Diddy's ex-girlfriend and mother of three of his children, model Kim Porter, 47, is found dead after 'suffering from pneumonia for weeks'

  • Authorities arrived at Porter's Los Angeles home on Thursday around 11.30am
  • They had received a call that someone at the home was suffering cardiac arrest 
  • Porter and Diddy dated for 13 years and they share three children together 
  • The couple first began dating in 1994 and split when Diddy cheated with J.Lo 
  • Rekindled their relationship 2 years later but broke up due to his infidelity again

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 16:28 EST, 15 November 2018 | Updated: 18:13 EST, 15 November 2018

Kim Porter, the model and ex-girlfriend of Sean Combs, has been found dead.  

Authorities arrived at Porter's Los Angeles home around 11.30am on Thursday after receiving a call that someone at the residence was in cardiac arrest.

A source told TMZ that Porter, 47, had been suffering from flu-like symptoms and possibly pneumonia for several weeks. 

Kim Porter, the model and ex-girlfriend of Sean Combs, has been found dead in Los Angeles 

Kim Porter, the model and ex-girlfriend of Sean Combs, has been found dead in Los Angeles 

Authorities arrived at Porter's Los Angeles home (pictured) around 11.30am on Thursday after receiving a call that someone was suffering cardiac arrest

Authorities arrived at Porter's Los Angeles home (pictured) around 11.30am on Thursday after receiving a call that someone was suffering cardiac arrest

Another source said that Porter called her doctor just yesterday and said she wasn't feeling better.  

The exact cause of death remains unclear.  

Diddy's representative confirmed Porter's death and asked that the family be given 'privacy at this time'.  

Porter and Diddy dated for 13 years. They share three children together, twin girls Jessie James and D'Lila, 11, and 20-year-old son Christian.

The model and actress also had a son, Quincy, from her relationship with R&B producer Al B. Sure!. 

Porter and Diddy were seen together just last month as their entire family came out to support the premiere of Quincy's film The Holiday Calendar.  

Porter and Diddy dated on and off for 13 years. They are pictured here at the 1999 Annual Essence Awards 

Porter and Diddy dated on and off for 13 years. They are pictured here at the 1999 Annual Essence Awards 

Porter and Diddy were seen together just last month as their entire family came out to support the premiere of Quincy's film The Holiday Calendar. She is pictured here at the premiere with the couple's two daughters 

Porter and Diddy were seen together just last month as their entire family came out to support the premiere of Quincy's film The Holiday Calendar. She is pictured here at the premiere with the couple's two daughters 

They share three children together, twin girls Jessie James and D'Lila, 11, and 20-year-old Christian. Pictured is Diddy with Jesse James, D'Lila, and his daughter Chance 

They share three children together, twin girls Jessie James and D'Lila, 11, and 20-year-old Christian. Pictured is Diddy with Jesse James, D'Lila, and his daughter Chance 

Porter was an accomplished model and actress, appearing on the covers of Runway and Essence Magazine. 

She also made appearances on shows including Law & Order, as well as the films The Brothers and Mama, I Want To Sing. 

Porter and Diddy were on and off for more than a decade, their dramatic splits and reconciliations frequently making national headlines in the late 90s and early 200s.

Diddy first met Porter when he was an A&R executive in the early 1990s. It was love at first sight - at least for the future hitmaker.

Porter had been at the studio with her ex-boyfriend AI B. Sure when Diddy laid eyes on her.  

'I wasn't trying to holler at her or anything, but I was admiring her - her lips, her eyes, her mouth, her shape, her energy,' Diddy told Essence in 2006.

All the rapper could think was 'I wish I had a girl like that'. 

Authorities arrived at Porter's Los Angeles home around noon on Thursday after receiving a call that someone was suffering cardiac arrest. Porter is pictured here in October 

Authorities arrived at Porter's Los Angeles home around noon on Thursday after receiving a call that someone was suffering cardiac arrest. Porter is pictured here in October 

Diddy's representative confirmed Porter's death and asked that the family be given 'privacy at this time'

Diddy's representative confirmed Porter's death and asked that the family be given 'privacy at this time'

Porter would go on to work as a receptionist at Uptown Records. By 1994, she and Diddy were a couple - and they were inseparable. 

'We went out together, we ate together, we played together,' Porter told Essence during the same interview. 

'He would want me at the office. I would want him at my shoots. Our bond was so tight.' 

Diddy, who hails from Harlem, was completely taken by how different Porter - a Columbus, Georgia native - seemed from the other girls he knew.  

'She wasn't like a New York girl,' he said. 'She was Bohemian, mixed with Georgia-peach hospitality.'

'I got the idea she'd like doing stuff like walking barefoot in the grass. I didn't think I could get her to like me.' 

Porter and Diddy (pictured together at the Academy Awards in 2005) first began dating in the early 1990s 

Porter and Diddy (pictured together at the Academy Awards in 2005) first began dating in the early 1990s 

Diddy, who hails from Harlem, was completely taken by how different Porter - a Columbus, Georgia native - seemed from the other girls he knew when they first met

Diddy, who hails from Harlem, was completely taken by how different Porter - a Columbus, Georgia native - seemed from the other girls he knew when they first met

'She was smooth, you know, like ice. She's cool and collected and thinks before she speaks. You meet a lot of young ladies, and they just don't do that. Kim was never pressed. She was always in control.'   

But shortly after the birth of the couple's first son, news hit that Diddy was dating Jennifer Lopez. Suddenly Porter's name was all over the press. 

'Everywhere I went, people were asking, "Are you okay?"', Porter recalled at the time. 

'They were talking to me like I was really crushed. But I just had a baby. I couldn't be somewhere in a corner heartbroken. I have kids. I'm a grown woman.'  

Porter kicked Combs out of the house they shared and he went on to date Lopez for two years. 

It wasn't until Combs faced the possibility of jail, after he was charged with bribery and weapons possession, that he won Porter back again. 

'I think the threat of losing his freedom forced him to grow up and take responsibility for his actions,' she said.   

The couple seemed stronger than ever after they got back together, with Diddy even declaring that Porter 'completes me' and that she was his 'muse'.

Porter and Diddy first broke up when she was pregnant with their son - the same time he began dating Jennifer Lopez behind her back 

Porter and Diddy first broke up when she was pregnant with their son - the same time he began dating Jennifer Lopez behind her back 

Porter kicked Combs out of the house they shared and he went on to date Lopez (pictured together in 2000) for two years

Porter kicked Combs out of the house they shared and he went on to date Lopez (pictured together in 2000) for two years

But just seven months after their loved-up interview was published, Porter and Diddy had broken up yet again. 

And, much like the first time around, the betrayal happened when Porter was pregnant - this time with the rapper's twins. 

Porter was informed by a friend that Diddy had another daughter on the way with another woman. 

The baby - named Chance - was born five months before Porter's daughters. Her mother was Sarah Chapman, a woman in Atlanta who worked in fashion. 

Porter planned her break-up from Diddy for weeks, waiting until he was out of town before packing up the house.

She took the cars, the nursery, the furniture - even the kitchen table. 

'There was no other way,' Porter told Essence in 2007. 'You think he would have let me walk out the door?' 

'I wanted him to know I wasn't breaking up with him for two weeks - or maybe leaving for two days. If I pack up everything - twins and all - it means I'm out!' 

It wasn't until Combs faced the possibility of jail, after he was charged with bribery and weapons possession - that he won Porter back again. The couple are pictured here in 2004, shortly before their final break-up 

It wasn't until Combs faced the possibility of jail, after he was charged with bribery and weapons possession - that he won Porter back again. The couple are pictured here in 2004, shortly before their final break-up 

Porter and Diddy remained friends after their final break-up in 2007 and she made appearances on his show 'I Want To Work For Diddy'. She is pictured here in June 2018 

Porter and Diddy remained friends after their final break-up in 2007 and she made appearances on his show 'I Want To Work For Diddy'. She is pictured here in June 2018 

'Puffy's an action person, not a talk person. So I had to have an action. Telling him, "Babe, I'm leaving" was not gonna do it.' 

But the couple remained friends through the years, something Porter predicted from the beginning. 

'You know how when two people go their separate ways, most of the time there's animosity? It's not like that with us,' she said soon after their break-up. 

'Sean and I have this bond, this friendship. I'm the person he can tell his inner most thoughts to and he's that person for me. He still calls me every day and we talk.'   

The former couple continued to make appearances at red carpets and parties together and Porter made appearances on Diddy's show I Want to Work for Diddy, which aired from 2008 to 2010.  

Diddy even gave Porter a shout out in one of his songs in 2010.

Diddy took to Instagram to share this birthday tribute for Porter in 2015, writing: 'We thank God for you! Love and be clear! She's set 4 life! BE CLEAR! Thank you for my beautiful children!'

Diddy took to Instagram to share this birthday tribute for Porter in 2015, writing: 'We thank God for you! Love and be clear! She's set 4 life! BE CLEAR! Thank you for my beautiful children!'

Tributes for Porter quickly began to pour into social media on Thursday afternoon from the likes of 50 Cent, Questlove, and Missy Elliot 

Tributes for Porter quickly began to pour into social media on Thursday afternoon from the likes of 50 Cent, Questlove, and Missy Elliot 

His lyrics - 'What if the twins ask me why I ain't marry their mom (why, damn!) / How do I respond? - raised eyebrows due to the song's title 'Coming Home'.  

Diddy and Porter never rekindled their relationship, but he continued to shower her with love. 

He took to Instagram to share a birthday tribute for Porter in 2015, writing: 'We thank God for you! Love and be clear! She's set 4 life! BE CLEAR! Thank you for my beautiful children!'  

Tributes for Porter quickly began to pour into social media on Thursday afternoon.

'R.I.P to Kim Porter, I send my condolences to her friends and family,' wrote 50 Cent. 

'She was loved and will be missed dearly. I know Puff is hit right now, he loved her for real, soul mate type s**t. Chin up puff, Positive vibes only.' 

'This is so heartbreaking,' wrote Missy Elliott. 'Lord please give her kids & her whole family strength.' 

Diddy is pictured with all five of his children. He shares twins Jesse James and D'Lila (pictured in black) and son Christian (in the jersey) with Porter. He also has son Justin Dior Combs and daughter Chance from other relationships

Diddy is pictured with all five of his children. He shares twins Jesse James and D'Lila (pictured in black) and son Christian (in the jersey) with Porter. He also has son Justin Dior Combs and daughter Chance from other relationships

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