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They were spotted hanging out.
By Emily Blackwood — Written on Mar 14, 2019
Diddy's love life has always been of interest to his fans, and for good reason. The American rapper has had his fair share of drama when it comes to who he is dating. And this latest rumor is no exception.
Billionaire Mag posted a short video of the 49-year-old partying at a super packed reggae bash on March 11. Even though he was surrounded by a sea of people, viewers were directed to use their eyes and look closely. Those who did spotted someone who looks very much like Steve Harvey's stepdaughter, Lori Harvey.
"Use your eyes my people," the caption read. People who spotted Lori quickly jumped to the conclusion that she and Diddy were an item. But as much as people love to speculate, there's no real proof that their relationship is anything more than platonic.
"Damn she could be just out with him enjoying herself,” one person wrote on the video. “You act like they kissing,” another person commented. “They not even touching. Stop assuming the worst.”
But there also isn't any proof saying that they're not together. So are Lori Harvey and Diddy dating? Here's what we know.
1. She may have dated his son.
Lori Harvey's name is trending on Twitter not only because she might be dating Diddy but also because she once was linked to his son.
That's right, Lori was once linked to Justin Combs, Diddy's 25-year-old son. Earlier this year, it was rumored that the socialite broke off her brief-but-slightly-Instagram-official romance with singer Trey Songz, 24, for Combs. She and Combs were seen hanging out the weekend after she swiped Songz from her social media pages.
She was also previously linked to rapper Future, 35, and spotted with British race car driver Lewis Hamilton, 34.
2. Diddy recently got out of a long-term relationship.
After over 10 years together, Diddy and Cassie Ventura broke up. They announced their split last fall, saying they had grown apart and gone their separate ways.
“They are indeed no longer together and haven’t been for months," the statement read. Right before their breakup, there were rumors that Cassie was pregnant, rumors Diddy fueled when he went on "The Breakfast Club."
“Without a doubt, I love children,” he said. “I could go to eight without a problem. Can’t stop, won’t stop. Whatever is supposed to happen in the future is going to happen, but that’s something that I want.”
“I would only have it with my girl, of course,” he added.
Cassie dispelled the rumors with a post on Instagram showing off a belly that did not have any sign of a bump, along with the caption: "sorry guys."
3. But he's no stranger to younger women.
After their breakup, Diddy started hanging out with a 26-year-old model named Jocelyn Chew. But it doesn't sound like it was serious.
“Jocelyn is really independent and is just as happy being single and hanging out with friends as she is being in a relationship,” a source told Hollywood Life. “So although she’s having a blast with Diddy, Jocelyn’s not insecure one bit with him because she can take or leave the relationship at any time.”
4. She was engaged.
Back in 2017, Lori was engaged to Dutch soccer star Memphis Depay. However, she was soon seen without her ring, and it was later announced that they had split up.
They had some speculation about their engagement due to their ages at the time; he was 23 and she was only 20. After they quietly split up in 2018, Lori was seen canoodling around town with Trey Songs, and Memphis had something salty to say about it.
"If you’ve never loved yourself you could’ve never possibly loved me - May God forgive you," he tweeted. He also dropped a super "timely" single titled "No Love."
5. Diddy is still mourning the loss of Kim Porter.
Diddy's ex-girlfriend and mother of his three children, Kim Porter, died of lobar pneumonia on Nov. 15. Prior to her passing, she had been suffering from flu-like symptoms for days. She was 47.
During her funeral — for which, Diddy had arranged for her casket to be pulled by a horse and carriage — the rapper talked about their relationship and made a promise to her four kids (her oldest son is from a previous relationship).
“I just want to say to my kids, Justin, Christian, D’Lila, Jessie, Chance and the other man in the house, Quincy: Your mother instilled in me this, and I pledge in front of everybody right now that I will always be there for you,” he said. “I will always take care of you.”
“To the girls especially, we about to enter some different type of times. I want you to be able to talk to me about everything, and I mean everything, and I mean everything.”
He had also written a touching tribute to her on Instagram shortly after her death.
“For the last three days I’ve been trying to wake up out of this nightmare. But I haven’t. I don’t know what I’m going to do without you baby. I miss you so much. Today I’m going to pay tribute to you, I’m going to try and find the words to explain our unexplainable relationship."
“We were more than best friends, we were more than soulmates. WE WERE SOME OTHER S—!! And I miss you so much. Super Black Love.”
Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor living in California. She covers all things news, pop culture, and true crime.