ean “Diddy” Combs thanked his kids for “being strong” as he remains behind bars while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.
“I love y’all, I love y’all so much,” the disgraced rapper, 55, emotionally told his seven children when they called to sing him “Happy Birthday,” per a video posted to Instagram Monday by his son Justin Dior Combs.
“I can’t wait to see y’all. I just want to say that I’m proud of y’all, especially the girls. I mean, all y’all just for being strong.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs thanked his kids for “being strong” as they sang “Happy Birthday” to him over the phone. Prince Combs/Instagram
The siblings crowded around the phone and lit birthday candles for their dad, who is currently sitting behind bars awaiting trial. Prince Combs/Instagram
“Thank y’all for being strong, and thank y’all for being by my side and supporting me. I love you,” Sean continued.
“I got the best family in the world. [It’s] my birthday. I’m happy. Thank you.”
The “I’ll Be Missing You” artist also alluded to plans for his children to visit him at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY, this week as he added, “See you in a couple of days.”
“I love y’all, I love y’all so much,” the disgraced rapper, seen here in June 2023, told his kids. Instagram/@diddy
“I can’t wait to see y’all. I just want to say that I’m proud of y’all, especially the girls. I mean, all y’all just for being strong,” he added. diddy/Instagram
In addition to Justin, 30, Sean is dad to sons Quincy Brown, 33, and Christian “King” Combs, 26, plus daughters Chance Combs, 18, twins D’Lila and Jessie Combs, 17, and Love Combs, 1.
The embattled hip-hop star shares Christian, D’Lila and Jessie with his late ex-girlfriend Kim Porter, whom he was romantically involved with from 1994 to 2007.
Sean also adopted Porter’s son Quincy, whose biological father is musician Al B. Sure.
“Thank y’all for being strong, and thank y’all for being by my side and supporting me. I love you,” Combs, seen here in June 2023, continued. diddy/Instagram
The music mogul told his kids that he would see them soon. diddy/Instagram
The Bad Boy Records founder shares Justin with fashion designer Misa Hylton, while Chance’s mother is Sarah Chapman.
He welcomed his youngest, Love, with Dana Tran.
