Kim Porter has died. The 47-year-old was found dead at her home in Toluca Lake, California yesterday. A source connected to her said she’d been suffering from flu-like symptoms and possibly pneumonia for several weeks. While it’s unclear what killed her, the emergency dispatch call came in as a patient in cardiac arrest.
While Kim worked as both a model and an actress, she’s best known for dating Sean “Puffy” Combs for about 13 years. She also made appearances on his reality show, “I Want to Work for Diddy.” To review, she was the mother of his 20-year-old son, Christian, and 11-year-old twin girls Jessie James and D’Lila. She also has a son, Quincy Brown, from her previous relationship with Al B. Sure!
Puffy’s rep confirms the reports of Porters passing and in a statement offered, “I ask that you give the families privacy at this time.” Several celebrities have weighed in on the shocking death.