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Dick Clark talks with Combs during a rehearsal for the 1998 American Music Awards Jan. 24, 1998, in Los Angeles. As rapper Puff Daddy, Combs was up for five awards, but as it turned out, he did not win any that year.
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Rapper Puff Daddy performs onstage during the 25th annual American Music Awards Jan. 26, 1998, in Los Angeles.
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Sean "Puffy" Combs and singer Jennifer Lopez (in a dress that launched 1,000 punchlines) pose backstage at the 42nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 23, 2000.
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Jennifer Lopez, left, and Sean "Puffy" Combs arrive for the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Sept. 13, 2000. They broke up in February 2001.
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Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs poses for a portrait during an interview in an office above New York's Times Square Dec. 20, 2000. As his trial for gun possession approached, Combs declared his innocence in a public message already delivered to his son and stepson.
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Sean "Puffy" Combs kisses his mother, Janice, as they leave State Supreme Court in New York after he was found not guilty on weapons possession and bribery charges March 16, 2001. Combs and two friends were on trial for a shooting incident in December 1999 at a Manhattan nightclub.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs fixes his bow tie backstage after the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall Aug. 29, 2002.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs arrives at the 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall Oct. 15, 2002.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs poses at the MTV Europe music awards in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 14 2002. He was nominated in the best hip hop category but lost to Eminem.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs arrives at the premiere of "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle," June 18, 2003.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, left, and Cedric the Entertainer arrive at the premiere of the film "Bad Boys II," starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, in Los Angeles July 9, 2003.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs announces his entry in the 2003 New York City Marathon Sept. 30, 2003. Combs, who will run for charity, hopes to raise $3 million in the Nov. 2 race for three organizations dedicated to improving the education and healthcare of New York City children.
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Rev. Al Sharpton is flanked by rappers Jay-Z, left, and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Oct. 14, 2003 during Sharpton's 49th birthday party in New York.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs speaks to reporters Oct. 28, 2003, after allegations of wrong labor practices in his company, Sean John, came to light. The director of the anti-sweatshop National Labor Committee, Charles Kernaghan, had released a report detailing poor working conditions at the Southeast Textiles factory in Choloma, Honduras, where Sean John clothes are made.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, right, is greeted onstage by actor Ashton Kutcher after he won the Style Maven award at the first Vibe Awards: Beats, Style, Flavor, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, Calif., Nov. 20, 2003.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs crosses the finish line of the New York City Marathon, Nov. 2, 2003. Running on a bum right knee and just two months of training, hip-hop entrepreneur Combs completed the marathon in 4 hours, 14 minutes, 54 seconds. He also raised $2 million for children, double the amount he planned.
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Nelly, left, and P. Diddy, right, perform during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Feb. 1, 2004, in Houston.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, left, receives a hug from Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" member Carson Kressley during the 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis in New York, April 12, 2004.
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Audra McDonald and Sean Combs in a scene from the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," which opened April 27, 2004.
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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, right, greets musician Sean "Diddy" Combs before Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series between the Lakers and the Utah Jazz in Los Angeles, April 27, 2009.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs presents the "Entertainer" honors award to Mary J. Blige at the BET Honors at the Warner Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in Washington.
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Sean Combs, left, and Tyrese Gibson arrive at the MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, Calif., on June 6, 2010.
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Justin Combs (left) and ROBIE Achievement in Industry Award recipient Sean 'Diddy' Combs attend the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation Awards Gala at The Waldorf Astoria on March 7, 2011 in New York City.
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Dawn Richard, left, Sean "Diddy" Combs, center, and Kalenna Harper of Diddy Dirty Money accept the award for best group at the BET Awards on June 26, 2011, in Los Angeles.
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Director Spike Lee talks to fapper Sean P. Diddy Combs during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden on April 23, 2013, in New York.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the HBO Golden Globe After Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs and actor/musician Jared Leto pose backstage at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on May 1, 2014, in Los Angeles.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the REVOLT TV upfront presentation at Marquee on April 22, 2014, in New York.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs performs during the 2015 BET Awards in Los Angeles, on June 28, 2015.