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P. Diddy is to star in a US TV adaptation of classic play 'A Raisin in the Sun'.The rapper - real name Sean Combs - is set to play Walter Lee Younger in the three-hour movie. Diddy has already played the role to great critical acclaim in a Broadway stage version.The play follows a black working class Chicago family in the 50s as they try to work their way out of poverty while living in a racist society.The rest of the award-winning Broadway cast, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan and John Stamos will also reprise their roles for the TV version.The movie is due to air on US TV network ABC next February, in a prized viewing slot the evening after the 2008 Oscars ceremony. Diddy's previous forays into acting include a part in 2001 crime caper 'Made' and a small but pivotal role opposite Halle Berry in 'Monster's Ball' the same year.'A Raisin in the Sun' was written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959.It was the first play written by an Africa...

Kim Porter and Diddy P. Diddy and lover Kim Porter have reportedly split. Porter - who has three children with Diddy - is said to have moved out of the music mogul's apartment and vowed never to return. A source told the New York Post newspaper: "Kim is in Louisiana filming 'Mama, I Want to Sing!' right now, and when it's done she's moving to Los Angeles."She is focusing on her career as a model and actress and raising her children. They are the best of friends, but they just can't be together right now."Porter - who has dated Diddy on and off for 10 years - has bought a luxury Beverly Hills home for her and the couple's children, 10-year-old Christian,and seven-month-old twins D'Lila and Jessie.The model-and-actress also has a son with former lover musician Al B. Sure. This isn't the first time Diddy and Porter have broken up. The couple spent several years apart, during which Diddy dated Jennifer Lopez. Rumors of a relationship rif...