Sixshot reports:
Sean "Diddy" Combs will be honored with the first Reginald F. Lewis Award on Sunday (July 6) . According to Billboard, the award will commemorate Lewis' legacy as the first African-American billionaire.
According to
this press release in honor of this occasion, Diddy will join Lewis' widow, Loida Lewis, and football player Michael Strahan to close the NASDAQ stock exchange on July 7 at 4:00 PM in New York City. A live webcast will be shown
on the NASDAQ site.
There is a special premiering on BET tonight called "Harlem to Hollywood," chronicling the day of the event where Diddy was given his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Press Association reports from the Hollywood premiere of Will Smith's latest film, "Hancock." Diddy was on hand.
But it wasn't just the fans who were pleased to see the star. Rapper-turned-actor Sean 'Diddy' Combs grabbed hold of a microphone to declare to the world: "Will Smith is my hero."
The
New York Post reports that Jennifer Lopez will be forced to testify in the $130 million dollar lawsuit filed by Natania Reuben against Diddy and Shyne, relating to the nightclub shooting from 1999. It was during this event that Reuben was shot in the face.
Via
TMZ.
Update: It's just come to my attention that TMZ doesn't seem to offer direct links in their videos. Scroll down and look for the video titled "Drunk Girls, Take 2: Who's Your Diddy?"
Take a
look at this video and tell me Diddy's not a patient man with random fans/people. Wow. Those girls were crazy, rude and (most likely) inebriated. Vulnerable place for Diddy to be in, but well handled.
BET.com has some highlights from the BET Awards '08 Ciroc after party.
I'm watching the BET Awards afterparty right now and Diddy is all over it. Ciroc's paying some money for this one, that's for sure. But, great for a Bad Boy fan. Leave a comment if you're watching it! I'll update this post if anything else hits me...
lol at Diddy yelling to get Nelly, Chris Brown and D.L. Hughley some drinks and then yelling to Brown, who is underage, "we're gonna get you some water!"
Cassie came on for a little while with Lauren London and spoke with Keri Hilson. Hilson asked London if she could sing and she hesitated but said yes, Puff said she could, so where is her Bad Boy contract? Diddy yelled something amd then they sent it over to Big Tigger, who said he wished he was by the bar with Cassie and London. So, Diddy brought them over, everybody laughing.
This is pretty classic for Bad Boy and Diddy fans, I'd have to say. Diddy is passing through the frame at random times causing hilarity. Good stuff.
Day26 came through and talk about the show for a minute.
Diddy was speaking with Keri Hilson and the other female host (name escapes me, sorry) at the end when they brought up the subject of best dressed. At this point, Diddy broke out into a pose and, of course, they gave it to him. But, Hilson said he always gets it, so that's not fair. Funny moment.
And that's it for tonight!
Just
updating my last post, Diddy presented the award Best Female R&B Artist for with Lauren London. They completed each other, Diddy said hip-hop is alive (citing Lil' Wayne's sales numbers) and urging people to vote (for Obama).
It also included a Ciroc product placement where Diddy brought up a woman carrying two glasses. Along with London, he toasted the BET Awards show. Before the nominees came up, he yelled, "let the party begin!"
The award went to Alicia Keys with Diddy holding it for her while she spoke, due to it's weight.
Watch below. (Some explicit language).
Julie Creswell at The New York Times has an article discussing celebrity brands. Diddy is highlighted.
Last fall, the rapper-impresario Sean Combs created a 50-50 joint venture with Diageo, the spirits giant, for Mr. Combs to be the brand manager of the Ciroc vodka line. Mr. Combs says he made the profit-sharing deal only after refusing to work solely as a pitchman.
“My brand is rocket fuel. It would take this brand 10 years to get to where I can take it in one year,” he says. “I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t want to do just endorsements. I want ownership.”
