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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ adult sons Quincy, 33, Justin, 30, and Christian “King” Combs, 26, were seen leaving the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, September 17, after their father was denied bail.

However, the 54-year-old rapper’s teenage daughters – twins D’Lila and Jessie, 17 – are reportedly staying in Los Angeles with Lala, a friend of their late mother Kim Porter. TMZ.

Porter died in 2018 at the age of 47. The publication reported that while Lala is not the girls’ legal guardian, she has been caring for them for several years. The teens reportedly attend school in Los Angeles, with Lala overseeing their daily routine and acting as a surrogate mother.

Diddy and ex-boyfriend Porter welcomed the girls’ birth on December 21, 2006, just five months after he welcomed 18-year-old daughter Chance with Sarah Chapman, a businesswoman and alleged girlfriend of the music producer he reportedly never dated.

Diddy also has a son, King, with Porter and helped raise Quincy, Porter’s son from a previous relationship with music producer Al B. Sure. Diddy and Porter began dating in the ’90s and dated on and off until 2007.

The mogul was arrested in New York City on Monday, September 16, and charged with sex trafficking, among other crimes. The following day, he pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit organized crime, sex trafficking by force, inducement or coercion, and transportation for the purpose of prostitution.

Diddy will have to await his upcoming trial in jail after Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky denied his request for bail. If convicted on all charges, the Bad Boy Records producer would face at least 15 years in prison – possibly even life imprisonment.