Sean "Diddy" Combs has more children than nicknames. Diddy was raised by his mom after his father was killed in He grew up and studied at Howard University, where he majored in business administration before dropping out to pursue a career at Uptown Records in the early s. Since then, Diddy has released several albums; founded his own record label, Bad Boy Records; helped launch the careers of Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey ; and acted in more than a dozen films and TV shows.
The hip-hop mogul has also gone by many nicknames throughout his career — including Puffy, P. Diddy, Puff Daddy and Love. One year later, Diddy was arrested by federal agents in September after being indicted on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The news came after an ongoing investigation into Diddy's alleged crimes, which included federal agents raiding the rapper's Los Angeles home in March of the same year. Diddy wasn't present for the raid, however, Justin and Christian were seen handcuffed outside of the Beverly Hills mansion. Christian was at the center of new allegations in a complaint filed in early April when a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was working on Diddy's yacht.
His children were in attendance at the October hearing in Manhattan where a judge determined his trial would begin on May 5, They were joined by Diddy's mother, Janice Combs. Later that month, Diddy's six oldest children issued a joint statement that said the situation has " devastated our family.
We hold onto the truth, knowing it will prevail, and nothing will break the strength of our family. Learn more about Diddy's family below. He was named after his godfather, Quincy Jones , who was Al B.
