Sean “Diddy” Combs made his Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony an event on Friday, complete with fans courted by an online video, advance interviews with the press and, of course, a Beverly Hills after party.
“It’s also like my coming-out party here in Hollywood,” Combs told AP before the affair in front of the Hollywood-Highland complex. “I don’t have nothing to hide about that. If I’m going to come someplace, I’m going to make some noise, and you’re going to know I’m here.”
Oscar winner Jamie Foxx led fans in a chant of “Diddy! Diddy! Diddy!,” and recited popular lines from his songs before officially introducing him to the crowd.
In his acceptance speech, Diddy proclaimed: “Today is proof that if you believe, all your dreams can come true. I’ve gone from Harlem to Hollywood.”
Friday night, the celebration moved to billionaire Ron Burkle’s sprawling Beverly Hills estate. Calling it an “intimate 250-person party” with “just very very close friends and family and people that I know throughout the industry,” the event reportedly cost $4 million.
Combs is house-hunting in Los Angeles now, and plans to split his time between here and New York to pursue his acting career. To that end, he’s looking through scripts in search of the next role.
Information from the Associated Press contributed to this report.
