Kim Porter Dishes on Diddy Split

By: Shannon Gossage

Porter claims that she planned her split from Combs in July waiting until he was out of town to pack up and move to Los Angeles. Porter told Essence.com, "I wanted to be dramatic. 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! Puffy’s an acting person, not a talk person. So I had to have an action. Telling him, ‘Babe, I’m leaving…’ was not gonna do it." Porter said that when Combs was out of town she had a number of friends come over and help her pack up the entire house.

When asked if she ended the relationship because of rumors that Combs fathered a child with another woman while she was pregnant with the couple’s six month old twins Porter said, "Hmmm…well, that was definitely part of it." She added, "I left because at this point in my life I want something different for myself. I invested 10 years, I have children, and I’ve always stood by him. But now it’s time for me and what I want to do for Kim." She said that she would not marry Combs if he asked her to because she doesn’t think he is ready for that type of commitment. Combs camp had no comment.

Combs, 37, and Porter, 36, dated on and off for about twelve years and have three children together – 9-year old Christian and twin daughters D’Lila Star and Jessie James, 7 months. Porter has a teenage son, Quincy, from a previous relationship with singer Al B. Sure and Combs has a 13-year old son, Justin, with his ex Misa Hylton-Brim. Porter said that there is no animosity between the two and said, "There’s no ill feeling or ‘I can’t stand you, I hate you, don’t call!’ There’s none of that. We have three children together so that’s just not an option. We’re committed to our children even if we couldn’t commit to each other."