In a Manhattan loft, Diddy hosted an exhibit of his friend Cheryl Fox Spencer's work. The exhibit included photos of Diddy and his sons in a swimming pool and him and Snoop smoking cigars. Nobody could miss NBA All-Star Shaquille O'Neal, who told jokes and took pictures with his admirers.

Model Melyssa Ford, GOOD Music artist Consequence, Bad Boy MC Aasim, and "All My Children" actor Michael B. Jordan (not to be confused with number 23) were among the New York tastemakers who checked out huge photos of Mary J. Blige, Naomi Campbell, Kim Porter and Beyoncé looking glamorous.

"I'm going to do it differently than anybody can expect me to do it," Diddy said Monday at a dinner celebrating Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people (see "Diddy, Daddy Yankee, Angelina Jolie Rub Elbows With Bush On Time List"). "I'm going to get raw and ready, do some hard work for this. I'm really stripping myself down. I'm moving out of my house and into a studio apartment, and I'm not going to have a Blackberry or a cell phone."

The New York Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal brought by the hip-hop impresario otherwise known as Diddy that hoped to overturn a lower court ruling ordering him to pony up more than $19,000 a month in child support.

The rapper also claimed that Hylton-Brim was being greedy, believing the $35,000 monthly sum she originally sought was really "adult support" to help offset her own finances during her divorce from her current husband, who's the father of her other children.

Sean Combs is a Renaissance man. I have observed mostly from afar his evolution from music magnate to fashion force. In all his roles, Combs, known these days as Diddy, has been on the forefront of pushing hip-hop culture into the mainstream. He is a record producer, entertainment mogul, writer, arranger, designer, actor, singer and three-time Grammy Award–winning rapper. And at age 36, Combs is worth an estimated $315 million.

Patrons of Sunday night's Soul Food party at The Forge were in for a big surprise with the unannounced fashion show of Azzure and Indigo-Red Denim's clothing lines for men and women at Glass. Venus Williams, Andre Harrell, Zack Crocket, Greg Anthony, Mitch Richmond and DJ Clue were there to show their support of the new chic and trendy clothing lines. Also there that night digging into the soul food were none other than Puff -- er, Diddy, who just shot Making the Band along with mega-producer Timbaland. There were, of course, cameras following Diddy while he did so.

Patrons were disappointed, however, when the night’s headliner, Diddy finally appeared onstage around midnight and performed for approximately 15 minutes before closing off the show.

The star and his large entourage reportedly arrived by private jet at Crown Point International Airport around 9.15 pm after rescheduling several times. Following a VIP reception at the airport, where he met with Senator Rennie Dumas, Diddy was rushed to the Plymouth venue for his performance.

Diddy appeared on stage with Doug E Fresh. However, his short performance left the audience unfulfilled and heaping praises on the local artistes. He left the island shortly before 8 am yesterday.

Are you telling me that your mates P. Diddy and Kanye need help with the ladies?

No, they’re definitely good on their own (laughs). I can tell you hanging out with Diddy is a whole album in itself, every night – that dude is the greatest. Kanye West is like the budding young producer, this is his first experience of being a star so he’s all bright-eyed and ‘Is this what it is?’ I’m like ‘Yeah, enjoy it.’

Of all your celeb pals – who’s the biggest party animal?

Diddy. Myself and Diddy together is crazy. Me and Diddy actually had to wean ourselves off each other because it got too much! He does it on such a level that you can only marvel at it – it’s truly incredible.

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Fresh promised to “mix it up a bit and make it more like a party vibes” during his performance this evening and disclosed plans to perform a few of the classics with rap superstar Diddy.

Diddy however, reportedly told CEO of CL Communications Tony Maharaj that he was unsure of the exact time he would “feel like flying in” for his performance. Diddy will be arriving on his private jet.

Diddy's planning to drop his next — and last — solo album September 19, he told MTV Europe, and to make it special, he's recruited a lot of help, including Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera, Brandy, Busta Rhymes, Nas and Will.I.Am. "I'm taking from what I've learned from dance music, electroclash, techno, hip-hop, soul, and pop, and kind of fusing it together," Diddy said, "It's like everything in hip-hop is so hardcore with guns and problems and beef, and nobody is being romantic — not in a corny way, but just giving all of yourself. It's still going to have that gangster vibe to it, but it's a musical journey. It's going to feel good." Diddy said the first single will be a club track. "We are going to bring a lot of high fashion, a lot of energy, a lot of sex, a lot of drugs, spirituality, good times," he explained. "We're going to have something for the kids, but it's really an adult thing. It's definitely pornographic, orgasmic, gangster, to the point where your soul feels good. It's like a spiritual revolution. It's like being sanctified." And if that sounds like an odd combo, Diddy sums it up as "Little Richard-style for the ladies."