P Diddy's a no-show
2005-04-19 10:21
Las Vegas - Sean "P Diddy" Combs was a no-show at an event scheduled for Friday at the Aladdin hotel-casino. Mayor Oscar Goodman had been set to proclaim it "Diddy Day", but plans were scrapped at the last minute when word came that the hip-hop mogul wouldn't attend.
"Due to an unfortunate miscommunication, I will not be able to make the anticipated trip to Las Vegas on April 15," Combs said in a statement.
"I am flattered the mayor saw fit to honour me with a day and hope to join him soon."
The event at the V Theatre inside the Desert Passage mall at the Aladdin had been billed as part-ceremony and part-announcement, hinting that Combs would reveal a business venture.
"I am looking forward to speaking with P Diddy and seeing what the future may hold for him as far as Las Vegas ventures go and hope to host him in Las Vegas soon," the mayor said in a statement.
Las Vegas businessman and producer David Saxe told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he had been in talks with Combs to develop a nightclub and "other P Diddy-related ventures", including a restaurant in the V Theatre, but those plans are now on hold.
- AP