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Diddy Is ‘Devastated And Shocked’ After The Death of Ex Kim Porter
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Nov. 16 2018, Updated 6:20 p.m. ET
Diddy is struggling to deal with the loss of his ex-girlfriend and the mother of 4 of his children, Kim Porter. Sources close to the rapper have opened up about how he is handling the tragic loss. Read for the latest.
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An insider told People, “Diddy is devastated and shocked. He and Kim were still very close friends and co-parents even though their romantic relationship didn’t work.”
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“They were still a family,” the person insisted.
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The Bad Boy founder would often take to Instagram to post pictures of their blended family and to emphasize the love and respect the two still had for one another.
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On her birthday last year, he penned a sweet caption that read in part, “WE THANK GOD FOR YOU! Thank you for our beautiful children ? LOVE.”
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As OK! readers know, the 47-year-old model and actress in her Toluca Lake, California home around noon yesterday. The 911 call reportedly came in as a cardiac arrest.
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Though her official cause of death is still unknown, someone close Kim revealed she had been suffering from pneumonia and for weeks.