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The entertainment industry is abuzz: Diddy Drops the P.

E!Online reports: “ So proclaimed the hip-hop impresario formerly known as Sean Combs, Puffy, Puff Daddy and now P. Diddy on Tuesday’s Today Show, as he explained that he was changing his name once again.

The rap mogul last switched it up–from Puff Daddy to P. Diddy–in 2001, while seeking a “fresh start” after being acquitted on gun charges.”

Y’know, sometimes we all need a fresh start.

“As for what brought about the latest change in moniker, the entertainer admitted that his previous name change left his fans uncertain of how to address him.”

Such weighty concerns must be what drove the-artist-formerly-known-as-Prince to discard his name altogether and resort to a mere symbol. (Which we don’t know and our keypad probably doesn’t produce, or else would’ve inserted it)

“I felt like the ‘P’ was getting between me and my fans and now we’re closer,” Diddy said.

“During concerts, half the crowd is saying ‘P. Diddy’–half the crowd is chanting ‘Diddy’–now everybody can just chant ‘Diddy.’ ”

He confessed that his unwieldy name was even starting to befuddle him.

“I even started to get confused myself–and when I’d called someone on the telephone it took me a long time to explain who I was. Too long,” Diddy told the New York Post.

Too bad he’s already decided. We would’ve suggested another memorable word: D-U-M-B.

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