Rapper Diddy (formerly known as P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, and Puffy) has settled with an obscure British music producer over a name dispute.

AFP reports that Richard Dearlove brought a lawsuit against the hip-hop icon (real name: Sean Combs) when he dropped the “P” from his moniker.

Dearlove has worked in Britain under the name Diddy since 1992.

“I was gutted,” Dearlove said of Combs’ latest name change, according to The Guardian newspaper. “I started getting emails from Puerto Rican girls asking if they could be in my video and people were asking me to look at their clothing line.”

The two reached a settlement in London’s High Court that will see Combs paying Dearlove close to $275,000 U.S. in legal fees and damages.

Diddy will also be forced to stop using his current moniker in Britain, and rebrand any existing ventures that use the name.






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