TMZ: Kim Porter, model and mother of Diddy's children, dies at 47

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 02: Kim Porter attends the Ladylike Foundation's 2018 Annual Women Of Excellence Scholarship Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 2, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)

(FOX 11) - Kim Porter, the model and actress who dated Sean "Diddy" Combs for more than a decade, has died, according to TMZ. She was 47.

"Sadly, I can confirm the passing of Kim Porter. I ask that you give the families privacy at this time," Diddy's rep Cindi Berger confirmed to TMZ on Thursday.

Citing law enforcement sources, TMZ reports police received a call to Porter's Los Angeles home around noon and the 911 call reported "a patient in cardiac arrest."

A source also told the outlet that Porter had been suffering from "flu-like symptoms" for several weeks, but it remained unclear how she died.

Porter, who dated Diddy for 13 years and has three children with the music mogul — 11-year-old twin daughters Jessie James and D'Lila, and son Christian Combs, 20.

Tributes began to pour in online after news of Porter's death broke.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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