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NY Daily News says Diddy daddy again
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Remember how most of us were all mystified when Atlantan Kim Porter suddenly ditched Diddy Combs, her longtime on-again, off-again boyfriend this past summer after a wedding finally appeared to be on the horizon for the couple? Suddenly, things are a bit clearer. The New York Daily News is reporting that the Atlanta restaurateur has conceived a 15-month-old daughter with Atlantan Sarah Chapman.
The Macy’s TV commercial star tells the Daily News that he’s “committed to being a good father” to baby daughter Chance. After a blood test confirmed the infant’s paternity, Combs decided to go public with the information.
“At first, I wasn’t sure if this was my child,” he tells the News. “Now that it has become clear she is, I will take care of her for the rest of her life.”
For those keeping score, Combs, 37, and Porter, 36, welcomed daughters Jessie James and D’Lila Star late last year. The pair also have a son, Christian, 8. Combs also has a 13-year-old son, Justin (and Atlanta eatery namesake), with an ex,
‘Toon puts ‘Boondocks’ out of print, for now
While we had “Boondocks” creator Aaron McGruder on the phone the other day, we felt obligated to ask about his decision last year to discontinue his ground-breaking daily newspaper comic strip (seen in the AJC and more than 300 other U.S. newspapers).
Especially, since he was decidedly mum last fall when the Universal Press Syndicate announced that fans’ daily dose of social satire would depart just prior to the age of Michael Vick dogfighting indictments and Jena 6 rallies.
Instead, McGruder has devoted himself to the second season of “The Boondocks,” his award-winning Cartoon Network Adult Swim animated version of the strip that had its second season premiere Monday night.
“It was a tough decision to make,” McGruder told us. “Having that daily [forum] is something that I miss. Now, I just shout at the TV like everybody else.”
McGruder says helming both the TV series and trying to keep up with current events while continuing the daily strip proved too much.
“It would have been easy to continue to do both and crank out crappy versions of both,” he explains. “I couldn’t continue doing the daily and do it at the level the readers deserved. If you respect the audience, it was better to concentrate on one and make it the best TV show we can possibly make.”
Still, with a medium that can take more than a year to produce from script to finished product, McGruder allows that he misses the immediacy of connecting to a print audience, especially when a juicy topic like Vick or Jena emerge in the news.
Of the racially charged stories that kept much of America glued to news sources this past summer, McGruder says: “I guarantee you, both of those would have been territory for me. There’s no way to ignore stories like those. That’s when I miss [the strip].”
Still, for “Boondocks” fans, McGruder isn’t drawing himself into a corner just yet.
“It could always come back either in print or online or through wireless,” he says. “I wouldn’t rule anything out.”
For fans of the strip, however, McGruder has worked one of his old newspaper storylines into the new TV season of “Boondocks.”
“Relatives of Granddad’s displaced by Hurricane Katrina move in,” McGruder explains. “With so many people still affected by [the aftermath of Katrina] it’s still timely for us to tackle with the show.”
Naturally, Huey, Riley and Robert Freeman end up being, well, less than hospitable.
Previews McGruder, laughing: “They’ve got plenty, but they’re not really good about sharing!”
“The Boondocks” airs on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim on Mondays at 11:30 p.m.
Overscene
First daughter and author Jenna Bush and “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul being beautified separately at Carter-Barnes Hair Artisans in Buckhead. Bush is in town promoting her new book “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope” while Abdul is here enduring, um, enjoying auditions for the next season of “Idol.” Bush also was spotted dining at the Capital Grille in Buckhead.
Former “Family Ties” actress Meredith Baxter strolling the Atlanta Botanical Garden and hitting the gift shop at the Midtown tourist attraction.
ON MY TIVO
R&B and gospel songstress Ann Nesby and manager-husband Tim Lee. The Fayetteville-based couple was in town to promote the former Sounds of Blackness Grammy winner’s new album, “This is Love”:
” ‘Oprah,’ ‘Dateline,’ ‘60 Minutes,’ and ‘20/20,’ ” Lee initially listed for Buzz.
And?
“Well, we also watch [“Talk Sex with] Sue Johanson on Oxygen,” Nesby admitted with a giggle. “She’s wonderfully straight- forward and she delivers a lot of educational information. And I have to watch Food Network with Rachael Ray and Paula Deen.”
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Singer John Prine is 61. Actor-dancer Ben Vereen is 61. Singer Cyril Neville of the Neville Brothers is 59. Country singer Tanya Tucker is 49. Actress Julia Sweeney (“Saturday Night Live”) is 48. Actor Bradley Whitford (“The West Wing”) is 48. Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Reno 911!”) is 38. Actor Mario Lopez (“Nip/Tuck,” “Saved By The Bell”) is 34. Singer Mya is 28.
Contributing: News services.
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