Diddy will appear in a Hawaii Five-0 episode that will air this spring. According to PopEater (via AP).  The hip-hop mogul will play NYPD Detective Reggie Williams, who arrives in Honolulu ready to seek justice against the men who committed a crime against his family.

The rapper will undergo weapons instruction and even train with a Navy S.E.A.L. to prepare for the part. The episode will also feature music from Diddy-Dirty Money’s album Last Train to Paris (you know Diddy is the king of promotion).

Diddy expressed interest in wanting to do more comedic roles after starring in Get Him to the Greek but it doesn’t hurt to develop those acting chops from every angle.

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James DuBose of DuBose Entertainment tweeted recently about a show called Mini Moguls featuring Diddy’s baby mama, Kim Porter and her son, Quincy Brown.

DuBose is the mastermind behind many shows like Monica: Still Standing and Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is.

That said the chances of this new show getting picked up are strong given the production company’s track record.

This is not Kim Porter’s first foray into reality TV. Two years ago it was reported that a reality show based on her move to Los Angeles was green lit by the Lifetime network.

And then we never heard anything else about it.

So, it will be interesting to see what she’s like on camera. The same goes for she and Diddy’s son, Quincy.

The actual spawn of Al B Sure! whom Diddy adopted as his own child has been trying to rap, so I’m assuming that’s the tie in to the title of this project.

I don’t know, unless Diddy’s daughters plan to Diddy bop or Quincy performs a special Bad Boy remix to “Night and Day,” I’m not intrigued just yet.

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Simon Cowell bid farewell to American Idol but the million dollar question is: Who will replace him? People have tossed around names like Diddy, Jamie Foxx and even Bret Michaels, but it’s all just speculation. However, despite not knowing who will feel the void, we can take solace in knowing who WON’T be stepping in for Cowell! Here’s a list of, er, interesting individuals who won’t be seeing Idol judge-ship ever.

George W. Bush

Given his track record for asinine quotes, he’d probably be great for TV when it comes to his feedback. But the problem is, his attention span will  check out faster than a rehab patient.

Kat Stacks

The Miami based groupie has made a name for herself online by spreading sordid tales of her affairs with various celebrities. One of her specialties is trash talking rappers’ music and she also claims to have a book deal and a reality TV show in the works, however, we doubt that she’ll transcend beyond her internet “celebrity” status. It also doesn’t help that she speaks incoherent English (and probably any other language, for that matter).

Kanye West

He won’t let performers finish.

Flavor Flav

His catch phrases would probably be cool and he has proven to have surprisingly good musical insight, but can anyone take a viking hat giant clock wearing 50-something-year-old man seriously as a judge for anything beyond a contest at a child’s birthday party?

Tila Tequila

Just listen to her awful remake of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song,” then…cue the crickets.

VIBE caught up with Ruben Studdard to get his thoughts on the latest season of American Idol. He talked about Diddy replacing Simon Cowell and this season’s talent.

As far as the obvious comparisons between Studdard and this season’s Michael Lynche, Studdard says it’s only because they’re both big black guys (you know we all look alike) . He has a point, their sound is different. But don’t think that Studdard is checking for Lynche to win. While he thinks all the contestants who make it to that last few weeks have a good shot at successful music careers, his favorite is Casey James, but he wouldn’t give a definite yay or nay as far as who he wants to be the champ. All he said was not to criticize until the last three weeks (which puts us at now).

When it comes to Simon Cowell leaving, Studdard understands it’s going to be hard to replace him but said this about Diddy:

“Diddy would be a good fit because he has that no nonsense attitude when he’s picking artists but it’s still going to be a hard spot to fill.”

That would be interesting to watch but Diddy probably wouldn’t be able to commit to a whole season because of his own busy schedule and possibly conflict of interest, with Making the Band (if that show ever comes back).

Is Ruben Studdard right?  Is Casey James worthy of being an Idol favorite? Does he have a good shot at winning? Would Diddy be a good Simon Cowell replacement?

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Those with fears that the much needed attention currently being paid to Haiti will diminish due to the ever changing news cycle can take a little bit of comfort over news of yet another Haiti benefit program.

On February 5, BET along with MTV and VH1 will air a benefit concert for the nation currently stricken by what may prove to be the worst earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere.

The concert, hosted by Queen Latifah and Diddy, will be recorded in Miami and broadcasted across the various networks.

Chris Brown, Ciara, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, and Robin Thicke will take part.

Here’s a video of Queen La discussing the concert on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:

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Usually when watching My Super Sweet 16 you’ll either wish you had richer parents or be thankful that the ones you have never allowed you to become a monster.

For Justin Combs’ “Prince of New York” party in honor of his 16^th birthday, chances are you’ll end up just having a lot of respect for him and his dad, Diddy.

That’s because for Justin’s party – which will be filmed by MTV tomorrow – instead of Justin being lavished with expensive gifts (on camera anyway), guests will be asked to make donations to the Haiti relief fund.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs is throwing a star-studded “Prince of New York” 16th birthday party for his eldest son, Justin. The rapper — still on a high after his epic, “party of the year” 40th birthday bash in November — has lined up a series of big-name performers and guests including Chris Brown for the event at an unidentified local club on Saturday, which will be filmed for MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16.” A source said, “The club will be decorated with images from the New York skyline. Diddy will perform with his band, Diddy-Dirty Money, but there will also be some big-name performers taking the stage to surprise Justin.” Guests will also include Combs’ pals Snoop Dogg, Lil’ Kim, boxer Floyd Mayweather and possibly Jay-Z and Beyoncé. The source added, “It’s going to be big, but it won’t be as lavish as Diddy’s 40th. Instead of gifts, guests will be asked to make a donation to the Haiti fund.”

I so wish Diddy would adopt me.

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In addition to my unhealthy affinity for reality TV, I have an extreme fondness for celebrities doing random funny things that aren’t intended to be random and funny. Enter Diddy. He’s a bonafied hustler who is everywhere! We watch him every Monday night on I Want to Work for Diddy 2, and when that show isn’t on there’s some other show airing that he’s responsible for, like Star Maker or Making the Band. If it isn’t TV, then he’s promoting music, making crazy webisodes or promoting his clothing line and anything else that his name is attached to. What’s my point? I stumbled upon this video of Diddy on HSN promoting his new fragrance, I Am King. He sits with this woman for about an hour being interviewed about the I AM King gift set (free gift with purchase, of course) and ends up selling quite a few. By the way, did you know that I AM King recently won the Fifi Award? It’s “the Oscars for fragrances.” Yes, I’m aware of how I sound but this is what happens to me when there’s nothing on TV. Just watch this oddly amusing video clip (it’s about 15:00 long fyi):

Didn’t that seem sort of like a skit (maybe it’s just me)? All amusement aside, this would actually make a nice gift set for Christmas. You’re welcome Diddy, for free advertisement and thank you Diddy, for keeping us me entertained.

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I know unemployment is teetering around 10%, but are times that bad that 11 people would submit themselves to total embarrassment just to be Diddy’s assistant?

The answer is yes and since they’re millions of people willing to laugh at them in their pursuit to be Diddy’s indentured servant season two of the reality series I Want Work For Diddy is on the way.

Premiering November 2 at 10 PM ET/PT will chronicle the journey of these men and women as they vie for the opportunity of a lifetime…and fame that will last about as long as a commercial break.

In a press release for the show Diddy said: "Last season I was hands off and left it to the judges. This season I'm taking a foot in ass, all over your brain approach to finding this assistant."

That sounds invasive and painful, which probably means it will make good TV.

As you can see from the posted trailer these lucky (?) contestants have already pierced their lips to Diddy’s cheeks only to get a swift kick to the mouth in return.

Hey, it still beats the bread line.

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MTV, Diddy and producer Mark Burnett are partnering on the new reality competition series, P. Diddy’s StarMaker, in search of the “next big music star.” Diddy still just won’t stop. Maybe he really can’t, who knows. I like his reality shows (for the most part) but I’ve grown tired of his search for the next major talent. Da Band fell apart, Danity Kane crashed and burned (and I actually liked them), there may be hope for Day 26 because they’re still together and doing well, but a solo act? Is this what the music industry has come to? Overexposed, wannabe celebrities becoming reality stars before they even become certified artists?

The ten-episode, one hour series debuts with a special 90-minute premiere on August 16 at 10pm. In each week’s episode, Diddy’s team of music industry leaders will test, coach and mold the next music superstar out of 14 contestants. The final winner will receive a record deal with Bad Boy Records and a career launch managed by Diddy. American Idol’s Kimberly Caldwell hosts the series (how appropriate).

Diddy is a smart man so he wouldn’t keep making these shows if there was no element of public interest, but he has become to reality TV what he was to music in the 90s—completely unavoidable (in an annoying way). The man is undeniably a hustler, but the concept of over-saturation seems to fly over his head. I guess it’s good that he’s tenacious, but are people really that interested in more new artists who were created on national television? How about new artists on Bad Boy’s roster period? I’m checking for Diddy’s Last Train to Paris and his process making it, but I don’t think I’ll warm up to StarMaker. How about you?

Now that Danity Kane has screwed it up, and Day 26 has cried enough for 18 seasons, Diddy needs a new group to keep us entertained.

Enter Making His Band, a new reality series centered on creating a new group that will assist Diddy as he preps for what is said to be his last album (I wouldn’t bet on that, though — ya’ll know rappers lie about retiring).

On the show, Diddy and his team will tour the country looking for musicians and back-up singers to help the artist push his album, Last Train to Paris.

Will they have to fetch him cheesecake? Will they have to serve as bodyguards and keep disgruntled ex-Bad Boy acts at bay?

Who knows, but here’s a preview of the new reality series:

The show will premiere on July 27 at 10:00pm ET/PT.