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The grandmother of Diddy’s late partner Kim Porter has passed away as the rapper is currently incarcerated while awaiting trial over sex trafficking charges.
Porter and Diddy’s son Quincy Combs revealed that his great grandmother Lila Mae Star had passed away in an Instagram post on Wednesday night.
He shared an announcement featuring a statement from the family accompanied by a photo of the matriarch with a lengthy caption after her death at 93.
The statement read: ‘It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Lila Mae Star. She departed this life peacefully, leaving behind cherished memories and a legacy of love.
‘Her warmth, kindness, and unwavering spirit will forever remain in our hearts. The family appreciated your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Details regarding services will be shared soon.;
Quincy added in the caption: ‘My heart is shattered. [broken heart emoji] I love you Grandma Star [star emoji]’
The grandmother of Diddy’s late partner Kim Porter (pictured June 2018) has passed away as the rapper is currently incarcerated while awaiting trial over sex trafficking charges
Porter and Diddy’s son Quincy Combs revealed that his great grandmother Lila Mae Star had passed away in an Instagram post on Wednesday night; Diddy is seen with the matriarch in April 2021
He shared an announcement featuring a statement from the family accompanied by a photo of the matriarch with a lengthy caption after her death at 93
In April 2021, the children of Porter celebrated the 90th birthday of Lila Mae alongside their famous father as they shared several images on Instagram.
Back in October, Diddy’s children broke their silence after their father’s sex trafficking arrest in September 2024, in a desperate plea to halt conspiracy theories surrounding their mother Porter’s death.
Three of the controversial rapper’s children posted a joint statement on Instagram on September 24, 2024.
The bombshell message was signed off by Diddy’s three children with Porter; Christian, 26, twins Jessie, and D’Lila, both 17, and Porter’s eldest son Quincy, 33.
Quincy’s biological father is singer Al B. Sure! but Diddy adopted him while in a relationship with Porter.
Porter – who was an American model – passed away of lobar pneumonia after several days of ‘flu-like symptoms’ at the age of 47 in November 2018.
In the wake of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ arrest and as more women come forward to accuse him of abuse, many have questioned whether she too was subjected to maltreatment.
The kids, in their statement, defended their father and asked for speculation surrounding their mother’s death to stop.
In April 2021, the children of Porter celebrated the 90th birthday of Lila Mae alongside their famous father as they shared several images on Instagram
Porter and Combs seen in December 2004
The statement from her children read: ‘WE HAVE SEEN SO MANY HURTFUL AND FALSE RUMORS CIRCULATING ABOUT OUR PARENTS. KIM PORTER AND SEAN COMBS’ RELATIONSHIP. AS WELL AS ABOUT OUR MOM’S TRAGIC PASSING. THAT WE FEEL THE NEED TO SPEAK OUT.’
Porter and Diddy – born Sean Combs – were in an on-off relationship from 1994 until 2007.
At the time of the social media post there was a book which was alleged to be Porter’s memoir and includes claims of Diddy assaulting his late girlfriend, taping himself having sex with a male teenage popstar, and sex parties with an Oscar winner and his wife.
The 60-page book published on September 6, titled Kim’s Lost Words, claims to be a collection of the diaries of Porter, the mother of three of his children who died of pneumonia in 2018, was leaked by her friends.
The statement took aim at the book as Porter’s four children continued: ‘CLAIMS THAT OUR MOM WROTE A BOOK ARE SIMPLY UNTRUE. SHE DID NOT, AND ANYONE CLAIMING TO HAVE A MANUSCRIPT IS MISREPRESENTING THEMSELVES. ADDITIONALLY. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT ANY SO-CALLED ‘FRIEND’ SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR MOM OR HER FAMILY IS NOT A FRIEND. NOR DO THEY HAVE HER BEST INTERESTS AT HEART.
‘OUR LIVES WERE SHATTERED WHEN WE LOST OUR MOTHER. SHE WAS OUR WORLD. AND NOTHING HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE SHE PASSED.’
Kim’s Lost Words: A Journey For Justice, From The Other Side… was yanked from the Amazon bookstore in October 2024 a month after hitting the bestseller list.
Since her death there have been many conspiracy theories surrounding the way in which she passed which have only amplified since Diddy was indicted for racketeering and sex trafficking.
Back in October, Diddy ‘s children broke their silence after their father’s sex trafficking arrest in September 2024, in a desperate plea to halt conspiracy theories surrounding their mother Porter’s death; (seen from left to right) Kim Porter, Christian Casey Combs, Quincy Brown, Sean “Diddy” Combs, D’Lila Star Combs and Jessie James Combs in LA back in October 2018
Four of the controversial rapper’s children posted a joint statement on Instagram on September 24, 2024
The bombshell message was signed off by Diddy’s three children with late partner Kim Porter: Christian, Jessie, and D’Lila in addition to her eldest son Quincy who she shared with singer Al B. Sure!
The statement from Porter’s four children continued: ‘WHILE IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO RECONCILE HOW SHE COULD BE TAKEN FROM US TOO SOON, THE CAUSE OF HER DEATH HAS LONG BEEN ESTABLISHED. THERE WAS NO FOUL PLAY. GRIEF IS A LIFELONG PROCESS. AND WE ASK THAT EVERYONE RESPECT OUR REQUEST FOR PEACE AS WE CONTINUE TO COPE WITH HER LOSS EVERY DAY.
‘WE ARE DEEPLY SADDENED THAT THE WORLD HAS MADE A SPECTACLE OF WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST TRAGIC EVENT OF OUR LIVES. OUR MOTHER SHOULD BE REMEMBERED FOR THE BEAUTIFUL. STRONG. KIND.
The publisher of the 60-page book, Kim’s Lost Words claims Porter shared a thumb drive of her writing with close friends
‘AND LOVING WOMAN SHE WAS. HER MEMORY SHOULD NOT BE TAINTED BY HORRIFIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES.’
The four children finished off the strongly-worded statement by requesting that their mother is respected in her death.
They concluded: ‘WE ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE RESPECT OUR MOTHER, KIM PORTER.
‘AND HOLD HER LEGACY IN HIGH REGARD SO THAT SHE MAY REST IN PEACE. IT’S WHAT SHE DESERVES.
‘WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU MOMMY.’
In addition to the four children Combs shared with Porter he also has three children with three other women: son Justin, 30, and daughters Chance, 18 and Love, 23 months.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ criminal trial is set to start May 5 in New York City. Federal prosecutors have said they expect their case could take about three weeks, while the defense said they anticipate about a week
During Diddy’s most recent court appearance on March 14, the Bad Boy mogul appeared with gray hair and seemed to have put on some weight
Meanwhile, if convicted, Combs faces up to life in prison on the racketeering charge and a minimum of 15 years for sex trafficking charge.
The 55-year-old is accused of running a decade-long criminal empire including orgies called ‘Freak Offs’.
Women participants were allegedly drugged and forced into marathon sex sessions, sometimes with male prostitutes, according to prosecutors.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Cassie Ventura, Combs’ former girlfriend, is believed to be one of the main victims who will be called to testify against the rapper
Federal prosecutors said there will be at least 20 potential witnesses, including the three main female alleged victims.
Combs has claimed the three women were former girlfriends, including Cassie Ventura.
During a hearing earlier this month, Prosecutor Mitzi Steiner told a judge many of the potential witnesses are ‘incredibly frightened’ their names could be released to the defense and the public.
The judge, however, said the witnesses’ identities must be disclosed to the defense.
Potential jurors will be filling out questionnaires on April 28 before jury selection begins on May 5.
Picking jurors could be tricky for both sides, Gelman said.
The former prosecutor said Combs’ defense team may already have their ideal potential jurors in mind.
‘So, number one, they’re probably gonna want minorities,’ Gelman told DailyMail.com. ‘I would anticipate that because I assume one of their themes is going to be that they’re [prosecutors] are going after an African American, wealthy male. So I think they’re gonna try to get as many black people on the jury as they can.
Combs pictured at one of his famous ‘White Party’ events in East Hampton, NY in 2007
Gelman added the defense will more than likely pack the jury pool with women.
‘I also think they’re gonna try to get women on the jury because women are, they’re more sympathetic when it comes to these types of cases than men,’ Gelman said. ‘I know it doesn’t sound like that … but studies have shown that women being on the jury are more sympathetic.
In a case where Combs’ has to defend himself against three alleged female victims, Gelman said female jurors could be more sympathetic to the Bad Boy defendant for another surprising reason.
‘Women judge [other] women harsher than a man judges a woman,’ he said. ‘This is all science, not me. So there’s ways that you want to pick a jury, and those are two of the characteristics that Diddy’s team is going to be looking for.’
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