Diddy, 53, welcomed his son Christian “King” Combs, 25, on the stage throughout his electrical efficiency on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards as a tribute to the late Kim Porter. Diddy instructed Leisure Tonight after the efficiency on the Prudential Heart in New Jersey on Sept. 12 that the father-son collaboration was achieved to honor Diddy’s ex and Christian’s mom, who died in 2018 on the age of 47.
“Tonight was particular, as a result of backstage we was like, ‘we doing to do that one for his mom,’ ” Diddy defined whereas standing subsequent to Christian. “That is the primary one we did for his mother. We was occupied with her. This was all the time a dream of hers that we’d be on stage collectively like in an enormous means, in such a world televised occasion.”
Diddy instructed his son that he was “proud” of him for nailing their efficiency. The “Victory” singer additionally recalled how Christian’s needed to observe in his dad’s footsteps and be a performer since he was younger. “Since he was 4 years outdated, he would yell and scream to return on stage with me,” Diddy stated. “Once I was doing encores, he would yell and scream to return on stage. That is like our third time performing, however like our largest time when he actually, actually, actually held it down and I’m happy with him.”
Diddy included his 25-year-old son in his eight minute-long efficiency with a medley of his best hits throughout his profession. The pair sang a few of Diddy’s hits from the early 2000s like “Dangerous Boys For Life.” Diddy additionally welcomed Younger Miami and Keyshia Cole on the stage throughout his outstanding efficiency. Afterwards, Mary J. Blige invited Diddy’s 17-year-old daughter Likelihood out to current her dad with the MTV International Icon Award.
“That is so surreal,” Diddy stated when he accepted his golden Moon Individual trophy on the award present. “I admire you all coming, and simply even giving me my flowers and celebrating me.” Diddy added, “I grew up watching MTV wishing, ‘Man, I want at some point I might be up there.’ ” He completed his speech by bringing his 16-year-old twin daughters D’Lila and Jessie on stage to carry up copies of his new album which comes out Sept. 15.
Diddy had seven kids with 4 totally different ladies. Diddy shared Christian, D’Lila, and Jessie with Kim, and he additionally adopted her son Quincy, 32, whereas they had been collectively. Diddy and Kim started their relationship within the ’90s. They broke up in 1999, however later rekindled their romance in 2003. They ended up splitting once more in 2007, however they remained shut associates and co-parents to their kids.
Sadly, Kim was discovered lifeless in her house on Nov. 15, 2018 on the age of 47. It was later revealed that she died of lobar pneumonia. Like he did on the VMAs, Diddy has honored Kim in a few of his music efficiency since she handed. When he was honored on the 2022 BET Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award, the rapper sang “I’ll Be Lacking You” as a tribute to his late ex.
