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Diddy is giving out his cell phone number amid the protests. Just send him a text

Sean Combs
Sean Combs

Sean Combs appears to be helping the South Florida economy get back on its feet.

The rapper mogul was just pictured poolside in Miami Beach with a woman (not Lori Harvey, whom he had been seeing).

The two enjoyed some day drinking while sitting at what looks to be a hotel, and not a private home, but it’s hard to tell.

After a months-long shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, letting in only “essential lodgers,” hotels are finally reopening to the public. Properties are classified in the county’s colored system as being in Phase Blue, meaning they will still enforce social distancing, constant sanitizing and capacity limits.

Also, while partaking in the pool, a mask must be work in common areas. Diddy and his companion look to be far enough away from the masses not to be wearing one. Or again, the music mogul may be just chillaxing at a rented property.

Combs’ Instagram gives away no details about his trip. Most posts are about the current civil unrest in the country over the murder of Minneapolis man George Floyd in police custody.

Diddy is way involved in the cause, even before the Floyd case, having launched Revolt Black News back in April.

The “Making The Band” host initially started the platform to address issues in the black community amid the coronavirus pandemic, but has now expanded its coverage to include the protests and current state of America.

“When I started @REVOLTTV I always wanted to develop a platform to report the news from our perspective, for our people, so I decided to launch #BLACKNEWS,” he wrote. “This platform is for solutions. ⁣⁣We’ve already heard about what we can’t do, but this is about what we CAN do. This is all happening in real time, it’s not perfect, but each week we will get better and better.”

Combs wants you to engage with him on Twitter with questions or ideas for stories. He invites you to join in the Revolt fight but only if you are “fully committed.”

“This is a battle we face every single day of our lives,” he wrote. “This is not a one-day event for us.”

Or just shoot him a text, he said, at 917-746-1444.

“Wassup? This is your boy, love,” says his outgoing message. “Right now, I’m probably running a marathon, making a hit record, or doing something in the lane of black excellence...I wish you love, peace and positive vibrations.”

He then asks for a text, not a voicemail. What do you want to tell Diddy?

“I’ll make sure I hit you back,” he promises at the end of the call.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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