Rap superstar Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been forced to give up the 'Diddy' part of his name after being sued by a UK music producer also called Diddy.

Combs, who has changed his name from Puff Daddy to P Diddy to simply Diddy, will be forced to pay substantial damages to Richard 'Diddy' Dearlove.

And the hip hop mogul is banned from using the Name Diddy in the UK, following the High Court settlement.

Dearlove made a name for himself with his remixes of classic songs, such as Atomic by Blondie.

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