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

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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