Sean Combs

Kim Porter , mother of Diddy's three children, died after contracting pneumonia, a coroner has confirmed.

The 47-year-old model and actress

After tests, the LA County Coroner has ruled she from lobar pneumonia.

When she died The American rapper, whose real name is Sean Combs , released a statement last year saying he and his former partner were "More Than soulmates".

Kim dated Diddy on and off from 1994 to 2007 and they had three children together: twins Jessie James and D'Lila, 12, and son Christian, 20.

The Porter and Combs families said in a statement in November: "God broke the mould when he made Kim, there was truly No Other woman like her.

"Although her time here on earth was far Too Short , she lived A Life full of purpose and meaning.

"She was a loving mother and devoted friend. She was the epitome of kindness and grace.

"There wasn't a person she met whose soul she did not touch. Kim was the type of woman who changed lives for the better. "

Kim also had a 27-year-old son, Quincy, from a previous marriage.

She appeared in films including 2001's The Brothers and in the US TV show Wicked Wicked Games.

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