Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs once revealed that his relationship with Jennifer Lopez was partly an attempt to get the attention of his former partner, Kim Porter. The music mogul dated Lopez from 1999 to early 2001. However, his romantic involvement with the ‘Atlas’ star was complicated by lingering feelings for Porter, the mother of his four children.
In a 2007 interview with Essence , Combs admitted he hoped that dating Lopez would make Porter realize he was serious and “come running after me.” Combs described Lopez as his “perfect match.” Still, it seems that his feelings for Porter were hard to shake, even with someone he saw as a great fit.
“I thought, 'I'll test the waters, and hopefully Kim will see I'm serious and come running after me,'” he told Essence . ALSO READ| Diddy and Bankman-Fried in jail dorm where inmates can spy on female prisoners: Report Kim Porter knew Diddy was playing coy with her Porter, however, was fully aware of what Combs was trying to achieve. During the same Essence interview, Porter confirmed, “I knew what was really going on.
He was still in love with me.” Combs also opened up about why he fell for Porter in the first place: “I'm used to applause when I walk in the room. And [Kim] was just too cool” “I would tell her, 'I guess I’ll go be with someone else who'll take care of me the way I want to be taken care of, who’ll be a little more aggressive,'” he added.
After some time apart, the couple reconciled in 2003 but.