made it just in the nick of time for the delivery. Both Kim and the girls are doing great."

We wish Diddy, Kim and the rest of their family a very happy holiday with their new little bundles of joy!

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Diddy Is Tickled Pink

PopSugar — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:02:54 -0800

Diddy is currently shooting a new film in Toronto called "A Raisin in the Sun" but the more exciting news is that he is getting ready to be a father of twins. Diddy loves a good party so it was no surprise that he hosted a "Little Miss Diddy's' Pretty in Pink" baby shower for longtime girlfriend Kim Porter in NYC last weekend. There was no shortage of generosity from Diddy's famous friends, as the twins received extravagant gifts from LL Cool J, Denzel Washington, and Jay-Z. People Reports:

One thing still on Diddy and Porter's baby registry: an $88,000 R-class Mercedes Benz. It's "for the twins to ride in," Shalena Smith of Ga Ga Designs tells PEOPLE. "But I showed (Kim) a $17,000 diamond-encrusted pacifier and she laughed because she's down to earth. They are realistic people. Everything (on the registry) wasn't just the bling bling."

Porter, who is due in the middle of December, teared up when Diddy professed his love for her in front of their friends and family. "I just thank God that I have a woman and a friend who has been down with me with my faults and my flaws and my B.S. and all that stuff," he said. "She's my best friend. I love her with all my heart."

Sounds like these girls have already got it made! I wonder if he'll let them call him Puff Daddy.