This week's big media story was undoubtedly the Los Angeles Times' erroneous report that alleged Sean “Diddy” Combs and his posse were responsible for a 1994 attack on Tupac Shakur outside the Quad Recording Studio in New York. The report, by Pulitzer Prize winner Chuck Philips, which first appeared on LATimes.com on March 17 along with several supposed F.B.I. documents implicating Combs, immediately prompted an investigation by The Smoking Gun, which determined that the documents—and the information they contained—were false.  read more »

Few of Fashion Week’s most anticipated shows are held at Bryant Park’s tents (Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, and Thom Browne, for example, are all off-site), and last night’s Zac Posen show made clear the reasons.

Security guards demanded invitations or credentials at the entrance, despite the fact that the Daily Transom had breezed through all week with neither. “There are a few shows that are huge, and everyone tries to sneak in,” said one sentry apologetically. “And everyone tries to sneak in.”)  read more »

From Fox & Friends this morning:

Brian Kilmeade:

They say statistically that 18-34 belongs to Barack Obama. And he says that he’s the new generation. Have you met him? What do you think?

Diddy:

I met Barack Obama – but I think he has to say something. He has to mean something. No candidate can get away for their gender or for their race. I definitely am honored that a black man is running for the presidency. But I think that, to be honest, he has to do something for black people. I need to hear him say he is going to do something to change our lives – because we need our lives changed.

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/diddys-advice-barack-obama#comments Politics Barack Obama Fox & Friends Sean Combs Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:28:09 -0500 Azi Paybarah 60059 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/2007/diddy-box-did-combs-and-crew-spray-punches-his-own-perfume-party

On Thursday, May 31, Sean (P. Diddy) Combs hosted a private party at Simon Hammerstein’s burlesque club, the Box. “It was so ghetto,” said one (white) source present that night. “And it was super-packed. It was so not the Box.”  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/diddy-box-did-combs-and-crew-spray-punches-his-own-perfume-party#comments Media Sean Combs Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:20:46 -0400 Spencer Morgan 54900 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/36857 "I find this environment disturbing, as someone who made a film that’s been nominated&mda  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36857#comments Media Al Gore Hollywood John Travolta Sean Combs Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:00:00 -0500 Spencer Morgan 36857 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/35698

• A megastar is in the market for a manager for his (or her) four estates. The job requires flexibility and thick skin--plus there will be "VERY long hours," renovation, and apparently interior design. Sounds fun, no? [Gawker]
• Late last year, Bloomberg decided that New York would sustainably have 9 million complainers and money managers and Bikram yoga addicts by 2030. Architects and planners ask: What about the housing? The construction? The money? (The space for yoga?) [Streetsblog]
• Residential real estate in Manhattan isn't as costly as Fashion Week real estate: Puff Daddy has to pay $150,000 per day for his Cipriani venue. [Forbes, via Luxist]
• Great News of the Day: Donald "Little Ratner" Trump won't develop in Brooklyn. Yet. [B. Paper]
• $30 is a tiny price to pay to pretend that you're Donald Judd in his five-floor home-studio on Spring Street. The phrases "SoHo Historic Cast-Iron District" and "500 works" are both pretty exciting [see above]. [Apartment Therapy]
- Max Abelson]]> http://www.observer.com/node/35698#comments Real Estate Brooklyn Manhattan New York Sean Combs Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:16:37 -0500 Observer Staff 35698 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/36653 When it comes to the sins of Marie Antoinette, everyone has heard about her parties, her clothes, he  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36653#comments Sports Style Lexus Motor Company Matthew Figliola New York Knicks Sean Combs Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500 Lizzy Ratner 36653 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/36351 Sean (Puffy) Combs was on the phone from a yacht in the Bahamas, and he was laughing.    read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36351#comments Sports New Jersey Nets New York Yankees Russell Simmons Sean Combs Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Frank DiGiacomo 36351 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/52980 Sean (Puffy) Combs was on the phone from a yacht in the Bahamas, and he was laughing.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/52980#comments Sports New Jersey Nets New York Yankees Russell Simmons Sean Combs Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Frank DiGiacomo 52980 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/36143 Diddy's a Winna!    read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36143#comments Style Carl Icahn Jay McInerney Sean Combs Wall Street Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:00:00 -0400 Observer Staff 36143 at http://www.observer.com