Diddy broke his silence from behind bars as his children called to wish him a happy 55th birthday on Monday – while he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges.
The rapper was arrested in September on federal charges of racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for purposes of prostitution – and is incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn.
In a video shared by his son Justin Dior Combs, 30, Diddy is heard telling his children he is proud of all of them and ‘looking forward to seeing them soon’ after they sing happy birthday to him.
Diddy’s daughter Love, two, who he shares with Dana Tran, joined siblings D’Lila and Jessie, 17, Quincy, 33, Christian, 27 and Justin in the clip – in which they sang ‘happy birthday to daddy’ with a birthday cake for the jailed star.
An upbeat Diddy said: ‘I love y’all, I can’t wait to see y’all. I’m proud of y’all, especially the girls, all of y’all, but just for being strong, thank you for being strong.
‘Thank you for being by my side and supporting me, I got the best family in the world
‘My birthday, I’m happy for you giving me this call, I’ll see you in a couple of days.’
Love told her father she loved him to which he responded: ‘I love you too baby.’
Diddy’s daughter Chance, 18, was not present but spoke to her father via video call, with Diddy saying: ‘hey Chance, love you baby.’
Diddy shares Chance with ex Sarah Chapman, while Christian, Jessie, D’Lila and Quincy’s mom is the late Kim Porter.
Justin’s mom is stylist Misa Hylton.
This comes as Diddy faces a new lawsuit alleging sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl .
The same night Jennifer Lopez and Diddy were pictured arguing at a party together before leaving later on alongside his entourage.
The alleged incident is said to have occurred at a house later that night, but the timing adds a troubling layer to the evening’s events and raises questions about the dynamics of Diddy and Jennifer’s relationship during a time now overshadowed by serious allegations.
The couple stayed together for another five months, eventually splitting in February 2001.
The new legal filing seen by DailyMail.com claims Diddy had allegedly ‘aggressively approached’ the young girl with a ‘crazed look in his eyes’ before sexually assaulting her.
She claims an unidentified male celebrity also raped her while Diddy and an unnamed female celebrity watched. There is no suggestion this woman was Jennifer.
Diddy has denied the allegations. His attorneys told DailyMail.com he ‘never sexually assaulted anyone’ and said the most recent ‘barrage of filings’ were nothing but ‘clear attempts to garner publicity’.
Diddy was arrested last month on federal charges of racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for purposes of prostitution – and is incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, a prison that previously held Jeffrey Epstein , Ghislaine Maxwell and R Kelly .
