In a videothe 49-year-old rapper tweeted Monday morning — which he captioned, “Day 1” — he describes how his “journey” is beginning.
The former couple had three biological children together: a son named Christian Casey, born in 1998, and twin girls, D’Lila Star and Jessie James, who arrived nine years later. Combs also helped raise Porter’s first child, now 27-year-oldQuincy Brown, from the age of 3. (His father is music producer Al B. Sure.)
“Thank y’all for all y’all prayers and support,” the father of five says to the camera in the selfie-style clip. “I’m now a part of the 6 a.m. crew. This is mommy/daddy, daddy/mommy checking in.”
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Then, he added another caption that reads, “New day. New life new RESPONSIBILITIES. KIM I GOT THIS! Just like you taught me!” with the heart emoji.
“Yeah so this daddy-mommy thing is beautiful,” the Grammy winner continues. “I love it. You just have to get up early every morning — like, real early.”
He also described what becoming “daddy-mommy” means to him: “All my single mothers, they know what that is. Even some single fathers got to step up and play both roles. Mothers do it all the time.”
Kim Porter with her daughters.Jim Smeal/REX/Shutterstock
After 10 years together, Porter and Combscalled it quitsin 2007.
“In ending this relationship, I made a decision that was in the best interest of myself, Sean and our family. I look forward to moving on with my life and my career, and wish him prosperity, health and happiness in life and in love. We will remain friends and committed parents to our children,” Porter said in a statement at the time.
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That same year, Porter revealed toEssencemagazine that their relationship turned sour afterrumors surfacedthat Combs fathered a child with another woman. In 2006, Combs welcomed daughter Chance with Sarah Chapman.
But Porter and Combs were able to patch up their relationship and remain close for the sake of their children.
Quincy Brown and mother Kim Porter in 2012.Martin Schalk/Getty
“We’re friends. I’m the person he can tell his innermost thoughts to and he’s that person for me. He still calls me every day and we talk,” Porteradded toEssence.
Combs is also father to 24-year-old son Justin with ex-girlfriend Misa Hylton-Brim.
On Nov. 15, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Porter’s death in a statement explaining that officers responded to a death investigation at 11:40 a.m. in Toluca Lake, California, where they found a female unresponsive at the residence.
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Porter was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a statement released to theAssociated Pressthe next day, Porter’s family remembered her as “a loving mother and devoted friend.”
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source: people.com
