It was either the ballsiest move -- or the stupidest move -- Diddy ever made ... getting right in the face of a tough-talking hip-hop cop, not affiliated with the NYPD, and calling him a "mother f**ker" during an extremely heated confrontation.
It all went down Sunday night outside a VMA afterparty at 1 Oak -- the cop forcefully instructed Diddy to keep moving on the sidewalk ... to which the record mogul replied, "Lower your f**king voice when you're talking to me ... I'm a man just like you."
The cop then yelled back at Diddy, "I don't give a f**k who you are."
Diddy turned and shouted back, "I don't give a f**k who you are either mother f**ker!"
The two men continued to yell at each other until Diddy's entourage ripped him away.
According to MTV, Diddy eventually made it into the club. He later Twittered "I'm gonna say this, we should always have respect for each other! End of discussion" -- but it's unclear whether he was addressing this situation or the one between Kanye and Taylor Swift.
Records show the rap mogul's popular soul food eatery in Atlanta, Justin's Restaurant, owes $7,373 in back taxes -- this according to The Detroit News.
Diddy's reps claim it was all just a misunderstanding and say the government was sending notices to the restaurant's headquarters office in NYC -- which closed over ten years ago.
Bottom line -- Diddy says the check's in the mail.
The story just broke on People.com and TMZ has confirmed, the couple has reconciled and they are "together." According to the report, the two are hanging at one of Diddy's homes.
The L.A. County D.A. is expected to get the case from cops soon and then decide whether to charge Brown for the alleged beating earlier this month.
A fragrance company that markets a product labeled "I Am" has been feuding with Diddy over the name of his new cologne "I Am King." According to court documents, Danica Aromatics has been threatening legal action against Sean Jean Fragrances since the launch of "I Am King," claiming that the similar names will confuse consumers.
Since Danica Aromatics hadn't yet filed a lawsuit, Diddy decided to beat them to the punch -- and launched the suit to ask a judge to establish that his company doesn't conflict with them, in hopes that there will be no lawsuits by the company later.
Diddy's street cred is dropping faster than his blood sugar. After leaving Coco De Ville last night, the "Bad Boy" had to take care of his sweet tooth -- by going all suburban and getting his Tupperware on!
The candy filled plastic tub must make him real popular at Ice-T's house.
A guy got passed-out wasted and plowed into a fleet of super-pricey whips in NYC the other night. Too bad for him, that $400,000 Maybach he hit belonged to Diddy! Cops tell TMZ they popped jackass Charles Lorenzo for DUI last Friday after he slammed into several cars -- including Diddy's sweet ride -- in front of Manhattan hotspot 1Oak. Diddy's peeps tell us that his car is just fine and that the Maybach that got nicked was someone else's.
Get this -- cops say Lorenzo was so drunk when they showed up, he was ass up, passed out face down on the ground.
Believing that everyone cares what his name is -- or what he's changed it to, Diddy has recorded his own personal YouTube to "clear up" any confusion you might have about what he's decided to call himself now.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is a multi-millionaire mogul who leads a life most can only dream of. So why is he pissed off at a rinky-dink website that sells cufflinks? We're told Diddy unleashed his big-time lawyers on a website called Cuff-Daddy.com, a small, family-owned cufflink seller. They fired off a letter telling them that the business' name was way too similar to his. Wait -- didn't he change his name to Diddy years ago?
We hear the business gets its name from the owner of the company -- he's just a proud dad who sells cufflinks.
The owner of the company tells us they are going to post a disclaimer on the site to minimize any confusion about the name. They also say they hope to resolve this with Diddy's lawyers as quickly as possible, and are in no way trading on his name-- they're just trying to run their small business.
Reps for Combs did not return our calls for comment.
Diddy doesn't just run the city -- he runs the playground, too! The music mogul was at a Beverly Hills park with his 18-month-old twin daughters yesterday, getting his quality time in.
He's probably already planning their first hit single.
So everyone knows that Diddy is the new $100 mil brand-builder (don't say spokesman!) for Ciroc vodka -- but a source tells TMZ that the folks who make Ciroc are pissed that he's still quaffing 1800 Tequila like water.
Puff stands to make a fortune from his multi-year Ciroc deal, but the man does love his 1800 -- we hear he's been ordering it everywhere from Nobu to Prive, and Ciroc's parent Diageo -- who paid him to pump out the hooch -- isn't happy.
Neither P.'s peeps nor a Diageo rep got back to us with comment.
As if L.A. wasn't crazy enough, here comes Diddy -- and he's ready to act full-time. Seriously.
He tells All Hip Hop.com, "I'm out here [in Hollywood] looking for houses now. I'm going to officially be bicoastal. I feel like in order to make movies, you gotta be where they are being made." Take that, take that!
Diddy goes on to say, "I could bring people to the box office and put people in seats as I make this transition." But the real question is: what director is going to have to get his cheesecake?
Who plays catch in a sweater set? Diddy does! He and his son Christian spend some bonding time in a parking lot in L.A. There's nothin' like a concrete playground! Famous parents have to squeeze in time with the kiddies when they can.
Death Row Records Co-Founder Suge Knight was outside of Ritual last night, when a bevy of badges showed up for the party -- to break it up! Don't park it in the parking lot!
Also out last night: Jay-Z made a leisurely exit after his performance at House of Blues, while Jaleel "Urkel" White took the opposite approach -- and ran from photogs!
All this and more in today's "Juiced Up" edition of Star Catcher!
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has been asked to present photos of his jewelry for inspection in an assault suit against him. Bring me your bling!
As TMZ first reported, Gerald Rechnitzer alleges that Diddy hit him in the jaw between 2:00 and 2:30 AM on Feb. 25 as he was leaving a post-Oscar party at Teddy's nightclub in Hollywood. According to the lawsuit, Diddy got P'd off when Rechnitzer's girlfriend would not leave with him and his entourage. The suit claims Combs pushed Rechnitzer's girlfriend and spit at another female member of their group.
Celebs are flocking to Vegas for the VMAs, and Diddy started his partying with some impromptu MCing at PURE at Caesars Palace. The self-proclaimed "Bad Boy for Life" told the party people, "If you like sex -- make some noise!" Surprise, everyone yelled. Diddy knows his audience.
Then the night-time-sunglasses-wearing pretender performer proceeded to hand out glasses of champagne to the people below -- who weren't cool enough to get into the VIP area. Also spotted hanging with Diddy: R&B crooner Ray J -- and his ex, badonkakrazy Kim Kardashian, who was seen shaking her major asset. Was that a quake? Were they together?
Partymeister Brody Jenner and other socialebrities were also gettin' their party on. Diddy proceeded to yell and garble things into the mic. Who cares what you're saying when you're in Vegas anyway?! Who's listening?!
Mo' money mo' problems for Puff Daddy.
What is she thinking?!
Diddy is going to court over smelling good.
So everyone knows that Diddy is the new $100 mil brand-builder (don't say spokesman!) for Ciroc vodka -- but a source tells TMZ that the folks who make Ciroc are pissed that he's still quaffing 1800 Tequila like water.
As if L.A. wasn't crazy enough, here comes Diddy -- and he's ready to act full-time. Seriously.
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has been asked to present photos of his jewelry for inspection in an assault suit against him. Bring me your bling!
