The relationship between Sean 'Diddy' Combs and his late ex-partner Kim Porter has attracted renewed interest lately amid his detention over sex trafficking charges. Diddy, 54, and Kim - who passed away, aged 47, in 2018 - had a "tumultuous" relationship. The former couple had a 13 year on-off relationship between 1994 and 2007 and welcomed three children together; Christian, now 26, and twins Jessie James, now 17, and D'Lila, now 17.
Diddy also helped raise Kim's son Quincy, now 33, from a previous relationship. Kim, who was a model and actor, was found dead at her home in 2018. It was later announced that she had died after contracting a form of pneumonia , according to the coroner.
It was stated following tests, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner determined that she died from lobar pneumonia and her death was certified as natural. The following year, Diddy reflected on his late ex-partner's death in an interview with ESSENCE . It was reported by the outlet in 2019 that parenthood "meant everything" to Kim and that in her final moments her children were her focus.
Diddy said in the interview that he spoke to Kim just a few days before she passed away. He told the outlet that she had been feeling unwell at the time and issued a request to her ex, who was looking after their children at the time. He said: "She had the flu, and she sent the kids over to my house so they wouldn't get sick.
One night I was checking on her, and she was like, 'Puffy, tak.