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Remove "former" in the first sentence

He's not a "former rapper". He's in jail now, so he's not rapping at the moment. This seems to be speculation/WP:CRYSTAL that he's never going to release music again. Nobody knows that. PRicoNMI (talk) 16:37, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. 162 etc. (talk) 18:22, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If anything, he may as well be still active, so the end date for when he is active is still present until he gets convicted or is retired. BaldiBasicsFan (talk) 20:42, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Makes sense. --87.114.4.224 (talk) 20:18, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

if convicted. Please buddy 73.38.90.121 (talk) 03:04, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Diddy 2025

Change the 2023 Diddy photo to the most recent one when possible one day. 2001:861:5C86:3120:B187:46AD:EEE6:3258 (talk) 10:35, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The new Peacock Documentary on Combs

Someone with extended confirmation editing access should add info about the newly announced documentary of Sean Combs' that's being produced by Ample Entertainment, Blink Films and FGW Productions. It's called, "Diddy: The making of a Bad Boy". According to IMDB, "The documentary delves into Diddy's early years, his transformation from Sean Combs to Puffy and Diddy, the forces that shaped him, his childhood, music career, and the recent allegations of sexual misconduct, challenging perceptions."

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Middle Mac CJM (talk) 22:58, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My opinion is that it would be better to wait until the film is released later this month. Diannaa (talk) 17:34, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's a good idea :) Middle Mac CJM (talk) 22:49, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Quincy was not adopted by Sean Combs. Several articles prove this inaccurate. Quincy’s biological father also says he was never adopted by Sean Combs. Hence, this is the reason why Quincy still has his father’s last name which is Brown. Mingdynasty25 (talk) 08:12, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Could you provide links to any sources ? Diannaa (talk) 15:19, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 02:31, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sean "Puffy" Combs

I note the recent revert of Combs' alias "Puffy" in the lead. This was verifiably his stage name in the early days of Bad Boy.[1][2] Sean "Puffy" Combs was the executive producer on Bad Boy's early releases, Project: Funk Da World[3] and Ready to Die[4] being among the most famous. Heck, even two early biographies [5][6] were written about Sean "Puffy" Combs. There is no reason not to include "Puffy" in the lead. 162 etc. (talk) 17:41, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Cena332: You were the one who reverted this. Do you have a rebuttal to add? 162 etc. (talk) 17:19, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sex offender

in the spirit of consistency he needs to be labeled a sex trafficker and sex offender once convicted 73.38.90.121 (talk) 01:27, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]